• DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG Key Executives

  • Hamid Akhavan - Director/Chairman of the Board, Subsidiary
    Total Compensation: $ 2.28 M
    Hamid Akhavan, born in 1961, has been the Member of the Management Board of Deutsche Telekom since December 5, 2006, responsible for the operating segment Mobile Communications Europe and is also Chairman of the Management Board of T-Mobile International AG. He is responsible both for the management of the mobile communications companies in Western, Central and Eastern Europe and for the European national companies that operate in the fixed network and mobile communications areas. This technology expert is also responsible for innovation and product development, as well as technology, IT and procurement throughout the Group. Hamid Akhavan was previously Chief Technology and Information Officer (CTO) on the Management Board of T-Mobile International. Following a strategic realignment, he was also appointed CTO of the Deutsche Telekom Group in September 2006. Mr. Akhavan has been working at T-Mobile International since September 2001 and was appointed to the Management Board in December 2002. Before that, he was Chief Technical Officer and Chief Information Officer at Teligent Inc., an international broadband fixed and wireless access company, and held various positions at other technology companies. Hamid Akhavan graduated from the California Institute of Technology (CALTECH) with a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. He received a Master's degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the same fields.
    Reinhard Clemens - Director/CEO, Subsidiary
    Total Compensation: $ 122,917.00
    Reinhard Clemens, born in 1960, was appointed, on December 1, 2007, to the Management Board of Deutsche Telekom AG responsible for the Business Customers operating segment and as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of T-Systems International GmbH. He graduated with a degree in electrical engineering from the RWTH Aachen University in Aachen, Germany. Mr. Clemens began his career as General Manager of the Association for Industry Automation in 1990. In 1994, Mr. Clemens started his career at IBM, holding various positions in sales, service and outsourcing until he left the company in 2001 to join Systematics AG. There he served as member of the Management Board responsible for sales. In 2001, Reinhard Clemens began working for EDS in Germany. As the Chairman of the Executive Board, he was responsible for sales, business operations and strategy in Central and Eastern Europe.
    Thomas Sattelberger - Director/Other Executive Officer
    Total Compensation: $ 2.48 M
    Thomas Sattelberger, born in 1949, was appointed to the Management Board of Deutsche Telekom AG as Chief Human Resources Officer on May 3, 2007. Mr. Sattelberger, a graduate in Business Administration, was CHRO of Continental AG in Hanover from July 2003 until his appointment to the same position at Deutsche Telekom. From 1994 to 2003, Thomas Sattelberger worked for Deutsche Lufthansa AG in Frankfurt, where he began as Head of Group Executives and HR Development and went on to become Executive Vice President Product & Service as a member of the Executive Board of Lufthansa Passage Airline responsible for the service operation and product development from 1999 to 2003. Mr. Sattelberger started his professional career in 1975 in the Central Directorate for Education and Development at the Daimler-Benz Group in Stuttgart. From 1982 to 1988, his responsibilities included Executive Development in the MTU Group at the Daimler Group company MTU Motoren- und Turbinen-Union GmbH in Munich/ Friedrichshafen. In 1989, Mr. Sattelberger became Head of Management Development, Training & Service Quality at Mercedes-Benz AG, International Sales Organization in Stuttgart, which he left to become Head of Management Development & Education at DaimlerChrysler Aerospace AG in Munich in 1990. Mr. Sattelberger started his professional career in 1975 in the Central Directorate for Education and Development at the Daimler-Benz Group in Stuttgart. From 1982 to 1988, his responsibilities included Executive Development in the MTU Group at the Daimler Group company MTU Motoren- und Turbinen-Union GmbH in Munich/ Friedrichshafen. In 1989, Mr. Sattelberger became Head of Management Development, Training & Service Quality at Mercedes-Benz AG, International Sales Organization in Stuttgart, which he left to become Head of Management Development & Education at DaimlerChrysler Aerospace AG in Munich in 1990.
    Ulrich Hocker - Director
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Ulrich Hocker, Principal Occupation: Manager in Chief of Deutsche Schutzvereinigung fur Wertpapierbesitz e.V. (DSW), Dusseldorf. Supervisory Board Memberships/Directorships: Arcandor AG, Essen (previously Karstadt Quelle AG) E.ON AG, Dusseldorf Feri Finance AG, Bad Homburg, Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board Gartmore SICAV, Luxembourg Phoenix Mecano AG, President of the Administrative Board ThyssenKrupp Stainless AG, Duisburg.
    Dr. Thomas Mirow - Director
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Dr. Thomas Mirow, Principal Occupation: State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Finance (Bundesministerium der Finanzen), Berlin.
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Reitzle, Principal Occupation: Chairman of the Management Board, Linde AG, Munich. Supervisory Board Memberships/Directorships: Allianz Lebensversicherungs-AG, Stuttgart (until July 2007) KION Group GmbH, Wiesbaden (since June 2007) The BOC Group plc., Guildford, UK (since September 2007) (mandate within Linde group).
