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EBAA Appoints Holger Krahmer as New Secretary General
The European business aviation group's new leader comes from the automotive industry
Holger Krahmer is the new secretary general of the European Business Aviation Association.
From January 1, Holger Krahmer will be the new secretary general of the European Business Aviation Association. (Image: EBAA)

The European Business Aviation Association has appointed lobbyist and former politician Holger Krahmer as its new secretary general. He will join the industry group from January 1, having spent the past five years as head of European Union affairs with German automotive group Mercedes-Benz, after almost four years in a similar role with carmaker Opel.

With extensive experience in dealing with EU institutions, Krahmer was an elected member of the European Parliament for Germany’s Free Democratic Party between 2004 and 2014. He served on the parliament’s environment and regional development committees and was directly involved in setting policy on the Emissions Trading Scheme and Single European Sky initiative. Prior to entering politics, he had a career as an economist and banker.