Management

Ralf Teckentrup

Ralf Teckentrup is the CEO and Chairman of the Board of Condor Flugdienst GmbH.

His career began at the Group Organisation of Deutsche Lufthansa in 1986 with reorganisation projects and cost cutting programs. In 1994 Ralf Teckentrup was nominated Head of Group Organisation and in 1996 Head of Marketing and Sales. From 1997 to 1998 he was a board member and responsible for controlling and administration and for network management and marketing in 1998 - 2003. Following a restructuring in 2003 he took over the responsiblitity for network management, IT, infrastructure airports and procurement at Lufthansa Passage. Ralf Teckentrup joined Condor in 2004.

Outside of Condor, Teckentrup is member of the advisory Board of Deutsche Flugsicherung (DFS) and president of the Bundesverband der Deutschen Fluggesellschaften e.V. (BDF).

Christian Schmitt

Christian Schmitt is the managing director Operation and Accountable manager at Condor Flugdienst GmbH. He assumed this position in September 2017.

He started his career in 1997 with a study and trainee program at Deutsche Lufthansa AG. Subsequently he acted in various functions as a project and operations manager in Germany and abroad. Later he was heading the introduction of the A380 at Lufthansa´s international airports network.

In 2009 Christian Schmitt joined Condor as Head of Ground Operations and in 2013 took over the function as Director of Group Airlines Ground Operations for Thomas Cook Group Airline. His responsibilities have been extended in May 2015 when he started to manage Group Airlines Aircraft Operations.

Outside of Condor, Christian Schmitt is involved voluntarily in the "Deutschlandstiftung Integration" which supports students with a migration background with scholarships.

Björn Walther

Björn Walther is the Chief Financial Officer of Condor. He is responsible for the financial management of Condor and also for the areas of IT, Legal & Compliance, Procurement, Fleet Management and Fuel Management & Insurance. 

Björn Walther has extensive experience in the national and international environment: After professional positions at the TUI Group and Roland Berger, he was CEO of the tour operator ÖGER Tours and CFO for Continental Europe at the Thomas Cook Group, among others. Until joining Condor, he acted as CFO of the HRS Group in Cologne.

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