Thorsten Dirks, CEO of E-Plus and member of the Board of Management of KPN, has been announced as the intended CEO of Telefónica Deutschland, subject to closing of the sale of E-Plus. Once closing takes place, Thorsten Dirks will step down as member of the Board of Management of KPN.

Jos Streppel, Chairman of the Supervisory Board 
"The Supervisory Board of KPN would like to thank Thorsten for his strong contribution to KPN and Mobile International, specifically his leadership in executing the successful Challenger strategy of E-Plus."

Thorsten Dirks joined E-Plus in 1996 and has been CEO of E-Plus since 2007. He was appointed as member of the Board of Management of KPN and CEO Mobile International in 2011.