Michael Garvens

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Michael Garvens (2015)

Michael Garvens (born December 9, 1958 in Hittfeld ) is a German manager.

biography

After graduating from high school, Garvens studied business administration at the Hamburg Business Academy from 1981 to 1984 and initially worked in his parents' flooring company . Herbert Wendlik, then managing director of the Condor airline and Garven's former father-in-law, brought him to Hapag-Lloyd Luftfahrtgesellschaft as a controller in 1986 . In 1990 Garvens moved to the Lufthansa subsidiary Globe Ground in Berlin, where he took over management in 1999.

Managing Director of Cologne Bonn Airport

From February 1, 2002 until his departure on December 31, 2017, Garvens was Managing Director of Flughafen Köln / Bonn GmbH . When he took over the helm in 2002, the company was reportedly on the verge of bankruptcy . Under the management of Garvens, Cologne / Bonn became the fastest growing airport in Germany. According to the company, the number of passengers rose from 5.5 million to 11.9 million in 2016. The development under Garvens celebrated Die Zeit as early as 2003 as the “miracle of madness”. Among other things, he managed to turn the airport into a hub for low-cost airlines and, with Germanwings and Hapag-Lloyd Express, to win two newcomers to the low-cost airline market for his location.

accusations

In November 2017, Garvens was given leave of absence from Flughafen Köln / Bonn GmbH after he was accused of infidelity . He was accused that he was more partial than 50 employees, including executives over the years exempted have. In connection with the payment of more than one million euros to a freight company for which no consideration can be identified, there is suspicion of illegal leasing by the employee. In addition, he is said to have rented an aircraft for private flights to Sylt from a company that is now insolvent at Cologne / Bonn Airport and not billed correctly. In these cases, the Cologne public prosecutor's office is investigating him. Further allegations concern the manipulation of the selection process for the auditors of the annual financial statements and the delayed elimination of serious deficiencies in fire protection at the airport. Due to an injunction , Garvens returned to work after a few weeks.

An auditor and a consultancy company alleged that there were irregularities in the personnel policy and the operation of the airport. Garvens had the allegations rejected as baseless. In mid-December 2017, Garvens and Flughafen Köln / Bonn GmbH signed a termination agreement that included Garvens leaving the company on December 31, 2017.

Private

Michael Garvens is married and lives in Frankenforst , a district of Bergisch Gladbach .

Web links

Commons : Michael Garvens  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Dvv Media Group: Login. In: dvz.de. December 14, 2017, accessed December 31, 2017 .
  2. ↑ Tina Kaiser: Soldiers of fortune with many opponents. In: welt.de . August 6, 2005, accessed December 31, 2017 .
  3. ↑ Facts & Figures , website of Flughafen Köln / Bonn GmbH; accessed on December 31, 2017.
  4. ↑ Andreas Spaeth: Airport turnstile: The miracle of madness. In: zeit.de . October 30, 2003, accessed December 31, 2017 .
  5. ^ Matthias Eberle: The boss of the Cologne / Bonn airport: Decisions in accord , Handelsblatt, June 24, 2003.
  6. ^ Justice continues to investigate Cologne airport boss , Rheinische Post Online , December 19, 2017; accessed on December 31, 2017.
  7. ↑ Tim Attenberger: Cologne / Bonn Airport The allegations against Garvens and the consequences for the airport , Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger , November 14, 2017; accessed on December 31, 2017.
  8. ↑ Cologne airport boss Garvens remains in office. In: welt.de . November 30, 2017, accessed December 31, 2017 .
  9. ↑ Michael Garvens: Public prosecutor's office is investigating Cologne airport boss. In: Spiegel Online . November 14, 2017, accessed December 31, 2017 .
  10. ↑ Tim Attenberger: Voluntary withdrawal: Cologne / Bonn airport needs a new boss . Kölner Stadtanzeiger (2017), December 15, 2017.
  11. ↑ Birgit Eckes: Airport manager: "I'm just Michael" . Kölner Stadtanzeiger (2016), July 22, 2016.
personal data
SURNAME Garvens, Michael
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German manager
DATE OF BIRTH December 9, 1958
PLACE OF BIRTH Hittfeld , Lower Saxony