General Management

Andreas Lübs, Chief Executive Officer of DB Cargo Eurasia, dedicated his entire professional life to finance before being appointed CEO of DB Cargo Eurasia in September 2021. 

After studying business administration at the University of Rostock, he started his professional career at the auditing firm Arthur Andersen. One of the consulting projects led him to DFO Deutsche Fährgesellschaft Ostsee mbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn, where he joined in September 1993 as Head of Controlling. 

For the next 16 years, this company, which later merged with a Danish partner shipping company to form the Scandlines Group, was to be his professional home. After Andreas Lübs had earned the position of CFO of Scandlines AG, he moved to the United Kingdom in 2009 and took over responsibility for the finances of DB Cargo UK as CFO. Another 5 years later, his path took him to Transfesa in Spain. There, Andreas Lübs was also responsible for finance. 

In September 2018, he returned to Germany and has since been working with his colleagues on the development and expansion of DB Cargo's rail freight operations on the Eurasian corridor.

As his career already suggests, he very much enjoys the international logistics business with all its facets and challenges.

Andreas Lübs is married and has an grown-up son.

Alona Toprak is the Managing Director/ CSO of DB Cargo Eurasia GmbH since October 2024. With a Master's degree in Sinology and extensive experience in China, she specializes in the intersections of economics, politics, and business relationships along the Eurasian corridor.

Her diverse background includes sales, operations, customs, and project development, enabling her to deliver innovative railway solutions that bridge two continents. Alona Toprak has been working on developing transportation and logistics strategies between China and Europe in DB Cargo Eurasia since 2019, drawing on her in-depth knowledge of both markets to cultivate productive partnerships.

Since 2021, Alona Toprak has also held the position of Board Director at DB Cargo Transasia in Shanghai, playing an essential role in strengthening relationships across the Eurasian corridor.