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Timotheus Hottges

Also Known As Hottges

CEO of Deutsche Telekom

Education

  • Degree in Business - University of Cologne

Overview

Timotheus Hottges is a German businessman who has been serving as chief executive officer of Deutsche Telekom AG, Inc.(DTE) the majority shareholder of T-Mobile US, since 2014.

Career :

Deutsche Telekom AG

Höttges joined Deutsche Telekom in 2000. From 2006-09 he worked on the T-Home brand, for internet DSL customers, and developed the Telekom Entertain (former T-Home Entertain) internet TV service into a market leader. He joined the company's board of directors on 5 December 2006. On 1 March 2009 he became Finance Director of Deutsche Telekom.

He then became CEO of Deutsche Telekom on 1 January 2014, succeeding René Obermann in that role. Following BT Group's takeover of EE, formerly a joint venture of Deutsche Telekom and Orange, Höttges became a member of BT Group's board of directors.

Early Life

Timotheus Hottges born 18 September 1962 in Solingen in North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen). His father was an engineer, with three children. He went to the August-Dicke-Schule (named after August Dicke) in Solingen, one of four gymnasium schools (similar to selective grammar schools) in Solingen. He then did his Zivildienst – compulsory community work.

Career

  • Deutsche Telekom - CEO

Other Activites

Other activities :

Corporate boards -

T-Mobile US, Chairman Board of Directors

Daimler, Member of the Supervisory Board (since 2020)

FC Bayern Munich, Member of the Supervisory Board

BT Group, Non-Executive Member of the Board of Directors (since 2016)

Henkel, Member of the Supervisory Board (since 2016)

EE Limited, Non-Executive Member of the Board of Directors (-2014)

OTE, Non-Executive Member of the Board of Directors (2011-2013)

Non-profit organizations -

Deutsche Telekom Stiftung, Chairman of the Board of Trustees

European Round Table of Industrialists (ERT), Member

European School of Management and Technology (ESMT), Member of the Board of Trustees

Federation of German Industries (BDI), Member of the Presidium (2017-2019)

Deutsche Sporthilfe, Member of the Foundation’s Council (since 2015)

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