Management
CEO
Diehl AviationRainer von Borstel Dipl.-Ing. (FH)President of the Corporate Division Board of Diehl Aviation / Chief Executive Officer (CEO) / Member of the Executive Board of Diehl Stiftung & Co. KGRainer von Borstel, Dipl.-Ing. (FH)
- Born 1959 in Cuxhaven
- 1985 Degree in Mechanical Engineering (Dipl. Ing. FH), University of Applied Sciences in Hamburg
- Held a number of increasingly senior positions between 1985 and 2008 with Airbus, primarily in the fields of development, aircraft conversion (P2F) and program management
- 2009–2010 joined EDAG GmbH, leading the Aerospace section; at the same time Director of galley manufacturer Mühlenberg Interiors GmbH and of engineering services provider ELAN GmbH
- Since April 2010, Member of the Executive Board of Diehl Stiftung and President of the Corporate Division Board of Diehl Aviation
COO
Diehl AviationHans-Peter Traber, Dipl.-Ing. (FH)Member of the Corporate Division Board Operations Diehl Aviation | Chief Operating Officer (COO)Hans-Peter Traber, Dipl.-Ing. (FH)
- Born 1957 in Schaffhausen (Switzerland)
- Studied at the University of Stuttgart and the University of Applied Sciences in Offenburg, 1985 Degree in Mechanical Engineering (Dipl.-Ing., FH), with focus on aircraft construction
- Held a number of increasingly senior positions between 1986 and 1997 with Airbus and MBB in the fields of engineering, development and production planning
- 1997–2006 Director Engineering at Pfalz-Flugzeugwerke
- 2006–2008 Chief Executive of PFW Aerospace.
- 2008–2010 Director at galley manufacturer SELL
- 2010–2015 Executive Board Member at Diehl Aircabin, from 2012 Chairman
- Since August 2014 Member of the Corporate Division Board of Diehl Aviation and since June 2015 Member of the Corporate Division Board Operations
CFO
Diehl AviationDr. Christoph Weigand, rer. pol.Member of the Corporate Division Board Finances of Diehl Aviation | Chief Financial Officer (CFO)Dr. Christoph Weigand, rer. pol.
- Born 1960 in Nuremberg
- Degree in Business Management, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg 1979-1984, Dipl.-Kaufmann, Dr. rer. pol.
- 1985–1988 Research Assistant at the Chair for Business Management at Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg
- 1989–1995 Management Assistant at Pestalozzi publishing house, Erlangen, subsequently its Managing Director
- 1996–1998 Managing Director geobra Brandstätter
- 1999–2002 Managing Director Denscheilmann und Wellein
- 2002–2003 Project Manager production site Nafta of Diehl Ako Stiftung
- 2004–2013 Member of the Corporate Division Board Management and Controlling of the Division Diehl Controls
- Since May 2013 Chief Financial Officer of Diehl Aviation
CCO
Diehl AviationHarald Mehring, Dipl.-Ing., MBAMember of the Corporate Division Board of Diehl Aviation | Chief Customer Officer (CCO)Harald Mehring, Dipl.-Ing., MBA
- Born 1966 in Nagold
- 1992 Degree in Aviation and Aerospace Technology, University Stuttgart, Dipl.-Ing.
- 1998 Master in Business Administration at Distance-Learning University Hagen
- 2002–2010 executive positions at Lufthansa Technik in the fields of component service, VIP business sales and cabin interiors for business aircraft, most recently Deputy Director Sales Middle East & Africa
- 2010–2014 Head of Sales and Service and Member of the Management Board at Hydro Systems
- Since November 2015 Chief Customer Officer (CCO) at Diehl Aviation
- Since July 2017 Member of the Corporate Division Board of Diehl Aviation