Timotheus Höttges (born 18 September 1962, Solingen) is a German businessman who has been serving as chief executive officer of Deutsche Telekom AG, the majority shareholder of T-Mobile US, since 2014.[1]
Timotheus Höttges | |
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 Höttges at startup night | |
| Born | 18 September 1962 |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation | Businessman |
Early life
editHe 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.
Education
editHöttges received a degree in Business (Betriebswirtschaftslehre) from the University of Cologne (Universität zu Köln).[2][3][4]
Career
editVIAG AG
editHöttges worked for VIAG in Munich from 1992. VIAG merged with VEBA (Düsseldorf) in 2000 to form Düsseldorf-headquartered E.ON.
Deutsche Telekom AG
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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.[5]
Höttges then became CEO of Deutsche Telekom on 1 January 2014, succeeding René Obermann in that role.[6] 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.[7][8]
Other activities
editCorporate boards
edit- T-Mobile US, Chairman Board of Directors
- Daimler, Member of the Supervisory Board (since 2020)[9][10]
- BT Group, Non-Executive Member of the Board of Directors (2016–2021)[11]
- Henkel, Member of the Supervisory Board (2016–2021)[12][13]
- FC Bayern Munich, Member of the Supervisory Board (2010–2021)[14]
- EE, Non-Executive Member of the Board of Directors (-2014)
- OTE, Non-Executive Member of the Board of Directors (2011-2013)
Non-profit organizations
edit- Deutsche Telekom Stiftung, Chairman of the Board of Trustees[15]
- European Round Table of Industrialists (ERT), Member[16]
- European School of Management and Technology (ESMT), Member of the Board of Trustees[17]
- Federation of German Industries (BDI), Member of the Presidium (2017-2019)[18]
- Deutsche Sporthilfe, Member of the Foundation’s Council (since 2015)[19]
Personal life
editHöttges lives with his wife and two sons 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
edit- ^ "Timotheus "Tim" Hoettges". bloomberg.com. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
- ^ "Timotheus Hoettges". DLD-conference.com. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
- ^ Wirtschafts Woche
- ^ Munzinger
- ^ "Timotheus Hoettges". DLD-conference.com. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
- ^ Finance Magazin
- ^ "BT : Completion of the acquisition of EE Limited". 4-traders.com. 2016-01-29. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
- ^ "Board of directors". btplc.com. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
- ^ Timotheus Höttges proposed for election to the Supervisory Board Daimler, press release of February 19, 2020.
- ^ Daimler schlägt Telekom-Chef zur Wahl vor Tim Höttges soll Paul Achleitner im Daimler-Aufsichtsrat ersetzen Manager Magazin, February 19, 2020.
- ^ Board of Directors BT Group.
- ^ Supervisory Board Henkel.
- ^ Antje Kullrich (25 February 2022) Höttges verlässt Henkel-Aufsichtsrat Börsen-Zeitung.
- ^ "Timotheus Höttges". 4-traders.com. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
- ^ Board of Trustees Deutsche Telekom Stiftung.
- ^ Members European Round Table of Industrialists.
- ^ Board of Trustees European School of Management and Technology (ESMT).
- ^ Presidium Federation of German Industries (BDI).
- ^ Thomas Bellut und Timotheus Höttges im Stiftungsrat Deutsche Sporthilfe, press release of September 1, 2015.