Timotheus Höttges

Timotheus Höttges (born 18 September 1962) is a German businessman and Chief Executive of Deutsche Telekom AG, the majority shareholder of T-Mobile US.[1]

Early life

He was born 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. Conscription in Germany finished in 2011.

He gained a degree in Business (Betriebswirtschaftslehre) from the University of Cologne (Universität zu Köln).[2][3][4]

Career

VIAG AG

He worked for VIAG in Munich from 1992. VIAG joined with VEBA (Düsseldorf) in 2000 to form Düsseldorf-headquartered E.ON.

Deutsche Telekom AG

Bonn headquarters of Deutsche Telekom

He 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.[5]

He then became CEO of Deutsche Telekom on 1 January 2014.[6] Following BT Group's takeover of EE, formerly a joint venture of Deutsche Telekom and Orange, Höttgens became a member of BT Group's board of directors.[7][8]

Other

Höttges is on the board of directors at FC Bayern Munich.[9]

Personal life

He lives with his wife Adriane and two sons, Jonathan and Balthasar, in the Bad Godesberg district of Bonn, in the south of North Rhine-Westphalia. The headquarters of T-Mobile and Deutsche Telekom are in Bonn.

References

  1. ↑ "Timotheus "Tim" Hoettges". bloomberg.com. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "Timotheus Hoettges". DLD-conference.com. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  3. ↑ Wirtschafts Woche
  4. ↑ Munzinger
  5. ↑ "Timotheus Hoettges". DLD-conference.com. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  6. ↑ Finance Magazin
  7. ↑ "BT : Completion of the acquisition of EE Limited". 4-traders.com. 2016-01-29. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
  8. ↑ "Board of directors". btplc.com. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
  9. ↑ "Timotheus Höttges". 4-traders.com. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
Business positions
Preceded by
René Obermann		 Chief Executive of Deutsche Telekom
January 2014 - 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
 Finance Director of Deutsche Telekom
March 2009 - December 2013 		Succeeded by
Thomas Dannenfeldt
Preceded by
 Managing Director of Telekom Deutschland
April 2002 - January 2005 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
 Finance Director of Telekom Deutschland
September 2000 - April 2002 		Succeeded by
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