
Timotheus 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)