North Brabant, the Netherlands-based Ebusco, a company known for developing electric buses and energy solutions, announced on Friday, August 30 that it has appointed Christian Schreyer as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in the Management Board.
The announcement comes after the Dutch company implemented a new organisational structure, leading to clearer roles and responsibilities.
During the process, it was concluded that a single CEO should lead the organisation with a general management track record in the public transport sector.
Consequently, Peter Bijvelds will step down as Co-CEO.
Founder Peter Bijvelds, says, “From 2010 onwards, my focus has been establishing and further developing Ebusco. While the idea of making cities cleaner with zero-emission buses once seemed ambitious, it has now proven to be the future. With the support of a dedicated team, I have built this organisation from the ground up and established Ebusco as an industry pioneer.”
“Over the past decade, I’ve poured my energy into this mission, finding joy and satisfaction in seeing our products succeed and even outperform market standards in terms of energy efficiency. As Ebusco enters a new phase, it is time for me to hand over the CEO position to Christian whom I trust that under his leadership, the management will take the necessary steps to achieve the further execution of the turnaround,” adds Bijvelds.
Since June, current co-CEO Michiel Peters has chaired the Executive Team while diagnosing Ebusco and outlining a turnaround plan.
It has become clear that the company needs a single CEO with a general management track record in the public transport sector, so Michiel Peters is stepping down.
Michiel Peters, adds, “It has been a privilege to work with Peter, the Executive Team, and other Ebusco colleagues. The superior product and bright people of Ebusco are a strong foundation for long-term success. I believe that with the recent additions and the arrival of Christian Schreyer the Executive Team of Ebusco is strong and well positioned to deliver the required operational turnaround and further develop customer relations. I will therefore step back but will remain a supporter of the Ebusco team.”
Who is Christian Schreyer?
Christian Schreyer will join Ebusco on September 2nd as CEO and chairman of the Executive Team.
The decision comes after several major shareholders have already expressed their support for Christian’s appointment by providing financial backing as a prelude to start implementing the turnaround.
Christian Schreyer has over 25 years of experience within the Public Transport and logistics sector having worked for companies such as Deutsche Bahn, DB Schenker Rail, Transdev, and Go Ahead.
Throughout his career, Christian Schreyer has developed deep industry expertise, gained extensive customer insights, and successfully led massive company turnarounds.
Christian holds a Master of Laws degree from Ludwig- Maximilians Universität Munich and pursued a General Management Programme at Harvard Business School in Boston USA.
In addition to these management changes, the Supervisory Board announces that Ruud Spoor will step down from the Supervisory Board for health reasons and Saskia Schatteman will step down as Supervisory Board member due to personal reasons.
Both retirements are with immediate effect, the company extends its gratitude for their contributions.
Derk Haank, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Ebusco, adds, “We thank Peter for his tireless commitment and dedication. We thank Michiel Peters for his leadership over the past period chairing the Executive Team while shaping the Turnaround Plan, preparing the organisation for the next phase, and supporting Christian Schreyer while onboarding. To conclude, but by no means less important we thank Ruud Spoor for his dedication both before and after the listing of Ebusco as well Saskia Schatteman for the constructive cooperation over the past years”
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