Star Alliance has announced the appointment of Mark Schwab as its new chief executive.

Schwab was previously senior vice president for alliances at United, a member of Star. He succeeds Jaan Albrecht, who was appointed CEO of Austrian Airlines on 1 November 2011.

“With Mark Schwab we have secured an internationally renowned airline executive, who has all the qualifications required to lead our alliance into the next chapter of its success story,” said Rob Fyfe, chief executive of Air New Zealand and chairman of the Star Alliance Chief Executive Board.

“This appointment follows a worldwide search resulting in the comfortable situation of having several high calibre candidates to choose from. Mark convinced us with his vast industry know-how and his tremendous international experience. Having served our business in several executive positions across the globe gives him that specific background that we need for this challenging position”.

Schwab has previously worked for US Airways, American Airlines and PanAm.

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