German Manager Rene Obermann

Rene Obermann was born on 5^th March 1963 in Duesseldorf. He grew up in Neuss where his grandfather ran a small printing craftsmanship. After his Abitur he did  a business trainee-ship at BMW AG in Munich.

After that he wanted to study economics at the University of Muenster. To improve his financial situation he founded a small company called ABC Telekom with which he earned 1 million Mark in the first year. 

He quit his studies, never finished them and sold the company. Then he started to work for the Deutsche Telekom AG.
In 2006 he moved to the top of the management and became the youngest leader of a German top 30 company.

He undertook cost cuts and made overseas investment which is why he is said to be an innovative manager.

Furthermore he has been the Vice President of the German industry association BITKOM since 2007.

He stepped down from the Deutsche Telekom at the end of year 2013 and then changed to the Dutch cable TV operator Ziggo NV at the beginning of 2014.

He doesn’t hesitate to make necessary but unpopular decisions and he is said to be ambitious, determined, straightforward and qualified.
He himself said that a good manager has to work hard, be collaborative, control his business and have good social skills. Besides he is of the opinion that those who are in charge should deal with the criticism that might arise.