Timotheus Höttges Short biography
Timotheus Höttges 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. He was born in Solingen, Germany, in 1962. He received a degree in Business from the University of Cologne. Höttges began his career at VIAG AG in 1992. He joined Deutsche Telekom in 2000 and has held various leadership positions within the company. He is also a member of the supervisory boards of several other companies, including Daimler, Henkel, and FC Bayern Munich.
Under Höttges' leadership, Deutsche Telekom has become one of the world's leading telecommunications companies. He has overseen the company's expansion into new markets, such as the United States, and has also led the development of new products and services, such as the Telekom Entertain internet TV service. Höttges is widely respected within the telecommunications industry and is considered to be one of the most successful CEOs in Germany.