Overview
- Supervisory board chair Werner Gatzer said at least 30% of positions in the Konzernleitung will be eliminated, removing an entire layer between the board and management and cutting roughly 1,000 central posts.
- DB expects an operating break-even for the past year, according to Gatzer, as leadership argues slimmer structures will speed decisions.
- Infrastructure chief Philipp Nagl targets long-distance punctuality at about 60% in 2026 despite roughly 26,000 construction sites, with the Berlin–Hamburg corridor slated to reopen by the end of April.
- Management plans to concentrate reductions in administration and headquarters roles while expanding hiring in operational areas, supported by a company-wide job-coaching program branded “Job‑Neustart.”
- DB Cargo faces reported plans to shrink from about 17,000 to roughly 10,000 employees and close workshops, with EU limits on cross-subsidies heightening pressure as site-level details are still pending.