FILE PHOTO: E.ON CEO Johannes Teyssen poses in front of the E.ON headquarters after a news conference in Essen, Germany, September 17, 2019. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/File Photo

(Reuters) -Lufthansa said on Tuesday it would propose Johannes Teyssen to be elected as chair of the supervisory board at the airline's next general meeting in May 2026.

He will succeed Karl-Ludwig Kley, who will step down from the airline's supervisory board after eight years as chair, the company added in a statement.

(Reporting by Paolo Laudani; Editing by Emelia Sithole-Matarise)