Awards & Recognition
★CEO of the Year - World Communication Awards 2015
★Appeal of Conscience Award 2019 for outstanding promotion of education, culture and sustainability
★John J. McCloy Award 2025 from American Council on Germany for strengthening transatlantic relations
★Honorary Doctorate from Ben-Gurion University 2022
★CEO Video Excellence Award from BMTD (multiple times)
Notable Facts
→CEO of Deutsche Telekom AG since 2014, leading Europe's largest telecommunications company
→Orchestrated $26 billion T-Mobile US and Sprint merger in 2020, creating America's second-largest wireless carrier
→Oversees €21 billion annual infrastructure investments in 5G and fiber networks
→Supervisory Board member at Mercedes-Benz Group AG and Chairman of T-Mobile US Board
→135,000+ LinkedIn followers, 22K Instagram followers, active social media presence
→Named one of Europe's most influential telecommunications leaders
→Contract extended until 2028 by Deutsche Telekom supervisory board