Robert Chvatal

Do you know what Jürgen Klinsmann, Jeff Bezos, Sandra Bullock, and I have in common? This year, we are all celebrating our 60th birthday. 😊 Today is my birthday and I am very happy to celebrate this anniversary. The 60 is a special number: The number system of the Babylonians was based on the 60 and thus formed a so-called sexa- or hexagesimal system. This division is also still common in our timekeeping: an hour has 60 minutes and a minute has 60 seconds. So, definitely something good! And so I look back on my 60 years: I was born in 1964 in beautiful Saarbrücken, where I still live today. I went to school here and studied computer science at Saarland University, which in my opinion is one of the best universities, and also earned my doctorate here. When I was a child, my mother asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. My spontaneous answer: manager. At the time, I didn't know exactly what a manager did, but I was fascinated by the fact that they made so many phone calls. 😉 But there was probably more to it, because that's exactly the path I took. I took my first professional steps as a working student at Siemens. After that, I went to IBM in San Jose and this was followed by several management positions at SAP and IDS Scheer, among others. Since 2008, my heart has been beating for Magenta T. 🩷 Looking back, I can say that I never planned my career down to the last detail. I seized opportunities and something positive always developed from them. This is also a learning: In order to move forward, you have to be brave, give up the tried and tested and leave your comfort zone again and again. I did that regularly. In addition, as a die-hard IT and numbers lover, I have learned that the people in a company are the real superpower, not the technologies – they only support. We have to give our employees freedom, relieve them of monotonous tasks through automation and AI, promote them and invest in their know-how. Because the world around us is changing blazing fast. You never stop learning! And one more insight: We should all maintain a "Day One spirit". We should approach things anew every day as we did on our first day at work: motivated, open, curious and driven. Because routine creeps in all too quickly, we rely too much on existing processes and sometimes recognize trends and new customer requirements too late. You can prevent this with a Day One mentality. What do I plan to do for the next few years? Professionally: Continuing to listen to customers and employees, learn from them, absorb impulses and successfully develop T-Systems further. Private: Maybe to realize one of my dreams – a trip to Antarctica. But today it’s to celebrate. With family, friends and my dear wife Katja, who has been by my side for half my life.  

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Q3/2024 results meet our expectations: We are pleased to report another successful quarter in which we reached 68 mio. EUR revenues with an EBITDAaL margin of 58%.   Furthermore, after around 70 investors’ dialogues until year end and a share price increase of around 35% (YTD), we are seeing further potential. Latest updates of analyst reports are supporting our optimism, evaluating EuroTeleSites with a “buy” recommendation and seeing our share price at up to 5.90 EUR.

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ATIVATE THE BASE - what does this mean in daily practice? It is absolutely wonderful to experience the creativity, fun and passion which you bring into the workplace dear Marlene Strasser 🌎 and David Vincent Schnell #leadership #learning #femalepower #entrepreneurship

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Our customers are very close to my heart. That’s why I regularly seek the dialogue with them. When I was invited privately 10 years ago and told them that I worked at Telekom, I was told many negative experiences. Fortunately, this has changed completely in recent years. Because we put our customers at the center of everything we do. But not only that, we want to make a difference through quality. And we succeed! Compared to 8 years ago, customer complaints have dropped to below 5% and we win all the major network and service tests.   And I'm hearing more and more positive reports, even recently when I was privately invited. I was thrilled by the following story, which a good acquaintance with a second home near Dallas told me. She is a happy T-Mobile customer. She had been at AT&T for years and was very unhappy with her internet. Everything didn't work – it was pure chaos. Therefore, she called T-Mobile and wanted to change providers. One of our colleagues took his time and gave her the best advice. The line was switched on time, the new router was easy to install via plug & play. Her conclusion: "It was completely unproblematic and everything runs smoothly."   That's exactly how it should be! Needs analysis, competent advice, reliability and the highest quality – whether for private customers or for large companies. That sounds simple, but it's not. That's why we invest a lot in the expertise of our employees, promote new skills, including those related to artificial intelligence, and have comprehensive programs to further increase reliability and quality. We won't stop! #tmobile #tsystems #deutschetelekom #quality

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🌟 A Story of Strength and Dedication 🌟 Today, I want to share the journey of Anna Farris, someone who has deeply impressed me both professionally and personally. Anna and I worked together in 2017-2018, during what was undoubtedly one of the most challenging times of her life—when she was first diagnosed with breast cancer. Even then, she demonstrated incredible courage, resilience, and determination, qualities that continue to define her today. Anna has not only faced her illness head-on but has also used her experiences to create something truly impactful. She founded a community in Switzerland for people living with metastatic breast cancer, providing a safe space for connection, support, and understanding. This initiative has grown into a formal patient organization that advocates for greater visibility and understanding for those affected by this chronic illness. For anyone impacted by metastatic breast cancer, if you know someone who could benefit, or if you want to support them, I encourage you to follow and support their work: Metastasierter Brustkrebs Schweiz. Anna’s story reminds us of the power of community and the importance of making invisible challenges visible. Let’s help amplify their voices and show our support for this incredible initiative! 💬 Share this post, follow the organization, or tag someone who might benefit from their work. Together, we can make a difference. #BreastCancerAwareness #CommunitySupport #MetastaticBreastCancer #Dedication

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When Client Interest comes First !

