Board member Pierre Dominique Prümm will leave airport operator Fraport AG on 30JUN26. Neither he nor Fraport’s press office has disclosed a reason for this surprising move. His employment contract would have remained valid for several more years, but given that his resignation takes effect shortly, insiders suspect he has received an attractive job offer from the private sector.
The company’s announcement is rather brief: “Dr. Pierre Dominique Prümm, Executive Board member of Fraport AG and Chief Technical Officer will leave the company on June 30, 2026, by mutual agreement with the Fraport Supervisory Board. The Supervisory Board thanks Dr. Prümm for his many years of service to Fraport AG and wishes him all the best and every success for the future.”
Two decades at Fraport
Prümm has been with Fraport since 2006 and has been a member of the Executive Board since 01JUN2018. His primary area of responsibility in this role was the Aviation segment, which is considered by far the most important business unit of the Group. He lost this responsibility to Dietmar Focke as part of a new division of responsibilities. Focke came from Lufthansa Cargo and was appointed Chief Operating Officer (COO) by the FRA Supervisory Board on 01May2026. Since then, he has been heading the Aviation and Ground Services divisions which had been divided until that day but were merged under his leadership.
Whether the loss of the Aviation segment prompted Prümm to seek new professional opportunities outside the Fraport Group is a matter of speculation. Perhaps he was also hoping, according to internal sources, to become the successor to CEO Stefan Schulte. Schulte’s contract ends in August 2027, though an extension – even if he wanted one – is not possible due to internal labor law provisions.
With Prümm set to leave and Schultes stepping down in just over a year, Fraport will need to make efforts to find suitable successors for its top deck. Good times are on the horizon for recruiters!
Well-respected executive
Both internal and external voices regret Prümm’s departure. He is a manager who has been deeply committed to the air cargo sector and has always sought dialogue with the industry, according to a ground handling agent who plays a key role in Frankfurt. An airline manager praised the initiative of Prümm and his team in establishing strategic cargo partnerships with Shanghai Pudong and Bangalore airports and in driving forward the development of new areas northwest of the airport, where 150,000 square meters have been allocated for air cargo.
