NS CEO Roger van Boxtel says goodbye to the Dutch Railways after five years. The president was initially supposed to make a farewell tour through the Netherlands today, but due to the revival of the corona virus, this was canceled. That is why the CEO has digital goodbye taken. Van Boxtel was appointed five years ago to return peace to NS. 

Marjan Rintel succeeds Boxtel

On the nomination of the Supervisory Board, the Minister of Finance, Mr Wopke Hoekstra, has appointed Marjan Rintel as the CEO of NS. Rintel has been working at NS since November 2014. As Director of Operations and a member of the Executive Board, she is currently responsible for all operational transport and maintenance activities in the Netherlands. Rintel has extensive knowledge of leading complex operational and logistics processes with a major social impact. She also has extensive commercial and managerial experience.

“With Marjan Rintel, NS opts for a director who knows the company, its employees and the traveler to the core. In recent years, Marjan has had a lot of energy going to NS excellent operational results. We are pleased that Marjan wants to lead NS and further develop the company together with the employees at home and abroad into a broad mobility company that continues to put the traveler first. ”, Says Gerard van de Aast (Chairman of the Supervisory Board)

Marjan Rintel: “I am proud of the results we have achieved for our customers with all NS employees in recent years. And I also have a strong belief in NS's mission to keep the Netherlands accessible to everyone. I realize that because of the current crisis we are in completely different times, which motivates me extra to work with energy and passion for the major social contribution that NS makes for the Netherlands. We face major challenges in areas such as mobility, housing, sustainability and quality of life. In the role of president and director, I look forward to contributing to solving these issues together with my NS colleagues. ”

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