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A SPECIAL TYPE OF AI (APE INTELLIGENCE) - SINGULARITY ATTENTION WATCH, WONDER AND END YOUR WEEKEND WITH A HEARTY LAUGHTER https://lnkd.in/ekWfG4-T

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Today we presented our financial results for the second quarter and the first half of 2024 in an investor and analyst conference call where our CEO, Bert Habets, and CFO, Martin Mildner, provided the participants with answers on recent and upcoming developments of the #ProSiebenSat.1 Group. Key questions related to the expected development and visibility of advertising revenues in the third quarter and the second half of the year, the cash flow development until the end of the year and the expected level of net debt as well as the focus areas for the already incidacted increase in programming costs. With revenues of EUR 3.942bn and adjusted EBITDA of EUR 608m in the last 12 months, we are well on track to achieve our full-year targets for Group revenues of EUR 3.95bn (+/-EUR 150m) and adjusted EBITDA of EUR 575m (+/-EUR 50m) – even under consideration of increasing programming expenses in the rest of the year. Please feel free to contact the ProSiebenSat.1 IR team if you have any further questions about our financial results and outlook. #ProSiebenSat.1 #FinancialResults #InvestorCall #AnalystCall

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Are you a #decision #maker? Are you an #Entrepreneur? Today, Swisscom is launching a #digital #signing service specifically for SMEs and organizations. With Swisscom Sign for #SMEs, #associations, #foundations and #organizations of all kinds now have the opportunity to gain extremely easy access to a #qualified #electronic #signature (#QES) - without any lengthy and cost-intensive IT system integration projects. Simply enter the organization and the employees / members who should be able to sign at https://lnkd.in/e5aZTV-h and the company / organization is ready to sign all documents internally in a qualified manner, but also to invite external counterparties to sign electronically. Swisscom Sign connects people, companies and organizations that want to make decisions together. Incidentally, many existing digital "signature providers" often do not use the qualified electronic signature (QES)! However, only the QES (!) is legally equivalent to a handwritten signature. If you are going to sign digitally, then do it securely! Swisscom Sign relies exclusively on QES and wants to make a key contribution to a more secure and trustworthy digital society. Side note: I am extremely proud what the team has achieved to realize such an easy to use qualified electronic signature ecosystem for individuals, organizations and large corporates in just a few months. #Interdisciplinary #high-#performance teams are the key to #success. Christoph Aeschlimann Isa Müller-Wegner Urs Lehner Roger Keller Roger Wüthrich-Hasenböhler Raffael Knecht Michel Lapiccirella Alina Chakirov Roman Zoun Luc Grünig Gioia Schweizer Lua Vasconcelos Dominic Schlegel Oliver Schläpfer Katia Reinhardt Manuel Bühlmann Patrick Minder Swisscom Trust Services ajila AG ti&m Beat Steiner Daniel Stöckli Raphael Bättig Horst Gaiser Innovative Web AG Tobias Groenen Peter Amrhyn Mario Voge Marcel Kurz Silvano Martin Swisscom Business

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🌟 Honored to have been part of the Goldbach Group AG Xchange: Future of TV 2024 last week in Munich! 📺🚀 It was truly inspiring to connect with industry leaders and discuss the evolving landscape of TV advertising. Here’s what I noted: 1️⃣ Quality Content & Discoverability: With the explosive growth in video and CTV content, capturing viewers’ attention (and advertising revenue) is becoming more challenging. Publishers are looking into ways for more discoverability towards TV viewers on the big screen but also towards advertisers in the bidstream (poetic ;) 2️⃣ Frustration around Transparency & Measurement: There’s an awareness about our common to do list as an industry:  to create more transparency and better measurement in CTV advertising. This will require further collaboration outside the walled gardens which will always benefit from their log-in data. It’s probably clear now, that there won’t be the one solution that helps advertisers with targeting, frequency capping, measurement and attribution in TV and across other Devices but maybe we don’t even need that. 3️⃣ Contextual Targeting & AI Contextual targeting in CTV is becoming increasingly crucial (like it was in TV).  It’s not just about where the ad appears (although that in itself would already be great to know for 70% of marketers), but ensuring it aligns contextually with the content to enhance relevance and drive engagement. Through the rise of multi-modal language models (looking at Video, Audio, Text) advertisers can benefit from really elaborate contextual segments that help them with targeting their audience in streaming platforms. 📺 🎯 📈 A big thank you to Goldbach and the organizers for hosting such a dynamic and forward-thinking event. #GoldbachXchange2024 #FutureOfTV #CTV #ContextualTargeting #ContentCreation #CreativeOptimization #AdTech #DigitalAdvertising

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Really cool stuff. Automation of news pages using AI. 🤖📰 Stories are prepared for digital and print publication in the usual way and then selected for pagination in a specified page sequence. The story text and media content is sent to the AI engine - which is cloud-deployed - together with layout parameters. After a short interval the page data is returned to the editorial workspace and the pages are filled with the selected content. For a 10-page section the process takes under two minutes.

