Executive Assistant & PMO
After graduating from school, Maria decided to enter the aviation world and her passion for this has lasted for almost 30 years! Maria completed an apprenticeship as an air traffic agent and was particularly enthusiastic about the industry right from the start. She got a taste of various projects and quickly realized that she especially enjoyed organizing teams and managers as an executive assistant. Whether talking about airport expansion, flight operations or the new Terminal 3, if you have a problem, Maria has the right contact on hand to solve it. She is the good soul of the team and the first point of contact if you need help or if a problem needs to be solved. As a founding member, Maria has supported the whole FraAlliance team from the beginning in the position of Executive Assistant & PMO. Maria is passionate about dogs and visiting the Netherlands – The perfect match.
Managing Director
The fascination of the airport business has driven Dirk for many years. In addition to various projects and tasks at Frankfurt Airport, Dirk has managed and developed large and small airports in Fraport's international portfolio. Working with different cultures and joint venture partners has given him great pleasure and enthusiasm. He is now continuing this collaborative approach at FraAlliance, where he finds it particularly exciting to bring together the airline's with the airport's way of thinking to implement the best possible product for the customer. In his private life, Dirk enjoys traveling with family and friends and is committed to the visibility of the LGBTIQ+ community.
Leader Operational Excellence
Kristine's professional life has been shaped by her passion for the many faces of airport operations for over 15 years, after the foundations for consistent customer and service orientation were instilled in her during her first professional position at the Kempinski Group. In acquisition and asset management at the Fraport Group, Kristine perfected her methodological skills and leadership qualities in projects and investments around the world after completing her studies in business administration. Subsequently she focused professionally on Frankfurt Airport and its surroundings by managing Fraport AG's roof safety and noise protection program. Kristine's interest in new things, sought not only in foreign countries or the depths of the sea, has led her to become a founding member of FraAlliance. There she has since continuously identified and implemented efficiency and innovation in the operational areas of Hub FRA T1.
Executive Assistant & PMO
Once at the airport, always at the airport! That was clear to Nadja the first time she set a foot on the apron at the General Aviation Terminal. There she was handling the private jets as a ramp and operations agent for 4 years, after finishing her internship in traffic services. After her sabbatical in Colombia and Cuba, she switched to Lufthansa and worked there at the check-in and gate agent for 11 years. She started to go back to school in part-time to gain her Bachelor of international tourism, which she graduated successfully in February 2023. In December 2022, Nadja joined FraAlliance as Executive Assistant and PMO. Nadja's great passion is baking as well as board games and escape rooms! If it comes to baking, there are no limits to her cake creativity: the most important thing is, that the work of art not only looks good, but also tastes good! As she always says: "a cake a day keeps the doctor away."
FraAlliance, a limited liability company with a start-up character and modern office, brings together a young and dynamic team that maintains open communication and shares a common passion for aviation.