Global Management Team

Erdmann Rauer – Group Chief Executive Officer

Erdmann Rauer has been Chief Executive Officer of the LSG Group since October 1, 2014. At the LSG Group, he is responsible for Business Development; Marketing and Sales; Communications; Legal, Corporate Affairs & Compliance; Internal Audit and Information Management.

Upon his appointment as CSO of LSG Holding in January 2011, he assumed responsibility for LSG Sky Chefs’ worldwide Sales and Marketing, as well as the company’s Buy-on-Board and Inflight Retail activities.

In his previous role as Corporate Senior Vice President Sales and Marketing, he focused on formulating company-wide and customer-specific sales and marketing strategies. He also established a new market and consumer research and innovation team. He joined LSG Sky Chefs in 2006 as Managing Director of SPIRIANT (the LSG Group’s expert brand for equipment and logistics, formerly LSG Sky Chefs Catering Logistics), where he spearheaded the business’s globalization efforts by acquiring new international customers and expanding into Asia. He was also the key driver behind the formation of SkylogistiX, a joint venture with Kuehne + Nagel.

Before joining LSG Sky Chefs, Erdmann Rauer gained extensive experience at GKN Walterscheid, the world’s technological leader in driveline systems, where he held several senior management positions. His last role at GKN was Managing Director of the Service and Distribution Division, which is responsible for worldwide small OEM and aftermarket sales and distribution. Prior to embarking on his career, Erdmann Rauer studied Business Administration in Düsseldorf, Germany.

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The people at the helm of the LSG Group with its expert brands LSG Sky Chefs and Retail inMotion, provide the company with a strong mix of leadership skills and experience.

Erdmann Rauer – Group Chief Executive Officer

Karin Sonnenmoser – Group Chief Financial Officer

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