Overview

• Transport Minister Patrick Schnieder said a candidate has been selected, though legal constraints may delay revealing the name.
• Schnieder intends to present the "Agenda für zufriedene Kunden auf der Schiene" at a Monday press conference, and it remains unclear whether the nominee will be introduced then.
• The Deutsche Bahn supervisory board is set to meet Tuesday to address formal decisions on leadership, while Richard Lutz continues as acting CEO.
• The federal government is preparing governance changes to tighten oversight of Deutsche Bahn and increase the infrastructure unit InfraGO’s independence within the group.
• A month-long, headhunter-led search overseen for supervisory-board chair Werner Gatzer has faced pay and political constraints, with multiple candidates floated publicly and some prospects declining.