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Lufthansa Group Pronounces Felipe Bonifatti as New Vice President for Asia Pacific and Joint Ventures to Strengthen its Regional Presence
Friday, September 27, 2024
Lufthansa Group is worked up to announce the appointment of Felipe Bonifatti as Vice President Asia Pacific & Joint Ventures East, bringing over 30 years of expertise within the aviation trade. Based mostly within the group’s regional headquarters in Singapore, Felipe will oversee all business actions, together with managing Joint Enterprise gross sales throughout the Asia Pacific area, beginning on November 1, 2024.
Hailing from Mar del Plata, Argentina, Felipe Bonifatti holds twin citizenship in Argentina and Spain. He’s an alumnus of the German College in Mar del Plata and earned each a bachelor’s diploma and a legislation diploma from the Nationwide College. Moreover, he holds a grasp’s diploma in worldwide relations from the College of Belgrano in Argentina.
Felipe’s aviation profession started in 1992, and since then, he has held key management roles with Lufthansa Group throughout Latin America, Africa, and the Caribbean. He was first appointed as Common Supervisor for Equatorial Guinea and São Tomé and Príncipe, earlier than being promoted to Common Supervisor for Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru, the place he was honored with the Order of Alexander von Humboldt by the Colombian Parliament.
Because the youngest govt throughout the Lufthansa Aviation Group in Latin America, Felipe went on to grow to be Common Supervisor for Central America and the Caribbean, the place he efficiently launched the group’s first operations in Central America. Throughout his tenure, Felipe performed a pivotal function in increasing the group’s presence within the Caribbean, spearheading operations for Austrian Airways, Eurowings, and Edelweiss. His subsequent promotions noticed him taking over roles reminiscent of Senior Director, Head of Gross sales for Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, adopted by his present place as Senior Director for South America and the Caribbean, primarily based in São Paulo, Brazil.
In response to Frank Naeve, Senior Vice President Gross sales & Distribution:
Felipe Bonifatti brings a wealth of expertise to the function of Lufthansa Group Vice President Asia Pacific & Joint Ventures East, and I’m personally very excited to have him on board. As one in all our most senior executives within the Americas I’m assured he’ll ship on our bold progress plans for the Asia Pacific area
Felipe Bonifatti speaks German, English, Portuguese & Spanish, is married with two youngsters and really a lot seems ahead to rising the Lufthansa Group footprint within the dynamic Asia Pacific area.
