The Frankfurt branch of Germany's Chamber of Commerce (Industrie- und Handelskammer, IHK), honored Mirko Reinhardt on 13 September 2011 as the best graduate of his professional training program in the German state of Hesse. Reinhardt, who is now 24, began his training in 2008 at Lufthansa Technik Logistik (LTL) in Frankfurtas a Warehouse logistics expert. He was able to shorten his training period to 2.5 years and complete it in this time with a grade of 1.1 (with 1.0 as the highest possible mark on a scale of 1 to 6). Today, Reinhardt works as a Warehouse logistics expert for LTL at the Berlin-TegelAirport.

Philipp Trautmann, who also trained at LTL in Frankfurt, was likewise honored for his very high grades.

The IHK commended a total of 252 graduates of a wide variety of training programs, all of whom distinguished themselves with outstanding marks. 24 of these graduates, including Reinhardt, additionally hold the distinction of being the best in Hessein their programs.