02 Timotheus Höttges

Company: Deutsche Telekom Revenue: US $ 135.7bn Founded: 1995

Timotheus joined Deutsche Telekom in 2000, first serving as Managing Director responsible for Finance and Controlling before later becoming Chairman of the managing board for T-Mobile Deutschland. During his tenure, he has overseen major developments such as the creation of the company’ s independent cyber security unit T-Security, the company’ s ventures into television and cloud offerings, and the roll out of 5G and fibre-optics. As leader, Timotheus says curiosity and openness are two of the most important factors for successful leadership and that those qualities are integral to how to approach new technologies. businesschief. com