Lufthansa Cargo Announces Key Management Changes
- Joe Breitfeller
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Lufthansa Cargo has today announced that Gunnar Loehr will head the DACH & KAM EMEA region, Markus Cirjan will become Head of Hub Management Munich, and Philip Rauchhaus has been appointed VP of Global Revenue Management and Pricing.
On Thursday (February 5, 2026), Lufthansa Cargo announced the appointment of executives to three new positions. On February 15, 2026, Gunnar Loehr will take over as Head of Region DACH & KAM EMEA. In this role, the former Head of Supply Management and Infrastructure at Lufthansa Cargo will coordinate and manage the markets in Germany, Austria and Switzerland as well as key account management for the regions of Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The International Management graduate joined Lufthansa Cargo in 2002 in the region of Spain and Portugal.
From 2004, Mr. Loehr was responsible for the Arabian Peninsula, Levant, and Iran region. He moved to Lufthansa Cargo headquarters in Frankfurt to head strategic projects in 2008 and subsequently took over as Head of Global Handling Processes and Performance in 2011. In 2015, he took over responsibility for the freight markets in Latin America. Since 2019, he has been heading Lufthansa Group’s logistics procurement, as well as supply management and infrastructure at Lufthansa Cargo. Gunnar Loehr succeeds Philip Rauchhaus, who took over the position of Vice President of Global Revenue Management and Pricing at Lufthansa Cargo on January 1st, 2026, succeeding Helge Krueger-Lorenzen, who retired after 38 years with the Lufthansa Group.
In Thursday’s announcement, Lufthansa Cargo’s Head of Global Markets, Anand Kulkarni, said,
“I am delighted that such an experienced logistics leader as Gunnar Loehr is taking over the management of this important market. He brings extensive management experience from various regions that he has managed for Lufthansa Cargo. Gunnar has successfully led various teams in more than 20 countries and has comprehensive experience in the air cargo industry. In his new role, this will be very valuable in providing new impulses in our cooperation with our customers.”
Additionally, Markus Cirjan will take over the operational management of the Lufthansa Cargo hub in Munich at the earliest possible date. The current Director of Sales & Handling USA Mid-Atlantic & Ohio Valley joined Lufthansa Cargo in Atlanta in 2013 in the Lean Management division. This was followed by various projects and positions in sales and handling at the US stations in Atlanta, Charlotte, and Washington. In 2023, he took over the management of the Sales and Handling department for the Mid-Atlantic and Ohio Valley region. Markus Cirjan succeeds Ivo Seehann, who has been taking on new responsibilities since the end of 2025 as part of the closer cooperation with Swiss WorldCargo.
Commenting on Marcus Cirjan’s new role at Lufthansa Cargo. Munich hub, Lufthansa cargo’s Chief Operating Officer, Frank Bauer, said,
“I am very pleased that Markus will join our hub in Munich, which is our biggest hub outside of Frankfurt. With his expertise in logistics, he and his team are going to drive our performance in Munich to the next level.”
Lufthansa Cargo is one of the world’s leading cargo airlines and part of the Lufthansa Group, Europe’s largest airline group. In 2024, the company generated revenues of 3.26 billion euros and a transport performance of 8.5 billion freight tonne-kilometers, and currently employs approximately 4,200 team members worldwide. Through five cargo hubs in Frankfurt, Munich, Brussels, Vienna and Rome, the carrier transports an average of 2,500 tons of freight per day across an airport-to-airport network that covers 350 destinations in over 100 countries. Lufthansa Cargo markets the belly-hold cargo capacities Lufthansa Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Discover Airlines, ITA Airways and SunExpress, as well as its own dedicated freighter fleet of 18 Boeing 777F and four Airbus A321F. Additionally, around 300 trucks operate daily under a Lufthansa Cargo flight number. Together with its subsidiaries, Lufthansa Cargo offers customized, fast and efficient logistics solutions along the entire supply chain.
Source: Lufthansa Cargo / Mynewsdesk