Timotheus_Höttges

Timotheus Höttges

Timotheus Höttges

German businessman

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]

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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.

Education

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

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

Bonn headquarters of Deutsche Telekom

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

Corporate boards

  • 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

Personal life

Höttges 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

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    "Timotheus "Tim" Hoettges". bloomberg.com. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
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    Wirtschafts Woche
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    Munzinger
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    "Timotheus Hoettges". DLD-conference.com. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
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    Finance Magazin
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    "BT : Completion of the acquisition of EE Limited". 4-traders.com. 2016-01-29. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
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    "Board of directors". btplc.com. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
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    Timotheus Höttges proposed for election to the Supervisory Board Daimler, press release of February 19, 2020.
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    Daimler schlägt Telekom-Chef zur Wahl vor Tim Höttges soll Paul Achleitner im Daimler-Aufsichtsrat ersetzen Manager Magazin, February 19, 2020.
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    Board of Directors BT Group.
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    Supervisory Board Henkel.
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    Antje Kullrich (25 February 2022) Höttges verlässt Henkel-Aufsichtsrat Börsen-Zeitung.
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    "Timotheus Höttges". 4-traders.com. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
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    Board of Trustees Deutsche Telekom Stiftung.
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    Members European Round Table of Industrialists.
  17. [17]
    Board of Trustees European School of Management and Technology (ESMT).
  18. [18]
    Presidium Federation of German Industries (BDI).
  19. [19]
    Thomas Bellut und Timotheus Höttges im Stiftungsrat Deutsche Sporthilfe, press release of September 1, 2015.
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