Friedrich Joussen
Friedrich Peter Johannes Joussen (born 19 April 1963)[1] is a German businessman, and the executive chairman (Vorstandsvorsitzender) of TUI Group (Touristik Union International).
Early life[]
He was born in Duisburg in North Rhine-Westphalia. He attended the Landfermann-Gymnasium. At university, he studied electrical engineering.
Career[]
After graduating from university, he became a software developer in the USA. He spent 22 years in the telecommunications industry.
Vodafone[]
He rose through Vodafone, and its predecessors, to become Chief Executive of Vodafone Germany from 2003 to 2012. Vodafone Germany has around 36 million customers and around 12,000 staff. At Vodafone Germany, he was replaced by Jens Schulte-Bockum, who was the former Chief Executive of Vodafone Netherlands. Vodafone Germany has the Vodafone D2 brand.
TUI[]
He became Executive Chairman of TUI AG in 2013.[2]
Personal life[]
He is married with four children.[3]
See also[]
- Category:Travel and holiday companies of Germany
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- 1963 births
- Businesspeople in the hospitality industry
- German chief executives
- German electrical engineers
- German telecommunications industry businesspeople
- Members of the Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia
- People from Duisburg
- TUI Group
- Vodafone people
- Living people
- Engineers from North Rhine-Westphalia