Michael Frenzel

Michael Frenzel (born 2 March 1947) is a German business executive. He was the chief executive officer of TUI AG from 1994 to 2013. Since 2018 he is a World Travel and Tourism Council ambassador. He studied law and holds a doctorate. Early life and education Frenzel was born in Leipzig, at the time in Allied-occupied Germany, on 2 March 1947. When aged nine, he escaped to West Germany with his father and lived in a refugee camp for three years. He attended the Ruhr University Bochum, studying law. He worked at the university as a scientific assistant, and graduated with a doctoral degree in law. Career He joined Westdeutsche Landesbank in 1981. In 1988 Frenzel joined Preussag AG as an executive responsible for trading and logistics. He was promoted to the position of chief executive officer in January 1994.