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Dr. Klaus G. Schlede, Principal Occupation: Member of the Supervisory Board, Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Koln. Supervisory Board Memberships/Directorships: Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Koln Deutsche Postbank AG, Bonn Swiss International Air Lines AG, Basel.
    Lothar Schroder - Deputy Chairman/Director
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Lothar Schroder, Principal Occupation: Member of the ver.di National Executive Board, Berlin. Supervisory Board Memberships/Directorships: T-Mobile International AG, Bonn (until 10/2006), T-Mobile Deutschland GmbH, Bonn and Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board.
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Lawrence H. Guffey, Principal Occupation: Senior Managing Director, The Blackstone Group International Ltd., London. Supervisory Board Memberships/Directorships: Axtel Ote, San Pedro Gaza Garcia, Nuevo Leon, Mexico Cineworld Corp., London, UK TDC AS, Copenhagen, Denmark Paris Review, New York, USA.
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Ingrid Matthaus-Maier, Principal Occupation: Speaker of the Management Board, KfW Bankengruppe, Frankfurt am Main. Supervisory Board Memberships/Directorships: Deutsche Post AG, Bonn Deutsche Steinkohle AG, Herne (since November 2007) EVONIK Industries AG, Essen (until November 2009) (previously RAG Beteiligungs-AG) RAG Aktiengesellschaft, Essen Salzgitter Mannesmann Handel GmbH, Dusseldorf.
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Prof. Dr. Wulf von Schimmelmann, Principal Occupation: Former Chairman of the Management Board, Postbank AG, Bonn. Supervisory Board Memberships/Directorships: accenture Corp., Irving, Texas, USA Altadis S.A., Madrid, Spain BAWAG P.S.K. AG, Vienna, Austria, Chairman of the Supervisory Board (since July 2007) BHW Holding AG, Berlin/Hameln, Chairman of the Supervisory Board BHW Bausparkasse AG, Chairman of the Supervisory Board Bundesverband deutscher Banken e.V., Berlin, Member of the Management Board (until June 2007) Deutsche Post AG, Bonn (since August 2007) Deutsche Postbank Financial Services GmbH, Frankfurt/Main, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors (until June 2007) maxingvest ag, Hamburg (previously TCHIBO Holding AG) Postbank Filialvertrieb AG, Bonn, Chairman of the Supervisory Board (until June 2007) Postbank Finanzberatung AG, Hameln, Chairman of the Supervisory Board (until June 2007) PB Lebensversicherung AG, Hilden, Chairman of the Supervisory Board (until June 2007) PB Versicherung AG, Hilden, Chairman of the Supervisory Board (until June 2007) PB Capital Corp., Wilmington, Delaware, USA, Chairman of the Board of Directors (until June 2007) PB (USA) Holdings, Inc., Wilmington, Delaware, USA, Chairman of the Board of Directors (until June 2007) (mandate within Deutsche Post group).
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Timotheus Hottges, born in 1962, was appointed member of the Management Board of Deutsche Telekom AG, T-Home, Sales & Service, on December 5, 2006. After studying Business Administration and Economics at the University of Cologne, Timotheus Hottges started his professional career with the management consultancy firm, Mummert + Partner. From 1992 to 2000, he worked in various positions for the VIAG Group in Munich, among them Senior Vice President for Controlling and Mergers & Acqusitions, and project leader for the merger between VIAG AG and VEBA AG to E.ON AG. In 2000, Mr. Hottges moved on to T-Mobile Deutschland as head of the Finance Department, and succeeded Rene Obermann as Managing Director of the company in April 2002. In January 2003, he was appointed member of the Management Board of T-Mobile International, Sales & Service Operations, and was in charge of sales activities and customer care at the European subsidiaries of T-Mobile in Germany, the United Kingdom, The Netherlands, Austria, and the Czech Republic.
    Bernhard Walter - Director
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Bernhard Walter, Principal Occupation: Former Speaker of the Management Board, Dresdner Bank AG, Frankfurt. Supervisory Board Memberships/Directorships: BilfingerBerger AG, Mannheim, Chairman of the Supervisory Board Daimler AG, Stuttgart (previously DaimlerChrysler AG) Henkel KGaA, Dusseldorf Staatliche Porzellan-Manufaktur Meissen GmbH, Meissen, Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board Wintershall AG, Kassel, Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board Winterhall Holding AG, Kassel (since 11/2006).
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Dr. Hubertus von Grunberg, Principal Occupation: Serves as member of several supervisory boards. Supervisory Board Memberships/Directorships: ABB Ltd., Zurich, Switzerland, President of the Administrative Board Allianz-Versicherungs AG, Munchen Continental AG, Hannover, Chairman of the Supervisory Board Deutsche Post AG, Bonn (until July 2007) MAN AG, Munchen (until March 2007) Schindler Holding AG, Hergiswil, Switzerland, Administrative Board.
