Technology >> CEO Interviews >> September 22, 2003
Eckhard Spoerr has been CEO of freenet.de AG since the company was established in 1999. He heads the Strategic Planning, Operations, Press and Public Relations, Marketing and Sales divisions. 34-year-old Spoerr has proven leadership qualities and extensive sales and marketing skills, as well as extensive restructuring/managerial experience acquired in earlier positions. He gained his broad range of experience at a number of prestigious companies including MobilCom and the Booz Allen & Hamilton consulting firm. Before his appointment as CEO of freenet.de AG, Spoerr led the Marketing and Sales departments at the chip-card manufacturer ODS Landis & Gyr GmbH & Co. KG, as a member of senior management. He eventually went on to join the management of the topnet EDP and Data Communications AG, Dsseldorf. Eckhard Spoerr studied economics at the University of the Saarland and at the Michigan Business School (Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA). He completed his international university degree in just seven semesters. Profile
Mr. Spoerr: The freenet story began in early 1999 when
