Christopher Mattheisen

Christopher Mattheisen

2011
Born 1961
USA,
Residence Budapest, Hungary
Nationality American
Alma mater Columbia University, New York.
Occupation Chief Executive Officer of Magyar Telekom.
Spouse(s) Mária Mattheisen
Children 4

Christopher Mattheisen (born 1961, USA) American-Hungarian businessman, CEO of Magyar Telekom.

Professional career

Mattheisen graduated in history at Indiana University, Bloomington (1979–1983) and economics at Columbia University, New York (1986–1988). In 1990 he came to Hungary where he started a consulting company for business analysis and strategic planning.[1] In 1993 he was the founding marketing and sales director of T-Mobile Hungary (formerly Westel 900).[2] He moved on to Poland in 1996 to participate in launching the mobile operator Era GSM for US West International as Director of Marketing, Sales and Strategy. From 1997 he headed in London the marketing and sales activities of US West’s (later MediaOne) European mobile subsidiaries, then from 1999 he worked at BT Cellnet as Business Marketing and Sales Director. In September 2002 he was appointed of Magyar Telekom’s Chief Officer heading the Residential Services business unit and member of the Management Committee. From January 2005 to June 2006 he was Chief Officer responsible for the Wireline Services business unit (T-Com, including the residential, Internet and network divisions). On December 5, 2006 he was appointed CEO of the company as successor of Elek Straub, and on December 21 elected member and Chairman of the Board of Directors.[3] Under his leadership, Magyar Telekom won a string of professional awards such as Business Ethics Award (1997), Best Employer in Hungary (2009) and in Central and Eastern Europe (2010), and an international Innovation Award (2010).

Important milestones in his professional career

Memberships

Christopher Mattheisen with a the Jubelee Medallion
Budapest, 2009.11.04.
Photo: Andras Danko

Publications

Lectures – conferences

Interviews

Awards

References

  1. Christopher Mattheisen
  2. Magyar Telekom
  3. Christopher Mattheisen Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
  4. Joint Venture Association
  5. Hungary in the 1990s : sowing the seeds of recovery
  6. Building brand identity in Central Europe and the former Soviet Union
  7. Gyűjteni, gyűjteni, gyűjteni
  8. DFT-Hungária, Budapest, 2011
  9. Internet of things
  10. Business & Technology Conference
  11. Business & Technology - VIDEO
  12. Média Hungary 2011
  13. ITS Programme
  14. Amcham Career School Series
  15. Christopher Mattheisen new award

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