Brussels Airlines to welcome Dorothea von Boxberg as new CEO

Currently Chairperson of the Executive Board of Lufthansa Cargo AG, Dorothea von Boxberg will shortly become the new CEO of Brussels Airlines. The appointment is subject to a pending resolution by the Board of Directors of SN Airholding. She is due to take up her new position on April 15 this year and will also take on the function of “Representative of the Executive Board to the European Commission.” Peter Gerber, the previous CEO left the carrier on January 31 this year with Christina Foerster stepping in as interim CEO. Gerber took over the role of CEO on March 1, 2021, and has left to take up the role of CEO at German leisure carrier Condor.

​Christina Foerster, Member of the Executive Board of the Lufthansa Group and Chair of the Board of Directors of SN Airholding commented: “I am very pleased that Dorothea von Boxberg, an experienced and skilled airline manager from within Lufthansa Group, is assuming the leadership position at Brussels Airlines. With her extensive knowledge and broad understanding of cargo and passenger airlines, she will continue to drive the successful transformation of Brussels Airlines, Belgium's national airline in the coming years.”

Dorothea von Boxberg commenced her professional career at the Boston Consulting Group in 1999. In 2007, she moved to the Lufthansa Group, where she has held a number of management positions. From 2012, she was responsible for Customer Experience Design at Lufthansa Airline. During this period, she and her team introduced a new generation of Business Class seats. In 2015, a von Boxberg moved to Lufthansa Cargo AG and headed up the Global Sales Management department. In 2018, she was appointed to the Executive Board of Lufthansa Cargo AG. To begin with, she was responsible for global sales, network planning, product management and product development, while from 2021 onwards, she has been responsible for leading Lufthansa Cargo AG as Chairperson of the Executive Board.