Elke Anderl Appointed as Head of Sales for Germany at T-Systems

Elke Anderl, SVP Sales Germany © Deutsche Telekom

(IN BRIEF) Elke Anderl has been appointed as the new Head of Sales for Germany at T-Systems International GmbH. With 16 years of experience in sales and service, Anderl brings extensive expertise from the automotive and telecommunications sectors. In her role, she will focus on developing customer relationships in Germany, aiming to elevate T-Systems as a trusted digitalization partner. Anderl emphasizes human-centered collaboration in the AI era to optimize customer and employee experiences.

(PRESS RELEASE)  BONN, 15-Feb-2024 — /EuropaWire/ — Deutsche Telekom (ETR: DTE), one of the world’s leading integrated telecommunications companies and the largest telecommunications provider in Europe by revenue, announces that T-Systems International GmbH has appointed Elke Anderl as the new Head of Sales for Germany. In her role as Senior Vice President (SVP) Sales Germany, she will report to Urs M. Krämer, Managing Director Commercial at T-Systems, succeeding Laura Vantellini.

With over 16 years of experience in sales and service, Anderl brings extensive expertise from both the automotive industry and the telecommunications sector. Beginning her career in automotive, she transitioned to Deutsche Telekom in 1999, where she held various management positions domestically and internationally, including roles in Singapore and Japan.

During her tenure at T-Systems, Anderl served in key management roles, notably as Global Account Manager for Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz Group. She also led Performance Management in HR Development at Deutsche Telekom from 2016 to 2018. In recent years, Anderl has been integral to Telekom Deutschland’s Sales & Service management team, focusing on service development, innovation, and customer experience enhancement through digitalization and process optimization.

Ferri Abolhassan, CEO of T-Systems and member of the Board of Management of Deutsche Telekom, expresses confidence in Anderl’s ability to drive digitalization initiatives, stating, “We want to inspire our customers as a digitalization partner and offer them tailored solutions for the age of artificial intelligence. Elke is the perfect fit to fulfill this goal. With her extensive experience gained at T-Systems, in the IT market and with our German business customers, she is a highly valuable addition to our team. I am very much looking forward to working with her,”

In her new role, Anderl will spearhead the development of customer relationships in Germany, aiming to elevate T-Systems as a trusted digitalization partner. Anderl emphasizes the importance of human-centered collaboration in the AI era, aiming to optimize customer and employee experiences.  “I am very pleased to be part of this energetic team to further develop our sales strategy in Germany and drive the growth of T-Systems. We want to turn customers into fans – in the AI era, the optimal coupling of people and artificial intelligence is particularly important,” says Elke Anderl, underscoring her commitment to fostering meaningful connections in the evolving digital landscape.

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