UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Form 6-K
REPORT OF
FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the
month of May 2010
Commission
file number 001-14540
Deutsche
Telekom AG
(Translation
of Registrant’s Name into English)
Friedrich-Ebert-Allee
140,
53113
Bonn,
Germany
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under
cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form
20-F x Form
40-F o
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in
this form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant
to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.
Yes o No x
This
report is deemed submitted and not filed pursuant to the rules and
regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Edward
Kozel appointed as new CTIO
May 03,
2010
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New
Management Board member starts May
3
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Edward
Kozel has long experience in telecommunications
industry
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Edward
Kozel has been appointed Chief Technology and Innovation Officer (CTIO) and
joins the Deutsche Telekom Management Board, effective May 3, 2010. With his
appointment the Deutsche Telekom Board of Management is complete again. Edward
Kozel replaces previous incumbent Hamid Akhavan, who left Deutsche Telekom in
mid-February.
Kozel
spent most of his career in the telecommunications industry in leading
positions, including being a member of the management board of Cisco. He also
served on the supervisory boards of established companies such as Yahoo and
Reuters as well as chairing the Supervisory Board of Telepo. He has also worked
for other leading firms in the field of technology, including Red Hat, Symbol
Technology and TIBCO Software.
Kozel has
established himself particularly within the fields of technology and innovation,
complimenting these with an entrepreneurial approach. In his twelve years in
leading functions at Cisco, five of which he served as CTO, he was responsible
for more than 22 technology acquisitions and 25 minority
investments.
"Edward
Kozel is an established icon in our industry with an outstanding track-record in
terms of leadership and expertise," says Rene Obermann, CEO of Deutsche Telekom.
"I am delighted that Edward has joined Deutsche Telekom and am convinced that he
will make a substantial contribution in implementing our new strategy of ‘fix,
transform and innovate’."
The
chairman of the DT Supervisory Board Ulrich Lehner: "Edward Kozel has proven
himself as a formidable leader who can combine being technologically savvy with
strategic thinking and implementation. Particularly his entrepreneurial
abilities are impressive and he will give Deutsche Telekom the cutting edge in
technological and innovation leadership. I wish Edward Kozel the best of
success”.
"I am
thrilled to be part of Deutsche Telekom during this exciting phase of its
development," says Kozel. "The industry is going through some fast and
phenomenal changes, and I am more than convinced that Deutsche Telekom, with its
new strategy, is on the right track to take on the opportunities of the future.
There is already a sound foundation in place, and I am excited to have been
given the opportunity to further develop and focus Deutsche Telekom’s position
in the global internet communications market."
Kozel is
54 years old and was born in the U.S.A. He graduated from the University of
California, Davis, with a degree in Electrical Engineering. He is married and
has three children.
About
Deutsche Telekom AG
Deutsche
Telekom is one of the world’s leading integrated telecommunications companies
with over 151 million mobile customers, over 38 million fixed-network lines and
more than 15 million broadband lines. The Group provides products and services
for the fixed network, mobile communications, the Internet and IPTV for
consumers, and ICT solutions for business customers and corporate customers.
Deutsche Telekom is present in over 50 countries and has around 260,000
employees worldwide. The Group generated revenues of EUR 64.6 billion in the
2009 financial year - almost half of it outside Germany. (As of December 31,
2009)
SIGNATURE
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized.
DEUTSCHE
TELEKOM AG
By: /s/
Dr. Guillaume Maisondieu
Name: Dr.
Guillaume Maisondieu
Title:
Chief Accounting Officer
Date: May
3, 2010