Sarah Stark to head VDB
Ben Möbius will step down from his role as general manager of the German Railway Industry Association (VDB) as per contract in spring next year. He will be succeeded by Sarah Stark as of 1 March 2023.
A proven mobility expert, Stark has been a member of the executive board of Deutsches Verkehrsforum (DVF) since 2021. From 2013 onwards, she was responsible for the DVF's positioning on European policy and railway technology in a management role before being appointed head of the department for European transport policy, security and rail transport.
As a member of the executive board at DVF, Stark represents members of the rail industry, operators and consultants in the rail sector in various working groups in federal transport policy.
Stark studied engineering in Berlin and Oxford before improving her technical skills at the transport research department of the TU Berlin. (cj)