Rüdiger Grube, Chairman of the Management Board and CEO of Deutsche Bahn AG, has been elected Chairman of the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) by the CER General Assembly in Berlin.
In this honorary office, Rüdiger Grube follows in the footsteps of Christian Kern, the former CEO of the Austrian Federal Railways who was recently appointed Federal Chancellor of the country.
“I am honored to have been chosen to serve as Chairman of the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies. We will continue to work with the CER members – regardless of their size – to speak with one strong voice, to foster a foundation of mutual trust with the EU institutions, and strengthen the rail sector,” Rüdiger Grube said.
“Our objective is for rail to participate to a significantly greater extent in the growing transport volumes throughout the whole of Europe. Rail can become the transport mode of choice of the 21st century – reliable, comfortable and climate-friendly. … In future, we have to exploit the opportunities resulting from digitalization and push ahead with innovations, because we are all united by one unshakable conviction: in this digital day and age, there is enormous growth potential for rail,” he added.
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