Overview
- Der Tagesspiegel, citing corporate sources, reports the Deutsche Bahn supervisory board is set to elect Michael Obrowski as finance director, a report that has not yet been confirmed by the company.
- Obrowski currently serves as finance chief at Volkswagen Nutzfahrzeuge and has worked at Volkswagen since 1995, giving him long experience in large firms with strong employee representation.
- He would replace Karin Dohm, who left after four months in the role after failing to build trust with the Bahn’s powerful employee representatives over plans for DB Services.
- As finance chief Obrowski would oversee control of DB Systel, DB Services and other in‑house providers and face immediate pressure to contain rising costs and delays on the Stuttgart 21 project.
- If confirmed, the appointment would leave Evelyn Palla as the only woman on the five‑member executive board and cap a recent period of fast turnover that has unsettled Bahn leadership and labour talks.