Deutsche Bahn: Dirk Rompf withdraws after EVG printing application

After massive criticism of the EVG union, the former railway manager does without Dirk Rompf on the chief position at the infrastructure division Infrago. Today, Federal Transport Minister Patrick Schnieder and the new railway chief Evelyn Palla announced that he was no longer available for the position of the CEO of the Infrago, according to a personal explanation of Rompfs, which is available to the German Press Agency. Now it became known: Philipp Nagl remains the CEO of the rail infrastructure division

Rompf further explained that he had no accusation of either from his time at DB AG or in his current position. He thanked for the encouragement. Evelyn Palla And he wishes the German railway all the best.

Federal Minister of Transport Bang explained that Rompf said to him this morning in a personal conversation that he was no longer available for the CEO of the Infrago. “I regret his step and thank him for agreed that he had agreed to take on the challenging task at the Infrago. Of course, I respect his decision and will announce how we deal with the new situation.”

Schnieder had Palla on Monday as the new train manager and Rompf as the new boss of the Infrago proposed. Palla was appointed new head of the group by the Bahn supervisory board on Tuesday. The EVG had announced in advance to vote against Palla.

The union emphasized that its voices against Palla should be understood primarily as votes against Rompf. According to the union, Rompf as an infrago boss cannot be spoken of a restart on the train. In his time as a manager of the former DB Netz, Rompf “not noticed-also not positively noticed, on the contrary. He massively did the savings dictate and is jointly responsible for the infrastructure in such a state,” said EVG boss Martin Burkert.

At the SPD, too, it was said that it was criticized that Schnieder had not previously coordinated the Rompf Personalie within the federal government. Rompf should have been appointed by the DB Infrago supervisory board, and the meeting should take place within the next few weeks. The EVG paid off good chances of being able to prevent this appointment. EVGBoss Burkert assumed that no simple majority would have come about for the manager, because representatives of the employer side on the Supervisory Board could have voted against him.

Rompf used to be responsible for the BahnDB network for a long time and for network planning. He is currently the managing director of the strategy consultancy IFOK, which also advises the infrago. Federal Transport Minister Schnieder said on Monday that Rompf was exactly the right one for the top post at Infrago. He has 25 years of experience in the railway sector and well -founded knowledge of the infrastructure.

Schnieder had presented cornerstones of a railway reform. A new beginning is urgently needed, said the CDU politician with a view to the train’s crisis. The railway must become punctual, cleaner and safer. The group should concentrate on its core business again, with a clear focus on punctuality and economy. Schnieder announced that infrago should become more independent.