Air Berlin announced that Wolfgang Prock-Schauer, who has been Chief Strategy and Planning Officer and member of the company's Management Board since October 1, 2012, will become Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors of Air Berlin PLC on January 7, 2013. By mutual agreement with the Board of Directors, Hartmut Mehdorn, who has been Chief Executive Officer on an interim basis since September 1, 2011, will retire from this position and will continue to serve as Non-Executive Director of the Board.