Changes in the executive bodies
The following changes were made to the Management Board of DB AG in the first half of 2020:
- Since January 1, 2020, Dr. Sigrid Nikutta is in charge of the newly created Management division Freight Transport of DB AG and has also assumed the position of Chairwoman of the Management Board of DB Cargo AG.
- On February 1, 2020, Dr. Levin Holle took over the Management division Finance and Logistics of DB AG, which also incorporates the business units DB Schenker and DB Arriva.
- During its meeting on February 19, 2020, the Supervisory Board reappointed Mr. Martin Seiler as Member of the Management Board for Human Resources and Legal Affairs for the period from January 1, 2021, to December 31, 2025.
The following changes were made to the Supervisory Board of DB AG during the first half of 2020:
- the period of office of the members of the Supervisory Board elected by the General Meeting, Dr. Ingrid Hengster, Prof. Dr. Susanne Knorre, Dr. Jürgen Krumnow, Ms. Kirsten Lühmann, Mr. Michael Odenwald, Mr. Eckhardt Rehberg and Mr. Christian Schmidt, as well as the period of office of the members of the Supervisory Board delegated by the Federal Government, State Secretary Werner Gatzer (Federal Ministry of Finance; BMF), Mr. Oliver Wittke and State Secretary Dr. Tamara Zieschang (Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure; BMVI), along with that of the employee representatives on the Supervisory Board, duly expired at the end of the Annual General Meeting on March 25, 2020. At this Annual General Meeting, Dr. Ingrid Hengster, Prof. Dr. Susanne Knorre, Ms. Kirsten Lühmann, Mr. Michael Odenwald, Dr. Immo Querner, Mr. Eckhardt Rehberg and Mr. Christian Schmidt were elected to the Supervisory Board as shareholder representatives for the period from March 25, 2020, up to the end of the Annual General Meeting, which resolves on their discharge for the fourth financial year following the start of their period of office.
- State Secretary Werner Gatzer (BMF), State Secretary Dr. Tamara Zieschang (BMVI) and Parliamentary State Secretary Elisabeth Winkelmeier-Becker (Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy; BMWi) were sent directly to the Supervisory Board by the BMVI as additional shareholder representatives, with effect from March 25, 2020.
Against the background of the Covid-19 pandemic, the delegate meetings scheduled on February 10/11, 2020, for the election of employee representatives to the Supervisory Board of DB AG, among others, could not take place; instead, it was requested that employee representatives be legally appointed to the Supervisory Board of DB AG. On March 12, 2020, the Berlin-Charlottenburg District Court appointed the following persons as members of the Supervisory Board, with effect from March 25, 2020:
- Ms. Cosima Ingenschay as successor to Ms. Rusch-Ziemba, who retired from the Supervisory Board on March 25, 2020,
- Mr. Torsten Westphal as successor to Mr. Alexander Kirchner, who also retired from the Supervisory Board on March 25, 2020,
- along with Mr. Jürgen Beuttler, Mr. Jörg Hensel, Mr. Klaus-Dieter Hommel, Mr. Jürgen Knörzer, Ms. Heike Moll, Mr. Mario Reiß, Mr. Jens Schwarz and Mr. Veit Sobek.
At the constituent Supervisory Board meeting, which also took place on March 25, 2020, Mr. Michael Odenwald was again elected Chairman of the Supervisory Board, while Mr. Torsten Westphal was elected Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board. On April 25, 2020, Mr. Torsten Westphal resigned his mandate as Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board with immediate effect and his mandate on the Supervisory Board of DB AG with effect from May 31, 2020; Mr. Klaus-Dieter Hommel was elected Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board at the Supervisory Board meeting on May 15, 2020. On June 18, 2020, the Berlin-Charlottenburg District Court then appointed Mr. Martin Burkert to the Supervisory Board as employee representative.