International Conference > Speakers & Delegates > René Obermann

René Obermann followed a business traineeship with BMW in Munich between 1984 and 1986, then setting up the business ABC Telekom in Münster, Germany. In 1991 he became Managing Partner of Hutchison Mobilfunk GmbH, the successor of ABC Telecom, and - in 1993 until 1998 - Chairman of the Management Board. He was also Chairman of the former German Association of Mobile Communication Service Providers in 1995 and 1996. Between April 1998 and March 2000 he was Managing Director Sales at T-Mobile Deutschland. He became Chief Executive Officer of the company in 2000 and a member of the board of T-Mobile International, where he was responsible for European Operations and Group Synergies until his appointment as Chairman of the Board. He became a Member of the board of management of Deutsche Telekom, responsible for T-Mobile, in November 2002 and, in December 2002, was appointed Chairman of the Board of T-Mobile International.

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