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Rüdiger Grube

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Rüdiger Grube (born 1951 in Hamburg) is a German engineer and manager who chaired EADS from 2007 to 2009 and ran the German railway group Deutsche Bahn from 2009 to 2017. After technical training in aircraft construction he studied automotive engineering and aircraft construction in Hamburg, taught there and took a doctorate in industrial science. He began his career in 1989 at Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm and later held posts at Daimler-Benz, including head of corporate strategy. He succeeded Hartmut Mehdorn as chief executive of Deutsche Bahn on 1 May 2009, announced cuts during the recession, and launched a restructuring in 2015 after the longest driver strike in the company's history. He resigned in January 2017 over the terms of a contract extension and then joined Lazard as chairman of investment banking in Germany.

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Leadership, Practice Disciplines
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Railroad Industry, Industries
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Deutsche Bahn AG, Companies and Brands
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Germany

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is a German engineer who served as the chairman of the board of Deutsche Bahn
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Rüdiger Grube (Wikipedia)
  • Lead paragraph
    is a German engineer who served as the chairman of the board of Deutsche Bahn
  • Associated With: Leadership, Career
    Grube signed a five-year contract to succeed Hartmut Mehdorn as Chief Executive Officer of Deutsche Bahn
  • Led By: Deutsche Bahn AG, Career
    Grube signed a five-year contract to succeed Hartmut Mehdorn as Chief Executive Officer of Deutsche Bahn
  • Associated With: Railroad Industry, Career [associated-with]
    Grube launched another restructuring to cut costs and modernize the rail system
  • In Group: Chief Executives and Senior Executives, Lead section
    who served as the chairman of the board of Deutsche Bahn from 2009 until 2017 and as the chairman of EADS from 2007 until 2009
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