Deutsche Telekom Peoplewatch: ex-Airtel innovation boss handed AI product remit
Richard Agnew2026-02-04T05:01:00
The latest strategic and senior changes at Deutsche Telekom, including top-level changes in the Group’s growing AI product organisation, T-Mobile’s IT team, and infra side businesses Lumos and Fiber Experts Deutschland.
This article includes:
- Themes: AI leadership; Consumer strategy; Digital healthcare; Digital transformation; Executive appointments; Fibre rollout; Go‑to‑market reset; Mobility services; Operational performance; Organisational restructuring; Real estate management; Risk management.
- People: Axel Orbach; Bardia Zanganeh; Benno Willoweit; Brian Stading; Christian Knopp; David Bulmann; David Smith; Dr. Malte Debus; Dr. Peter Raue; Henning Heuser; Janine Hascke; Jon Abrahamson; Josh Many; Kartik Sheth; Kerstin Larsson‑Knetsch; Malte Debus; Michael Falkensteiner; Michael Thum; Patrick Fischer; Raimund Winkler; Rodrigo Diegl; Samoa Pfannenstiel; Uwe Heckert; Warren McNeel.
- Geographic: Austria; China; DACH; Europe; Germany; India; Netherlands; Shenzhen; Switzerland; USA.
- Organisations: Bharti Airtel; Deutsche Bahn; Deutsche Funkturm; Deutsche GigaNetz; Deutsche Telekom (DT); DTCP; Elecnet; Fiber Experts Deutschland; FOXY; GD Towers; Lumos; Philips; T‑Mobile US; T‑Systems; Telekom Deutschland (TDE); Telekom Healthcare Solutions (THS); Telekom Mobility Solutions; Wynk; Zühlke.