FlixMobility Changes Legal Form and Restructures Management
FlixMobility is changing its legal form from GmbH to SE and restructuring its management. Christoph Debus will join as the new CFO in March 2022.
Munich – FlixMobility is transitioning from a GmbH to an SE legal structure, alongside a management overhaul more than ten years after its founding. The company announced that its new three-member executive board will include co-founders André Schwämmlein as CEO and Daniel Krauss as CIO. Christoph Debus will join as the new CFO at the beginning of March 2022.
Co-founder Jochen Engert, who previously served as co-CEO, will move to the supervisory board on April 1, 2022. The company states that this restructuring positions FlixMobility for its goals of offering sustainable and affordable mobility worldwide.
In the new structure, Schwämmlein will oversee business units FlixBus and FlixTrain, along with commercial functions. Krauss will continue to lead Technology and People Management. Debus, who previously held executive roles at Thomas Cook Group Airlines and Condor, will be responsible for all financial and legal aspects of the company.
Flix offers long-distance bus and train services in over 40 countries across four continents. The company has set targets to become carbon neutral in Europe by 2040 and globally by 2050.