Boards of Lufthansa Technik

Dr. Johannes Bussmann has been a member of the Executive Board of Lufthansa Technik since September 2012, and Chief Executive Officer since April 2015. 

From January to August 2021, Bussmann headed also the new Executive Board department of Finance and Human Resources on a provisional basis. Since September 2021 he had been head of the department of Human Resources.

Bussmann began his career in 1998 as a product engineer at ABB Mannheim. In 1999, he moved to Lufthansa Technik in Hamburg to work as a development engineer in the Product Management and Development department. In 2001, he became Sales Manager for Asia and Australia, working initially from the company's headquarters in Hamburg and, beginning in 2003, from Singapore. He was appointed Vice President Marketing and Sales in 2005 and Senior Vice President Component Services in 2007 before becoming Senior Vice President Engine Services in 2011.

Bussmann has a diploma degree in aerospace engineering and a doctorate in engineering with a focus on combustion engineering, both from the University of Aachen.

Dr. William Willms has been a member of the Executive Board of Lufthansa Technik since September 2021 and is responsible for the department of Finance.

After working in the financial sector, the doctor of law joined the Lufthansa group in 2008, initially as Director Finance at Lufthansa Technik. In 2013, he took over as Head of Finance. In 2016, he moved to Lufthansa AG as Vice President Corporate Strategy. In 2019, he became Senior Vice President Corporate Strategy, and since May 2020, he has been Executive Vice President Group & Airline Strategy, Business Development, Organizational Development, M&A and Special Projects. At the same time, he became Member of the Group Executive Committee of Deutsche Lufthansa AG. 

Wilms studied law in Heidelberg, Strasbourg and London and received his doctorate from the University of Heidelberg.