Timotheus Höttges

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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Born	(1962-09-18) 18 September 1962 (age 62)
Nationality	German
Occupation	Businessman

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

• 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

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.