page_title: DB Fernverkehr
section_title: Organization & Economic Situation
hierarchical_section_title: DB Fernverkehr / Organization & Economic Situation
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Eröffnung des ICE-Instandhaltungswerkes der Deutschen Bahn in Köln-Nippes Foto: Ansprache durch Birgit Bohle, Vorsitzende des Vorstands der DB Fernverkehr AG.
context_page_description: DB Fernverkehr AG is a semi-independent division of Deutsche Bahn that operates long-distance passenger trains in Germany. It was founded in 1999 in the second stage of the privatisation of Deutsche Bahn, under the name of DB Reise&Touristik and was renamed in 2003.
context_section_description: DB Fernverkehr AG is a wholly owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn, but, in contrast to its sister company DB Regio, operates in a self-sufficient manner.
  The executive board of DB Fernverkehr is made up of Michael Peterson (CEO & marketing), Philipp Nagl (production board member), Heinz Siegmund (CHRO) and Joachim Müller (CFO).
caption: Birgit Bohle, 2018
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