The supervisory board at TUI AG has extended the tenure of Sebastian Ebel as member of the executive board by three years to November 2020.

Ebel was appointed a member of the board of the world’s number one tourism group in December 2014 for a term expiring in November 2017.

His responsibilities as board member include hotels & resorts and cruises as well as TUI Destination Services.

He is also in charge of TUI tour operators’ Central Region, covering source markets Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Poland.

Klaus Mangold, chairman of TUI AG supervisory board: “Sebastian Ebel has been actively and successfully involved in shaping the transformation of TUI, assuming responsibility for TUI Germany, hotels & resorts and cruises in a very challenging market environment.

“Under his leadership, the Group’s cruise business has become one of the key drivers of profitable growth.

“Today, TUI is one of the leading providers in Germany and Europe, and I wish to expressly thank Sebastian Ebel for that achievement.

“We are delighted about the extension of his service contract as Executive Board member and look forward to continuing our successful cooperation.”

TUI Group is the world’s number one integrated tourism group operating in around 180 destinations worldwide.

The company is domiciled in Germany.