German Rail Executive is reduced drastically – SPIEGEL ONLINE

Through the proposed by head of Deutsche Bahn Rüdiger Grube Group restructuring the former chief lobbyist Ronald Pofalla (CDU) to move in earlier than planned in the board. Insiders of the former chancellery minister already applies so as the leading contender for the pit-successor.

“If Pofalla does not much wrong, it runs well on him out”, says the company. Pit will reduce the board by at least two members as part of an efficiency program. Of the previous eight boards and Richard Lutz (Finance) and Volker Kefer (infrastructure) for the reduced body apply in addition to mine as set. The hapless manager Ulrich Homburg (passenger) have to go about it. The location of Karl-Friedrich Rausch (logistics), which says goodbye to retire will not be replaced.

In addition, the web is to be organized in the future easier. Thus it is envisaged that the DB Mobility & amp; Logistics, in the majority of business is concentrated and which was first established as a shell company for the planned part-privatization, will be merged with the holding company. “This step includes not only unnecessary duplication of work away,” says Supervisory circuits, “an IPO is thus permanently off the table.”

In order to get into the workforce the necessary acceptance for its reform, mine wants to lead by example: So you want to save in the next five years alone at the corporate headquarters at least 626 million euros, if possible even billions .