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Thilo Schmid
Mr. Thilo Schmid is Executive Vice President, Partner and Principal Airline Restructuring at Lufthansa Consulting. |
Specialist area |
He is a specialist in airline restructuring, strategy and finance, particularly in the field of air cargo. His business know-how includes strategy development and implementation, (strategic) finance, turnaround management, restructuring, air cargo and logistics. |
Recent assignments |
Client | Responsibility in Project |
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Air Ivoire, Cote d'Ivoire | Project Director: Restructuring project (turnaround management, business plan development and implementation) | Egypt Air, Egypt | Project Director: Misc. projects including Commercial, IT and Cargo | Indian Carrier | Project Director: Business plan development and start-up support | Middle East Carrier | Project Director: Restructuring project (turnaround management, business plan development and implementation) | | Various other Logistics/Finance/M&A projects |
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Qualifications |
- Director of Logistics at Munich and Stuttgart airports, Lufthansa Cargo
- Project manager for a start-up handling joint venture in Shenzhen, China, Lufthansa Cargo
- Assistant to the CEO, Lufthansa Cargo
- Management Trainee, Lufthansa
- Masters Degree in Business Administration from the University of Mannheim, Germany specializing in corporate strategy, international business and operations management
- Apprenticeship in banking and finance at a German Municipal Savings Bank
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Publications |
- European Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS): A new challenge for airlines, Washington, USA, June 2010
- Airline management in turbulent times, Baku, Azerbaijan, June 2009
- Trends in cargo airline operations, Brussels, Belgium, April 2009
- End-of-Runway logistics from the cargo airlines’ point of view, Frankfurt, January 2008
- Cargo belly business – challenges and opportunities, December 2007
- How to build up and run a new cargo warehouse?, India, November 2007
- The challenge of developing worldwide air cargo hubs, October 2007
- Logistic hub – embracing the new concept, Seoul, May 2007
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Outside the office |
Mr Schmid is a keen handball player and also an enthusiastic skier. He finds great pleasure in travelling and his idea of luxury would be to travel around the world for a year without time restrictions. He particularly enjoys the diversity and charm of Asian Food. |
