At Austrian state railway ÖBB, Andreas Matthä and Manuela Waldner have been confirmed in their respective positions. Matthä, CEO of ÖBB since 2016, was confirmed until 2026 at the Supervisory Board meeting on 28th June 2023. Waldner will succeed Arnold Schiefer as CFO from 1st July 2023. Waldner, most recently a partner and managing director at the consultancy Boston Consulting Group, was appointed for five years until 2028. In addition, at ÖBB Infrastruktur Johann Pluy, who since 2019 has been board member for operations, market, and digitalisation, was reappointed for another five years until 2028. Heinz Freunschlag was also reappointed to the Management Board of ÖBB Personenverkehr, where he has been responsible for Controlling & Reporting, Legal Affairs, Purchasing & Management Board Secretariat, Human Resources, IT & Digitalisation since 2019.
