airberlin has appointed Wolfgang Prock-Schauer as the new chief executive officer of the airline. Prock-Schauer also becomes an executive director on the board of directors of airberlin. Prock-Schauer succeeds Hartmut Mehdorn, who has held the position of chief executive officer on an interim basis since September 2011. Mehdorn will continue to serve as non-executive director of the board.