TUI Group welcomes Peter Krüger as Director of Investor Relations
Hanover, Germany, 2017-Jun-29 — /Travel PR News/ — Peter Krüger will take over as TUI Group Director of Investor Relations. Apart from dialogue with shareholders and analysts, Peter Krüger will also be in charge of strategic and financial projects launched by TUI Group as Director Investor Relations & Special Projects.
In joining TUI Group, Peter Krüger will be leaving Deutsche Bank, where he spent 13 years working in investment banking in Frankfurt, most recently as Managing Director. In his long-standing career in the banking sector, the 40-year-old was involved in a large number of mergers and acquisitions as well as equity and debt transactions for renowned international groups and financial investors.
A native of Würzburg, he studied at the universities of Nuremberg, Los Angeles and New York City, graduating in business administration with a focus on investment banking and capital markets.
Horst Baier, CFO TUI Group: ”I am delighted that Peter Krüger, a manager with extensive capital market expertise, is joining our Group. I am confident that he will give substantial impetus to the further development of our Investor Relations activities.”
ABOUT TUI GROUP
TUI Group is the world’s number one integrated tourism group operating in around 180 destinations worldwide. The company is domiciled in Germany. The TUI Group’s share is listed in the FTSE 100 index, the leading index of the London Stock Exchange and in the German open market. In financial year 2015/16, the TUI Group recorded turnover of €17.2bn and an operating result of €1.001bn. The Group employs 67,000 people in more than 100 countries. TUI offers its 20 million customers comprehensive services from a single source. It covers the entire touristic value chain under one roof. This comprises leading tour operator brands and 1,600 travel agencies in Europe, five European tour operator airlines with around 150 modern medium and long-haul aircraft, more than 300 Group-owned hotels and resorts with premium brands such as RIU and Robinson. With cruise ships ranging from the MS Europa and MS Europa 2 luxury class vessels to the “Mein Schiff” fleet of TUI Cruises and the vessels of Thomson Cruises in the UK, TUI is also strongly positioned in the growing cruise sector. Global responsibility for sustainable economic, ecological and social activity is a key feature of our corporate culture. TUI has joined the UN Global Compact and, as the only tourism group, it is listed in the renowned Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) World.
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