{"id":305688,"date":"2025-10-22T22:59:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T12:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/?p=66833"},"modified":"2025-10-22T22:59:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T12:59:08","slug":"db-cargo-to-fire-ceo-sigrid-nikutta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=305688","title":{"rendered":"\u2018DB Cargo to fire CEO Sigrid Nikutta\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

German national rail freight operator DB Cargo is firing its CEO, Sigrid Nikutta, according to German publication Der Spiegel. Nikutta is set to leave her position at the end of the month, following criticism of her restructuring plans.<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Der Spiegel has learned from company sources that Nikutta is to be dismissed on 30 October and that she will leave the operator. DB Cargo told RailFreight.com that it could not comment on the report.<\/p>\n

Nikutta faced criticism from both within and outside DB Cargo. On Monday, DB Cargo finalised an internal report on Nikutta\u2019s restructuring plans and whether or not it could continue.<\/p>\n

Consultants came to the conclusion that that is not possible, Der Spiegel writes. “The current restructuring plan is […] objectively unsuitable for eliminating the causes of the crisis and restoring competitiveness […].”<\/p>\n

Just last week, German trade union EVG called for the CEO\u2019s resignation, saying that Nikutta was leading the company \u201cinto the abyss\u201d. EVG was highly critical of the path that DB Cargo had taken by selling off assets, laying off personnel and outsourcing services. \u201cThe consequences are dramatic: declining quality, poor punctuality, and growing uncertainty. [DB] Cargo urgently needs a strategy for business development, not for business execution\u201d, EVG said.<\/p>\n