ÖBB Annual Report 2023

47 Group Management Report Österreichische Bundesbahnen-Holding Aktiengesellschaft Consolidated Financial Statements | Group Management Report 2 The main tasks of ÖBB-Holding AG are the exercise of shareholding rights and the uniform strategic orientation of the ÖBB Group. This includes the overall coordination of the creation and implementation of the corporate strategies of the companies as well as ensuring the transparency of the public funds deployed. In addition, ÖBB-Holding AG is responsible for ensuring that all measures are taken for internal staff compensation within the Group. ÖBB-Personenverkehr subgroup is Austria’s leading mobility service provider in the rail and bus markets. It is responsible for the conception and realisation of the offer. This includes the coordination of the service creation process, marketing and sales as well as the financing of passenger transport services. ÖBB-Personenverkehr AG works together with its subsidiary Österreichische Postbus Aktiengesellschaft to coordinate an optimally harmonised range of rail and bus services. Rail Cargo Austria AG is the international freight transport subsidiary of ÖBB-Holding AG. It operates on the market together with its subsidiaries and investments under the umbrella brand Rail Cargo Group (RCG). The domestic markets are Austria and Hungary. In addition, RCG is present in 17 European countries. It operates its own traction management in 13 of them. The objective is to remain the market leader in Austria and to further expand its strong market position as No. 2 in European rail freight transport. Rail Cargo Austria AG is a specialist for rail transport with additional forwarding services. As such, it offers an environmentally friendly, reliable as well as cost-efficient transport and logistics system in combination with professional and customised services. ÖBB-Produktion Gesellschaft mbH and ÖBB-Technische Services-Gesellschaft mbH are joint subsidiaries of ÖBB- Personenverkehr AG and Rail Cargo Austria AG and offer services in the areas of Traction and Maintenance of rail vehicles. The ÖBB-Infrastruktur subgroup operates 1,031 passenger railway stations and stops in Austria as well as the railway infrastructure, which are used by companies of the ÖBB-Personenverkehr and Rail Cargo Austria subgroups as well as by non-Group railway undertakings (RUs). The development of the subgroups and their market environment is discussed separately in further sections of this management report. Number of investments by subgroup (as at 31.12.2023) Subgroup ÖBB- Passenger transport Rail Cargo Austria ÖBB- Infrastruktur ÖBB Group incl. others *) Investments >50% 13 41 20 80 thereof abroad 5 36 0 41 Investments 20-50% 6 11 3 19 thereof abroad 1 8 1 10 Investments <20% 3 4 1 8 thereof abroad 3 3 1 7 Total 22 56 24 107 thereof abroad 9 47 2 5 5 8 *) Only companies where it is possible to exert a direct influence. The overview of investments in the notes to the consolidated financial statements (see Note 34) lists all investments of the ÖBB Group. In the above table, only a presentation by subgroup and country is given. MR2 |