Telekom Austria CEO moves to Vodafone Germany

News General Germany 19 JUN 2015
Telekom Austria CEO moves to Vodafone Germany
Vodafone Germany announced the appointment of Hannes Ametsreiter as its new CEO from 1 October. The supervisory board will decide on the proposal at its next board meeting on 30 June. In addition to his position as CEO, Ametsreiter is due to be appointed to the worldwide Executive Committee of the Vodafone Group. 

Ametsreiter is currently chairman and CEO of Telekom Austria as well as CEO of A1 Telekom Austria. Telekom Austria announced his departure earlier this week. He started his career as brand manager at Procter & Gamble before he joined Mobilkom Austria as product manager in 1996. In 2001, he was promoted to CMO at Mobilkom Austria, and in 2007 to CMO at Telekom Austria. He became CEO in 2009.

Ametsreiter replaces Jens Schulte-Bockum, who announced in May that he would step down as Vodafone Germany CEO in the course of this year. He held the position since early 2012 and led the company's expansion in the fixed market with the acquisition of Kabel Deutschland. 

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