Executive Moves: Deutsche Lufthansa and Virgin Atlantic Cargo

Deutsche Lufthansa appoints new CFO, while Virgin Atlantic Cargo names products and partnerships manager.    Deutsche Lufthansa has appointed Ulrik Svensson chief financial officer, effective Jan. 1. He succeeds Simone Menne, who will leave the airline on Aug. 31. In the interim, Carsten Spohr, chairman and CEO, will head the company’s finance division, in addition to carrying on his CEO duties.
   Svensson is currently CEO of Melker Schörling AB, a position he has held since 2006. Before that, he served as managing director finance and CFO of Swiss International Air Lines from 2003 to 2006.

   Virgin Atlantic Cargo has named Darren Sherlock to the newly-created role of manager of products and partnerships, with a particular focus on cool chain and pharmaceuticals transport. Sherlock joined the airline in 2011 as a business change analyst and is credited with developing Virgin Atlantic’s Cool Chain product in 2014.