At the meeting, Metroselskabet's Board of Directors approved the appointment of a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). It will be Carsten Riis, who comes from a position as municipal director in Faxe Municipality and will start on August 1, 2022.

"With Carsten Riis, we get a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) with a strong profile and many years of experience in top management. He has solid insight into important areas such as the development of the capital, digitalization and finance and is used to working in large organizations with many different stakeholders and partners. I look forward to working with Carsten Riis, and I am confident that with him at the helm, we will have a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) who can lead, drive and develop the important projects that the organization is responsible for", says Jørn Neergaard Larsen, Chairman of the Board of Metroselskabet.

At the meeting, The Company's board received an update on the company's contribution to the owners' analysis of a possible new metro line, M5, which examines both a line in the western part of central Copenhagen and a south-eastern line. The purpose of the analysis is, among other things, to ensure a sustainable public transport service for new urban areas and ensure more metro capacity across the harbor. It is expected that the EIA process for a future Metro with an idea phase consultation can be launched after the summer. Metroselskabet is working with the owners to organize a good process for citizen involvement in the upcoming EIA.

The board was also informed that both new and old customers seem to be returning to the Metro a little faster than previously expected after COVID and taking the new expanded metro system into use. In April, the Metro had a passenger number of 9.0 million passengers, which is above the passenger budget for the month. Metro passengers also experience a very high level of operational stability, which in April was 99.2% for lines M1/M2 and 99.8% for M3/M4. At the same time, the overall customer satisfaction in the Metro is 98%, which is the same level as in Q4 2021.

Finally, the Board was briefed that Metroselskabet, together with the City of Copenhagen and the Municipality of Aalborg, has started the initiative "Together on emission-free working machines". The aim is to reduce climate impact, noise and particle pollution from construction sites, and the initiative is facilitated by the Center for Public-Private Innovation (CO-PI). The initiative brings together public procurers to define uniform requirements for the market, making it more attractive to offer new solutions. The collaboration includes an invitation to other public and private actors to join as well.