Rudiger Grube, Deutsche Bahn Chief Executive

Most influential figures in passenger transport 2013

Rudiger Grube,

Deutsche Bahn Chief Executive

Why is he on the list?

He heads Europe’s pre-eminent transport group,

and holds it together with an iron fist.

What kind of year has he had?

Consolidation. Continued expansion from Northern Europe to the Middle East and China. Calls for DB to make greater domestic investment, and questions about possible restructuring and privatisation remain in the background. However little has distracted the company from its remorseless growth and system...

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