(Frankfurt am Main, 13 April 2026) Dirk Steffes will become the new Managing Director of Kombiverkehr KG on 1 June 2026 and, together with Heiko Krebs, will steer the company’s future direction. Steffes succeeds Armin Riedl, who has successfully led the European intermodal operator for more than three decades. Riedl will step down from his position on the management board at the end of June 2026 and will continue to support the company with his specialist expertise until mid-2027. In his new role as part of the dual leadership team, Steffes will be responsible in particular for sales, corporate communications and human resources, and will play a key role in driving the company’s further growth in European rail freight transport.

“In Dirk Steffes, we are gaining a proven expert in European rail freight transport and intermodal logistics with extensive leadership experience from international management positions. His comprehensive knowledge in the areas of operations, asset management and, above all, his strategic sales expertise will provide new impetus and contribute decisively to the company’s continued positive development. We are very much looking forward to his commitment to our company and wish him every success in his new role,” explains Ulrich Maixner, Chairman of the Administrative Board of Kombiverkehr KG. With the appointment of Steffes, Kombiverkehr KG is underlining its commitment to sustainably strengthening its market position in European freight transport and consistently driving forward the expansion of intermodal transport solutions.

Dirk Steffes has many years of international management experience in the logistics and rail sectors. His career highlights include senior management positions at Mars Inc., TX Logistik, Mitsui Rail Capital Europe and DB Cargo. He has also served on several supervisory boards of infrastructure companies in the rail sector and in an advisory capacity for the infrastructure investor Swiss Life Asset Managers. Steffes studied business administration in Germany and the USA.