"Evelyn Palla is the first woman to lead Deutsche Bahn The appointment marks a generational change at the top of Germany's state-owned rail group. Palla, currently Member of the Management Board for Regional Transport, will be the first woman to lead Deutsche Bahn. Since joining the company in 2019, she has held senior financial and operational responsibilities, and since 2022 has overseen DB Regio, where she steered the business through what the Supervisory Board described as a successful turnaround phase."
"Born in South Tyrol in 1973, Palla began her career at Infineon Technologies in 1997 before moving to E.ON AG in 2003, with postings in Munich, Cologne and Milan. In 2011 she joined Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) in Vienna, becoming a Member of the Board for Regional Transport at ÖBB Personenverkehr AG in 2015 and Chair of the Supervisory Board of ÖBB Postbus AG. She moved to DB in 2019 as CFO of DB Fernverkehr and has since taken on wider executive roles."
Evelyn Palla will assume the roles of Chair of the Management Board and CEO of Deutsche Bahn on October 1, 2025, succeeding Dr. Richard Lutz, who will step down on September 30. The appointment marks a generational leadership change and makes her the first woman to lead the state-owned rail group. Palla joined Deutsche Bahn in 2019, served as CFO of DB Fernverkehr, and since 2022 has overseen DB Regio, guiding a successful turnaround. Born in South Tyrol in 1973, she held senior roles at Infineon, E.ON and Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB). The transition follows an August agreement to end Lutz’s contract early after implementing the Strong Rail strategy and initiating the S3 restructuring program.
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