Markus Haas

Markus Haas (* 31 March 1972 in Munich ) is a German manager and, since January 2017 CEO of Telefónica Germany and member of the Executive Committee of Telefónica

Markus Haas, CEO of Telefónica Deutschland Holding AG

Life

Markus Haas studied law at the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich . After taking his second state examination, he took part in the Executive Development Program at the University of Oxford . He spent another year at the Oxford Leadership Academy.

In 1998 he started, now a fully qualified lawyer, as a consultant for law and regulation at Viag Interkom (later Telefónica); later as Executive Assistant to the CFO . Subsequently, as Vice President, he was responsible for Corporate and Legal Affairs with commercial responsibility for the roaming and wholesale network operator business.

In 2009 he became a member of the management. He has been a member of the Management Board of Telefónica Deutschland Holding since 2012. In his area of ​​responsibility, he worked on the takeover of HanseNet , the acquisition of E-Plus and the IPO of Telefónica Deutschland. With the Deutsche Telekom AG , Versatel GmbH and with the Drillisch AG partnerships were closed. From 2014, he headed the company's core operational business as Chief Operating Officer .

On January 1, 2017, he took over the chairmanship of the board from his predecessor Thorsten Dirks .

Haas is a member of the Bitkom Presidium. He lives with his family in Munich.

Web links

• Press photos by Markus Haas at Telefónica
• Markus Haas' CV at Telefónica

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Press release Telefónica Deutschland: Markus Haas becomes CEO of Telefónica Deutschland Holding AG , accessed on January 12, 2018
2. ↑ faz.net: Haas new to the management of o2 Germany , accessed on September 8, 2017
3. ↑ Heise online: Markus Haas new CEO of Telefónica Deutschland , accessed on January 30, 2018
4. ↑ Bitkom organization: Presidium , accessed on January 15, 2018