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Henningsen reappointed as CEO for further five years Continuity on the top of Lufthansa Technik AG The supervisory board of Lufthansa Technik AG reappointed executive-board chairman August Wilhelm Henningsen to continue serving in that capacity for another five years, until 31-Mar-2015.
With this decision the supervisory board availed itself of the earliest possible opportunity to set a course for continuity at the top of Lufthansa Technik AG, one of the world’s largest providers of aircraft MRO (maintenance, repair & overhaul) services.
Born on 16 November 1950, Henningsen studied mechanical engineering at Brunswick Technical University, specializing in aeronautics. Employed at the German Aerospace Research Institute, where he did scientific work, in 1979 he graduated from the university as a professional engineer.
On 01-Oct-1979, August Wilhelm Henningsen joined Lufthansa German Airlines in Hamburg as a systems engineer. In 1981 he was transferred to Frankfurt, where he was put in charge of flight controls, dedicated trouble shooting and contact engineering for the flight operation department. He then took over as head of the aircraft flight control group in Hamburg. After that he was promoted to manager of aircraft structure and systems engineering.
Starting in 1989, he became responsible for aircraft cabins and systems as senior head of that department. In 1991 he was placed in charge of the overhaul line of the Boeing 737 fleet at the Berlin-Schoenefeld base. From November 1993 until May 1997 he has headed up the aircraft components services division at Lufthansa Technik AG in Hamburg. The company was formally founded on October 17, 1994. From August 1, 1997 he was General Manager of Ameco Beijing (Aircraft Maintenance and Engineering Corporation), a joint venture between Deutsche Lufthansa and Air China.
On 01-Apr-2000 Henningsen moved to Hamburg working as a member of Lufthansa Technik’s Executive Board. He was in charge of the newly created Product and Services division. 01-Jan-2001 he became Chairman of the Executive Board of Lufthansa Technik AG – with more than 26,000 employees and more than 30 subsidiaries and affiliated companies one of the leading providers of maintenance, repair and overhaul services (MRO).
(c) Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation. Date posted: 14-May-09
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Henningsen reappointed as CEO 
