Mr Bernd Koch, aged 56, who has held various leading roles at Deutsche Bahn AG since 1997, has been appointed Chairman of the Board (Vorstand) of DB Station&Service AG from 1 May. In this new function, Mr Bernd will take over the responsibility for over 5,500 staff members and 5,400 passenger railway stations.

Among other functions within the German railway company, Mr Bernd Koch has been responsible for Finance/Controlling on the Board of DB Station&Service AG from 2007 – 2013, and from 2013, he was Head of Finance at DB Netz AG, the manager of the German network operating 33,200 km of railway lines.

(Source: Deutsche Bahn AG)