Timotheus Höttges

Timotheus Höttges
Timotheus Höttges
	Höttges at startup night
Born	18 September 1962 (age 62)
Nationality	German
Occupation	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]

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

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.

References

^ "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.

External links

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

[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 proposed for election to the Supervisory Board Daimler, press release of February 19, 2020.

[10] Daimler schlägt Telekom-Chef zur Wahl vor Tim Höttges soll Paul Achleitner im Daimler-Aufsichtsrat ersetzen Manager Magazin, February 19, 2020.

[11] Board of Directors BT Group.

[12] Supervisory Board Henkel.

[13] Antje Kullrich (25 February 2022) Höttges verlässt Henkel-Aufsichtsrat Börsen-Zeitung.

[14] "Timotheus Höttges". 4-traders.com. Retrieved 24 February 2017.

[15] Board of Trustees Deutsche Telekom Stiftung.

[16] Members European Round Table of Industrialists.

[17] Board of Trustees European School of Management and Technology (ESMT).

[18] Presidium Federation of German Industries (BDI).

[19] Thomas Bellut und Timotheus Höttges im Stiftungsrat Deutsche Sporthilfe, press release of September 1, 2015.

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