Deutsche Bahn is reshufflingโ it’s leadership with the appointment of Bernhard osburg, former โCEO of Thyssenkrupp Steel, to headโฃ the struggling DB Cargo freight division. The move, first reported by Table.Media and confirmed byโข dpa, followsโ the rejection of outgoing head Sigrid Nikutta’sโฃ turnaround โplan for the subsidiary. A โขsupervisory board meeting is scheduled forโ october 30th โฃto finalize the decision.
Osburg,who left Thyssenkrupp โคin August 2024 following disagreements over company reorganization,will be tasked with revitalizing DB Cargo’s performance. The appointment is โthe latest step in a broader restructuringโ initiated by new deutsche Bahn CEO Evelyn Palla. โค
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 โbecome the new finance director, succeeding levin Holle who joined โคthe Federal Chancellery earlier this year. Harmen van Zijderveld, formerly responsible for rail โoperations at DB Regio, is reportedly in line to lead regionalโ transport, pending โsupervisory board approval. These appointments signal a extensive overhaul โof the railway company’s top-level management.