The Company

Dr. Sigrid Evelyn Nikutta - first appointed 2010
Born 1 April 1969, married; four children


Education:
1988 – 1993
Degree in psychology at the University of Bielefeld, focal area personnel, industrial, and organisational psychology

2006 – 2009
Doctoral degree at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich

Professional Career:
1993 – 1996
Management and restructuring in a medium-sized corporation in eastern Westphalia

1996 – 2010
Deutsche Bahn AG

• Training division of Deutsche Bahn with a range of management functions (1996 to 2000) in Dresden and Frankfurt/Main.
  
• DB Schenker Rail – Freight Traffic Division of Deutsche Bahn (2001 to 2010)
  
  • Director of Human Resources Planning and Audit, Human Resources manager in Duisburg und Mainz
    
  • Director of Production and Business Management Spokesperson of the Block-train Services Transport Division in Mainz
    
  • Member of the Management Board at DB Schenker Rail Polska S.A. in Zabrze/Poland

Since 01.10.2010 Chairwoman of the Executive Board and Chief Executive Officer at the Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG).