Rail operator Deutsche Bahn to unveil new strategy — and new chief executive German media report that Evelyn Palla will become the railway’s first female CEO German President Steinmeier is visiting the Vatican for an audience with Pope Leo XIV
Welcome to DW’s coverage of what Germany is talking about on Monday, September 22. Catch up on the weekend’s developments here.
Deutsche Bahn: Transport Minister to present new strategy and CEO
German Transport Minister Patrick Schnieder (CDU) is set to unveil his strategy for the future of Germany’s much maligned rail operator Deutsche Bahn (DB) — including the presentation of its new chief executive.
After dismissing former DB CEO Richard Lutz in August, Schnieder said the situation at state-owned conglomerate was “dramatic.”
He said German trains had to be “more punctual, more secure and cleaner” and that as DB as a company had to be “quicker, leaner, more powerful and economically more productive.”
According to widespread German media reports, Lutz’s successor has already been identified: DB regional chief Evelyn Palla is set to become the railway’s first female chief executive.
Welcome to our coverage
Guten Morgen! Welcome to DW’s coverage of what Germany is talking about on Monday, September 22.
Germany’s much-maligned rail operator Deutsche Bahn is set to unveil its new chief executive, with local media reporting that Evelyn Palla is set to become the state-owned company’s first female boss.
Later, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will be at the Vatican for a private audience with Pope Leo XIV.