Orange & T-mobile get approvals to merge. UK’s largest Mobile Operator is now in the making.

By Editor on November 12, 2009 · Leave a Comment

The proposed merger between Orange and T-Mobile gets all the nods from competition authorities and government bodies in UK and Europe. This signals the creation of UKs largest mobile operator with 30 million users and a market share of around 37 percent.

Timotheus H¶ttges, the CFO of Deutsche Telekom said- “The negotiations were conducted in a fair way and I am certain that this spirit of professionalism and partnership will shape the future of our joint venture. It will set new standards as number one in UK mobile market.”

Of late, T-mobile has faired well but Orange has been fairing below expectations with its fixed broadband customer base dwindling to below the 1 million mark.

Most analysts believe that the merger will allow the companies to better leverage their synergies and develop competitive synergies in high growth sectors such as mobile broadband and roll out innovative services.

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T-Mobile reshapes management structure

By Editor on December 19, 2006 · Leave a Comment

T-Mobile is reshaping its management structure following the recent changes at parent company Deutsche Telekom. An executive committee will be formed to support the new T-Mobile CEO Hamid Akhavan and handle daily operations. In addition to the T-Mobile board members Thomas Winkler (Finance), Lothar Harings (Personnel) and Michael Guenther (Joint Ventures), the committee will include T-Mobile’s managing directors from Germany, the UK, the Netherlands, Austria, the Czech Republic and Poland.Deutsche Telekom corporate developer officer at Deutsche Telekom Christopher Schlaeffer has been named head of product and innovation at T-Mobile International, as well as serving in the same position at Deutsche Telekom. Joachim Horn, formerly technology director at T-Mobile Germany, is promoted to CTO of Europe at T-Mobile International. Other members of the executive committee include T-Mobile UK marketing chief Phil Chapman, who will also take on European branding and marketing for T-Mobile International. Steffen Roehn is also promoted to head of IT management across the group, in addition to heading T-mobile Germany’s IT.

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Guenther Ottendorfer, currently responsible for technology at T-Mobile Austria, will take over responsibility for technology at T-Mobile Germany. In the interim, Steffen Roehn will serve in this capacity. In the future, the sales and service area of T-Mobile International, formerly headed by Timotheus Hoettges, will report directly to CEO Hamid Akhavan. Hoettges was recently named to the Deutsche Telekom board. T-Mobile CEO Akhavan, also appointed to the Deutsche Telekom board, will take responsibility on the parent company’s board for product development and innovation activities.