VTG Aktiengesellschaft announced Femke Scholten, VTG Chief Logistics & Safety Officer is returning to the international corporate sector and left VTG by May 15, 2013. CEO Dr. Heiko Fischer and CFO Dr. Kai Kleeberg will be stepping in provisionally and will initially be responsible for what were previously Scholten's executive duties. The Rail Logistics Division and the area of Safety will be headed by Fischer until a successor is found. Kleeberg will be taking charge of the Tank Container Logistics Division, which he had already headed for many years before Scholten's appointment.

At the Annual General Meeting next week, VTG will be proposing the payment of a dividend of EUR 0.37 per share for the financial year 2012. This represents an increase of some 6.0% on the previous year.