28. November 2023
Flix Supervisory Board appoints Bodo Uebber as new Chairman
+++ Bodo Uebber appointed new Chairman of the Supervisory Board at Flix SE
+++ Uebber brings proven management experience in finance and mobility and will support Flix in its profitable growth strategy
+++ Flix thanks Achim Berg, who is stepping down, for his many years of service
Flix SE (Flix) today announced the election of its new Chairman of the Supervisory Board. Bodo Uebber takes over from the previous Chairman Achim Berg, who will step down from the Supervisory Board on November 28. The board continues to include Flix co-founder Jochen Engert, Jörn Nikolay (General Atlantic), Christoph Jung (HV Capital), Stefan Dziarski (Permira), John Doran (TCV), Marianne Heiß (independent) and Monique Meche (independent). Bodo Uebber has been appointed for four financial years.
Bodo Uebber has extensive experience in the mobility industry as well as in management and finance. As a member of the Management Board of Daimler AG between 2004 and 2019, he was responsible for Finance & Controlling, Mergers & Acquisitions, and Financial Services as well as the topic of new digital mobility services. He has been a member of the Supervisory Board at Bertelsmann since 2011 and at Adidas since 2019. Uebber has also been Chairman of the Supervisory Board at Evercore Germany since 2020. From 2007 to 2013, he was a member of the Board of Directors at EADS (now Airbus SE), serving as Chairman between 2009 and 2012. The industrial engineering graduate was born in Solingen in 1959.
“Flix is a visionary company with ambitious goals and an already impressive success story. I am very much looking forward to my new role and will do my utmost to support the company in its plans. I will contribute my management experience in the mobility and finance sectors in order to consistently continue the proclaimed profitable growth course,” says Uebber.
“In Bodo Uebber, we have gained a proven expert in the mobility sector for the position of Chairman of the Supervisory Board. With his many years of experience, he will be a real asset to us. We as the Management Board will work very closely with him and look forward to the impetus he will provide,” says André Schwämmlein, CEO and co-founder of Flix.
Flix thanks Achim Berg for his many years of service
Uebber takes over as Chairman of the Supervisory Board from Achim Berg, who has been Chairman of the Supervisory Board since Flix SE was founded in 2022 and headed the Advisory Board of FlixMobility since 2016 before the change of name. During his tenure, the company achieved numerous milestones, including the launch of FlixTrain, the expansion into the USA, and the acquisitions of Greyhound and Kamil Koç.
“We at Flix, but also I personally, would like to thank Achim Berg for his commitment over the last few years. As Chairman of the Supervisory Board, we have worked very closely together for many years and he has made a significant contribution to Flix’s global success story,” says Schwämmlein.
About Flix
Flix intends to transform the public transport sector by offering sustainable and affordable long-distance bus- and train travel solutions in more than 40 countries across four continents. With its asset-light business model and innovative technology platform, Flix has swiftly established a market-leading position for long-distance bus travel in Europe, North America and Türkiye and is rapidly expanding further into South America and India through its brands FlixBus, FlixTrain, Kamil Koç, and Greyhound.
Driven by increased awareness for sustainable travel, Flix aims to become carbon neutral in Europe by 2040 and globally by 2050. To assess its progress within a scientifically recognized framework, Flix established near-term targets for emissions reduction with the Science Based Targets initiative.
While Flix manages the commercial side of the business such as network planning, pricing, operations control, marketing and sales, quality management and continuous product development with a data-driven approach, trusted Flix partners conduct the daily operations. The innovative combination of Flix’s technology and sales platform with traditional passenger travel has turned a European start-up into a leading and globally expanding travel tech company.
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