Hollender new Chief Financial Officer

• Katharina Hollender takes over as Chief Financial Officer of T-Mobile International
• Hamid Akhavan: "She brings with her a wealth of experience in the finance industry and in telecommunications."

Bonn, 2 January 2007 - Effective immediately, Katharina Hollender has been appointed to the position of Chief Financial Officer of T-Mobile International. She succeeds Thomas G. Winkler, who resigned as of January 31, 2007.

"She brings with her a wealth of experience in the finance industry and in telecommunications," says Hamid Akhavan, Chief Executive Officer of T-Mobile International. "This will be a great help in steering us towards achieving our financial targets and thus supporting us on our way to becoming the most highly regarded service company."

Hollender is 40 years old and comes to T-Mobile International from T-Hrvatski Telekom in Croatia, where she was Chief Financial Officer. Before moving to Croatia, she was Chief Financial and IT Officer at T-Punkt Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH in Germany. She joined Deutsche Telekom AG in 1998, first in central controlling, where she was responsible for national and international carriers, then as Head of Board Member Support, Finance and Controlling at DTAG.

Born in Essen, Germany, Hollender graduated with a degree in economics from the University of Essen, majoring in business informatics, organization and planning and financial management.

 

T-Mobile Czech Republic, a member of the international telecommunications group Deutsche Telekom, has almost 6.2 million customers, the number-one operator in the Czech market. T-Mobile is an integrated operator: in addition to telecommunications services, it offers comprehensive ICT solutions not only for companies, but also for other organizations and individuals. It provides outstanding services in the high-speed network, which was proved repeatedly by benchmark testing performed by umlaut (former P3) with Best-in-Test seal.

T-Mobile Czech Republic places emphasis on taking a responsible approach to the environment and society. It adheres to fair business practices, helps beneficial applications and services to see the light of day, supports non-profit organizations, small businesses and individuals, and lends a helping hand whenever crisis situations arise. The company’s employees serve as volunteers in many places across the entire Czech Republic.

More information about the company is available at www.t-mobile.cz, www.t-press.cz (the portal for journalists) and www.t-mobile.cz/pomahame (information on the company’s CSR activities).

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