Needless to say , this was a gamechanger . So where does the money go ?

“ Mainly , of course , in track and civil construction ,” says Grothe . “ So , for instance , bridges , stations , tunnels . We also invest heavily into the digitization of our track system , and that means mainly new signaling technology . That will allow us to increase capacity on the track by 20 per cent . And that ’ s what we need to do if we want to transport passengers and goods on the biggest network in Europe . It is currently operating at 100 per cent capacity on the main corridors , so we need to increase efficiency .

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Title : SVP Procurement Infrastructure Company : Deutsche Bahn Industry : Rail

Location : Germany

2021 is Grothe ’ s 20th year at Deutsche Bahn , where he has steadily risen through the ranks to scale new heights – both on a personal and company level – and overseen Deutsche Bahn ’ s digital transformation in procurement . He had previous experience setting up platforms as a procurement consultant and was drafted into Deutsche Bahn to develop their own procurement platform .“ I originally thought that this would be a two-year project , and then I obviously stayed ,” says Grothe . “ That was because the people were great and they loved to have someone with them with an entrepreneurial approach – bringing things to an end , making decisions and leading the way .” businesschief . eu