Friedrich Joussen

Vodafone D2 GmbH is part of the Vodafone Group and thus one of the world's largest mobile communications companies. With its innovative products, the company has achieved a share of around 38 percent of the German mobile communications market. Sales and customer numbers have been climbing continuously since 1992: Today, Vodafone generates an annual turnover of EUR 8.3 billion with over 27 million customers.
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Having started out as a small, dynamic company, the Düsseldorf-based mobile communications provider with more than 9,300 employees is still flexible and fast when it comes to being innovative and establishing new technologies on the market. On the way to UMTS, Vodafone launched Vodafone live! - a cell phone portal that makes the entire colorful, interactive multimedia world available anytime and anywhere. By the end of March 2005, there were already 5 million Vodafone live! users.
 Friedrich Joussen, who holds a degree in electrical engineering, began his professional career at Mannesmann AG in 1988. He then became assistant to the management at Mannesmann Mobilfunk (today: Vodafone D2 GmbH) in 1990. From 1992 to 1997, he held various positions in marketing and from 1997 to 2000, he was Managing Director of Marketing at Mannesmann Mobilfunk GmbH. From 2001 to 2003, he was Head of Global Product Management at the Vodafone Group. From November 2003 to September 2005, he held the position of Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Deputy Chairman of the Management Board at Vodafone in Germany. At international level, he has been a member of the new "Integration and Operations Committee" since the beginning of 2005. Friedrich Joussen was born in Duisburg, is married and has four children.

Status: Beginning of 2006