Timotheus Höttges
German manager, CEO Deutsche Telekom
About Timotheus Höttges
Born 1962. Timotheus Höttges is a German chairperson of the executive board, entrepreneur, manager, chief executive officer, general manager and board member.
Timotheus Höttges (born 18 September 1962, Solingen) is a German business executive who has served as chief executive officer of Deutsche Telekom AG, the majority shareholder of T-Mobile US, since 2014.
Early life and education 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 in Solingen, one of four gymnasium schools in Solingen. He then did his Zivildienst – compulsory community work.
Höttges received a degree in Business (Betriebswirtschaftslehre) from the University of Cologne (Universität zu Köln).
Career
VIAG AG Höttges worked for VIAG in Munich from 1992. VIAG merged with VEBA (Düsseldorf) in 2000 to form Düsseldorf-headquartered E.ON.
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.
Höttges 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.
Other activities Corporate boards T-Mobile US, Chairman Board of Directors Daimler, Member of the Supervisory Board (since 2020) BT Group, Non-Executive Member of the Board of Directors (2016–2021) Henkel, Member of the Supervisory Board (2016–2021) FC Bayern Munich, Member of the Supervisory Board (2010–2021) EE, 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)
Personal life Höttges lives with his wife and two sons in the Bad Godesberg district of Bonn.
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German manager, CEO Deutsche Telekom
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Timotheus Höttges was born on 18 September 1962 in Solingen.
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Timotheus Höttges is a chairperson of the executive board, entrepreneur, manager, chief executive officer, general manager and board member.
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Sources & further reading
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