Leipzig/Halle Airport Press Release International PortGround

4 December 2018

New management structure at Central German airports

The Supervisory Board at Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG (MFAG) has fol- Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG lowed the suggestion proposed by Götz Ahmelmann, who has been Uwe Schuhart CEO at MFAG since 15 October, to carve out an even stronger position Konzernpressesprecher for the company by means of creating a new management structure Telefon +49 (0)341 224-1157 during the meeting that it held yesterday. It also bid farewell to the Telefax +49 (0)341 224-1109 [email protected] long-standing member of the Management Board, Markus Kopp. www.dresden-airport.de www.leipzig-halle-airport.de “By allocating the responsibilities in a new way, we’ll provide clear struc- tures at the Central German airports, streamline the decision processes and therefore become more efficient. We can then focus on our main tasks more consistently in future, make use of the outstanding growth opportunities in the passenger and freight sectors and strengthen the cooperation between the airports at Leipzig/Halle and Dresden,” says Götz Ahmelmann.

The group of companies can now build on the very successful founda- tion that has been laid during the last few years, both domestically and internationally.

The new allocation of responsibilities Götz Ahmelmann heads Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG as its CEO and is chairman of the boards at Leipzig/Halle and Dresden Airports. He is supported by Management Board member, Johannes Jähn, who is COO (Chief Operating Officer) and is not only responsible for operations at the two airports as their managing director, but also for the planned and extensive expansion of Leipzig/Halle Airport. Dieter Köhler is in charge of the finances and personnel departments in the holding and at the airports in his position as CFO (Chief Financial Officer).

CEO Götz Ahmelmann continues, “The Central German airports have huge potential. I’ve got to know many committed employees during my first few weeks here. Together, we’ll make the airports even more at- tractive for our customers and passengers. In addition to stabilising and expanding the airline services at our two airports, we’ll place great im- portance on improving the road and rail links. Leipzig/Halle Airport is

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also a good alternative for passengers from and Brandenburg be- cause of the notorious capacity bottlenecks at Tegel and Schönefeld Air- ports in Berlin and at the future BER hub.”

The Supervisory Board thanked Markus Kopp The Supervisory Board and Markus Kopp reached agreement by mutual consent that he would leave the Management Board in November 2018, i.e. a few months earlier than the normal expiry date on his contract on 30 April 2019, but would continue to act in an advisory role. He has spent almost 13 years on the Management Board of Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG (MFAG). The Supervisory Board thanked Mr Kopp for his successful work and many years of management at Leipzig/Halle and Dresden Airports. Thanks to Markus Kopp’s efforts, it was possible to consistently turn the airports into major economic factors for the whole of Central . Erich Staake, CEO of Duisburger Hafen AG and Chairman of the Supervi- sory Board at Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG, underlined the following, “Mr Kopp has made a significant contribution to ensuring that the cor- porate group has been able to position itself in a difficult market envi- ronment and achieve extremely dynamic growth in air freight.”

About Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG consists of the subsidiaries Leipzig/Halle Airport, Dresden Airport and PortGround. Leipzig/Halle Airport handled about 2.37 million passengers and approx. 1.14 million tonnes of air freight in 2017. This makes it Germany’s second-largest cargo airport. The airport is connected to the A 9 and A 14 motorways and has a railway station that is part of the central terminal. This ena- bles passengers from Central Germany and beyond to reach the airport directly. About 1.71 million passengers passed through Dresden Airport in 2017. A link to the A 4 motor- way and a local railway station ensure that passengers from the catchment areas of , south- ern Brandenburg, the north of the and western can arrive at the airport and depart from it in comfort. PortGround provides ground handling, cargo and other extensive services around the clock at Leip- zig/Halle and Dresden Airports.

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