Vagn Ove Sørensen has been made a non-executive member of the British Midland Ltd Board of Directors with immediate effect, and will simultaneously take over as its Chairman.
Vagn Sørensen takes over the position held by Stefan Lauer, Member of the Executive Board of Deutsche Lufthansa AG and Chief Officer Group Airlines and Corporate Human Resources, who has been acting as Chairman of the bmi Board of Directors since 1st July 2009.