Deutsche Telekom AG - The 2009 financial year

Thomas Sattelberger. Board member responsible for Human Resources. Born in 1949. After completing his business administration studies at the Baden-Württemberg University of Cooperative Education, Thomas Sattelberger started his professional career in the Central Directorate for Education and Development at the Daimler-Benz group in Stuttgart. From 1994 to 2003, he worked for Deutsche Lufthansa AG, most recently as Executive Vice President Product & Service of Lufthansa Passage Airline. Between 2003 and 2007 he served as Chief Human Resources Director of Continental AG in Hanover. Since May 3, 2007 Thomas Sattelberger has been Member of the Deutsche Telekom AG Board of Management responsible for Human Resources and Arbeitsdirektor (Labor Director). Niek Jan van Damme. Board member responsible for Germany. Born in 1961. Following his degree in economics at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Niek van Damme began his career with Procter & Gamble in 1986. He was a Managing Partner at Floor Heijn Retail from 1997 until he joined Ben Nederland, later T-Mobile Netherlands, as Director for Marketing Communications in 1999, where he also served as Managing Director from 2004 to 2009. Niek Jan van Damme has been Member of the Deutsche Telekom Board of Management since March 2009 and has headed the Germany department with responsibility for sales, marketing and service activities of the fixed-network and mobile operations in Germany since July 2009. Guido Kerkhoff. Board member responsible for Southern and Eastern Europe. Temporarily responsible for the COO task areas Europe and International Sales & Service since February 15, 2010. Board member responsible for Europe from April 1, 2010. Born in 1967. Having graduated with a degree in business administration, Guido Kerkhoff began his career in the group accounting department of VEW AG. He then moved to Bertelsmann AG, where he headed the department for projects and general corporate accounting and control- ling issues. He joined Deutsche Telekom in 2002 and served in various management positions in the Finance department, most recently as Head of Group Accounting and Controlling. Guido Kerkhoff has been Member of the Deutsche Telekom Board of Management responsible for Southern and Eastern Europe since March 1, 2009. Reinhard Clemens. Board member responsible for T-Systems. Temporarily responsible for the COO task areas Products & Innovation and Technology, IT and Procurement since February 15, 2010. Born in 1960. After graduating with a degree in electrical engineering from Aachen University, Reinhard Clemens launched his career as General Manager of the Association for Industry Automation in 1990. Between 1994 and 2001, he held various positions within the IBM group, before moving to the Board of Management of Systematics AG with responsibility for the sales department. He then became chairman of the Executive Board of EDS in Germany. Since December 2007, Reinhard Clemens has been Member of the Deutsche Telekom Board of Management of T-Systems, and CEO of the Group’s corporate customer arm. René Obermann. Chairman of the Board of Management. Born in 1963. After training to become an industrial business administrator at BMW AG in Munich, René Obermann set up the trading company ABC Telekom in 1986. He headed ABC’s successor company, Hutchison Mobilfunk GmbH, as Managing Partner and was Chairman of the company’s Managing Board from 1994 to 1998. In 1998 he joined the Deutsche Telekom Group as Managing Director of T-Mobile Deutschland with respon- sibility for Sales. In April 2000 he became Chairman of the Managing Board and one year later was appointed Member of the Board of Manage- ment for European Operations and Group Synergies at T-Mobile Inter- national. In November 2002 he joined the Deutsche Telekom Board of Management where he headed the mobile communications department and at the same time was appointed Chairman of the T-Mobile International Board of Management. On November 13, 2006 René Obermann took over as Chairman of the Board of Management of Deutsche Telekom AG. Hamid Akhavan. Chief Operating Officer (COO) (until February 14, 2010). Born in 1961. After graduating in electrical engineering and computer science and receiving a Master’s degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Hamid Akhavan worked with Teligent and other companies before joining Deutsche Telekom in 2001. In December 2002 he was appointed to the T-Mobile International Board of Management as Chief Technology and Information Officer (CTO). Between 2006 and 2009, he was Chairman of the T-Mobile International Board of Management. Hamid Akhavan’s Group-wide responsibilities also included innovation and product development as well as the areas of technology, IT and procure- ment. From July 2009 to February 2010, Hamid Akhavan was COO of Deutsche Telekom. He was also in charge of the mobile communications companies in Europe. Timotheus Höttges. Board member responsible for Finance. Born in 1962. After studying business administration in Cologne, Timotheus Höttges started his career with Mummert + Partner, a business consulting firm in Hamburg, moving on to the VIAG group in 1992. He joined Deutsche Telekom in September 2000, where he has held various posi- tions including Chairman of the T-Mobile Deutschland Managing Board and Member of the T-Mobile International Board of Management with responsibility for Sales and Service Operations, before assuming respon- sibility for T-Home and Sales & Services on the Group Board of Manage- ment. On March 1, 2009 he became Member of the Deutsche Telekom AG Board of Management with responsibility for Finance. Dr. Manfred Balz. Board member responsible for Data Privacy, Legal Affairs and Compliance. Born in 1944. After studying law at the universities of Tübingen, Munich, St. Petersburg, and Harvard University in Boston, Dr. Balz began his career at the German Federal Ministry of Justice in 1974. He then worked as General Counsel for Treuhandanstalt Berlin and as a partner at the inter- national law firm Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering. From 1997 until his appoint- ment to the Deutsche Telekom Board of Management, Dr. Balz was the Group’s General Counsel. He has been Member of the Deutsche Telekom Board of Management responsible for Data Privacy, Legal Affairs and Compliance since October 22, 2008. 29To our shareholders The Board of Management