Deutsche Bahn is reshuffling it’s leadership with the appointment of Bernhard osburg, former CEO of Thyssenkrupp Steel, to head the struggling DB Cargo freight division. The move, first reported by Table.Media and confirmed by dpa, follows the rejection of outgoing head Sigrid Nikutta’s turnaround plan for the subsidiary. A supervisory board meeting is scheduled for october 30th to finalize the decision.
Osburg,who left Thyssenkrupp in August 2024 following disagreements over company reorganization,will be tasked with revitalizing DB Cargo’s performance. The appointment is the latest step in a broader restructuring initiated by new deutsche Bahn CEO Evelyn Palla.
Alongside the DB Cargo change, Deutsche Bahn has also announced plans to fill other vacant leadership positions.Karin Dohm, previously a manager at Hornbach, is slated to become the new finance director, succeeding levin Holle who joined the Federal Chancellery earlier this year. Harmen van Zijderveld, formerly responsible for rail operations at DB Regio, is reportedly in line to lead regional transport, pending supervisory board approval. These appointments signal a extensive overhaul of the railway company’s top-level management.