    Karl-Gerhard Eick - Other Corporate Officer/Director
    Total Compensation: $ 2.07 M
    Dr. Karl-Gerhard Eick, born in 1954, has been Head of the Finance Department and a member of the Management Board of Deutsche Telekom AG since January 2000. In November 2002, he was appointed Deputy Chairman of the Management Board of Deutsche Telekom AG. From January 1, 2007 to May 2, 2007, Dr. Eick provisionally took over responsibility for Human Resources on the Board. From June 1, 2007 to November 30, 2007, he was also acting Board member for Business Customers, responsible for T-Systems. After studying business administration and earning a doctorate, Dr. Eick worked in various positions for BMW AG between 1982 and 1988. From 1989 to 1991 he acted as head of Controlling at WMF AG in Geislingen. In 1991, he became head of the Controlling, Planning and IT Division for the Carl Zeiss group. From 1993 to 1999, he held top management positions with the Haniel Group, where he was responsible for the Controlling, Business Administration and IT Division of the strategic management holding company of Franz Haniel & Cie. GmbH. Other board memberships outside Deutsche Telekom: Corpus Immobiliengruppe GmbH & Co. KG, Dusseldorf (Chairman of the Supervisory Board); Deutsche Bank AG, Frankfurt am Main (Supervisory Board); FC Bayern Munchen AG, Munchen (Supervisory Board).
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Josef Falbisoner - Director
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Josef Falbisoner, Principal Occupation: Chairman of the Bavarian District of the Union ver.di. Supervisory Board Memberships/Directorships: PSD-Bank e.G., Munchen, Augsburg office.
    Lothar Holzwarth - Director
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Lothar Holzwarth, Principal Occupation: Chairman of the Works Council of T-Systems Business Services GmbH, Bonn. Supervisory Board Memberships/Directorships: PSD Bank RheinNeckarSaar e.G., Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Chairman of the Supervisory Board T-Systems Business Services GmbH, Frankfurt am Main.
    Michael Loeffler - Director
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Michael Loffler, Principal Occupation: Member of the Works Council of Deutsche Telekom Netzproduktion GmbH, Bonn, Technical Infrastructure Branch Office, Central/Eastern District.
    Michael Sommer - Director
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Michael Sommer, Principal Occupation: President of the Trade Union Council, Berlin. Supervisory Board Memberships/Directorships: Deutsche Postbank AG, Bonn, Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board KfW Bankengruppe, Frankfurt am Main, Administration Board Salzgitter AG, Salzgitter.
    Monika Brandl - Director
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Monika Brandl, Principal Occupation: Chairwoman of the Central Works Council at Group Headquarters / GHS, Deutsche Telekom AG, Bonn.
    Rene Obermann - Chairman of the Board/Director
    Total Compensation: $ 2.64 M
    Rene Obermann, born in 1963, has been Chairman of the Management Board of Deutsche Telekom AG since November 13, 2006. From December 1, 2002 until November 12, 2006, he was in charge of mobile operations on the Management Board, served as CEO of T-Mobile International and was responsible for the Mobile Communications strategic business area. Mr. Obermann became a member of the Management Board of T-Mobile International in June 2001, responsible for European Operations. From April 2000 until March 2002, Mr. Obermann was Chief Executive Officer of T-Mobile Deutschland. Between April 1998 and March 2000, Mr. Obermann was Managing Director of Sales at T-Mobile Deutschland. He started his career by setting up the company ABC Telekom, in Muenster after completing a business traineeship with BMW AG in Munchen between 1984 and 1986. In 1991, he became Managing Partner of Hutchison Mobilfunk, successor of ABC Telecom. From 1993 to 1998, he was Chairman of that company's management board. Mr. Obermann was also Chairman of the former German Association of Mobile Communication Service Providers during 1995 and 1996.
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Waltraud Litzenberger, Principal Occupation: Deputy Chairwoman of the Works Council of Deutsche Telekom AG, Bonn. Supervisory Board Memberships/Directorships: PSD-Bank e.G., Koblenz.
    Wilhelm Wegner - Director
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Wilhelm Wegner, Principal Occupation: Chairman of the Group Works Council and the European Works Council at Deutsche Telekom AG, Bonn. Supervisory Board Memberships/Directorships: VPV Allgemeine Versicherungs-AG, Koln VPV Holding AG, Stuttgart Vereinigte Postversicherung VVaG, Stuttgart.
    Wolfgang Schmitt - Director
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Wolfgang Schmitt, Principal Occupation: Head of Liasion Office, T-Home Headquarters, Deutsche Telekom AG Bonn. Supervisory Board Memberships/Directorships: PSD Bank RheinNeckarSaar e.G. Telemarkt AG, Reutlingen.
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Hermann-Josef Becker, Principal Occupation: Member of the management Deutsche Telekom Direct Sales and Consulting as well as Chairman of the Group Executive Staff Representation Committee and Executive Staff Representation Committee, Deutsche Telekom AG, Bonn.
    Sylvia Kuhnast - Director
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Sylvia Kuhnast, Principal Occupation: Consulting function to the Central Works Council, T-Mobile Germany, Hannover.