Executive bodies

Changes in the composition of the Board of Management

At its meeting on February 21, 2018, the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Telekom AG resolved to extend Timotheus Höttges’ contract as Chairman of the Board of Management by five years. Timotheus Höttges was reappointed as Chairman of the Board of Management effective January 1, 2019. Also at its meeting on February 21, 2018, the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Telekom AG resolved to appoint Dr. Christian P. Illek as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) effective January 1, 2019.

At its meeting on July 13, 2018, the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Telekom AG resolved to appoint Birgit Bohle as the new Board of Management member responsible for Human Resources and as Labor Director effective January 1, 2019. Birgit Bohle succeeded Dr. Christian P. Illek in this position.

At its meeting on September 4, 2018, the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Telekom AG resolved to appoint Thorsten Langheim as the Board of Management member responsible for USA and Group Development, a newly created Board of Management department, effective January 1, 2019.

At its meeting on May 22, 2019, the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Telekom AG resolved to dissolve the “Data Privacy, Legal Affairs and Compliance” Board department (DRC) effective December 31, 2019. After this date, Internal Audit and Risk Management will be assigned to the “Finance” Board department. Group Security Governance will be assigned to the “Technology and Innovation” Board department. The Data Privacy, Legal Affairs, and Compliance units will be assigned to the “Human Resources” Board department. Birgit Bohle will head up the extended “Human Resources and Legal Affairs” department from January 1, 2020. Dr. Thomas Kremer will leave the Group for reasons of age effective March 31, 2020. Until his departure, Dr. Kremer will support the transition to the new structures as part of a designated mandate.

Changes in the composition of the Supervisory Board

Shareholders’ representatives. The current terms of the Supervisory Board appointments of Lars Hinrichs and Karl-Heinz Streibich ended after the shareholders’ meeting on March 28, 2019. The shareholders’ meeting resolved, by a majority, to elect both Supervisory Board members as shareholders’ representatives in the Supervisory Board until the end of the shareholders’ meeting that resolves to approve the actions of the Supervisory Board members for the 2023 financial year. The Bonn District Court’s appointment of Dr. Rolf Bösinger as a member of the Supervisory Board ended at the close of the shareholders’ meeting on March 28, 2019. The shareholders’ meeting resolved, by a majority, to elect Dr. Rolf Bösinger as a shareholders’ representative in the Supervisory Board until the end of the shareholders’ meeting that resolves to approve the actions of the Supervisory Board members for the 2023 financial year.