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A1 Telekom Austria Group reports a revenue growth of 0.7% in the first quarter of 2024. Service revenues increased by 3.1%. We continue to perceive an environment of rising costs, where we need to focus on efficiency measures. EBITDA increased by 4.2%. In Austria we secured mobile frequencies in the 26 GHz range as well as in the 3.5 GHz band in a public auction with a total investment of EUR 7.2 million. We are committed to continue investing in our award-winning networks. The company's continued transformation towards sustainability also remains in focus. In addition to further decarbonization, we are also putting a special emphasis on the supply chain and the implementation of CSRD. I want to thank the entire #A1team for their continuing efforts. 🙏 #empoweringdigitallife 

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The IFPI's "Music in the EU" report highlights the undeniable economic and cultural impact of the music industry in Europe. With a €81.9 billion GDP contribution and 1.5 million jobs, music is not just an art form—it's a key economic driver. The dominance of streaming, accounting for over 80% of revenue, demonstrates how digital transformation is shaping the future. The industry's growth potential is immense, and the insights from this report provide valuable guidance for anyone navigating the evolving music landscape in Europe. At BTW Music, we leverage these insights to refine our strategic support. By understanding economic and digital trends, we help our clients—artists, labels, and companies—better position themselves in a rapidly changing market, maximizing the opportunities offered by streaming and enhancing the management of their rights and administrative activities. 🎶🌍 #BTWMusic #MusicIndustry #Streaming #MusicEconomy

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Last week, my dear colleagues Susanne Adler and Marija Dejanova, posed an intriguing question: “Rolf, with #WorldBookDay approaching, have you considered sharing which book has left a deep impression on your life and nurtured your #Growthmindset?” Reflecting on their question, I realized that not just one, but at least three books have influenced my mindset and are absolutely worth sharing: Ian Kershaw – "To Hell and Back", a Christmas gift from my daughter, gripped me from the moment I opened it— it details the origins of the First World War, the horrific unfolding of events, and the suffering it inflicted across Western and Eastern Europe. It explores how the war's end, coupled with the Russian Communist Revolution and damaged German national pride, paved the way for the rise of the Nazis and even more catastrophic Second World War. What relation does this have to a "growth mindset"? None whatsoever. Instead, it showcases the dangers of a "closed mindset" - dogmatism, pettiness, egoism, fear, and a refusal to compromise. It serves as a poignant reminder and a call to action for anyone following today’s headlines. Walter Isaacson – “Steve Jobs”, more than just a biography, this book serves as a bible of management do's and don'ts as seen through the life of Steve Jobs. It reveals Jobs' flaws and missteps while illuminating how he emerged as one of the most, if not the most, successful leaders in business history. His leadership, often seen as embodying a "growth mindset," truly reflects a visionary's foresight, anticipating and even inventing future consumer needs. Even though I read the book more than eight years ago, I vividly remember each chapter, including his "reality distortion" attitude. Kazuo Ishiguro – “Klara and the Sun”: Currently on my bedside table, this novel begins with a slow burn but quickly builds into a compelling narrative. Told through the eyes of Klara, an Artificial Friend, designed to accompany children, the story explores her life with a terminally ill child whom she is meant to eventually replace. This narrative delves into the potential futures of AI and imagines how machines might one day embody a "growth mindset." Together, these three books offer a profound exploration of human history, the complexities of our nature, and the brilliance of our innovations. They paint a picture of a future where humanity may coexist with machines—not just as forms of AI, but as integral, artificial companions in our daily lives. Let me turn the question back to Susanne Adler, Marija Dejanova & other colleagues: Which book has left an indelible mark on your growth journey? Don't forget, we're also running a World Book Day challenge for all Deutsche Telekom Global Carrier and International Network & Service Unit employees, with a chance to win a special book bundle tailored to cultivate a growth mindset! Click here https://lnkd.in/eNB547DQ (internal link) to join our Book Challenge!

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Some personal news: After 10 intense but mostly amazing years I have decided to leave ZEAL Network SE/LOTTO24 AG, to pursue new adventures both in business and in private. As a team we accomplished a lot during that time: took over and combined LOTTO24 and Tipp24, reinvented our marketing formula, introduced top notch ways of working in Product and Data, changed business models, and refactored high-load e-commerce platforms. In consequence we tripled billings within 5 years, closing in on the magic 1 billion € mark, sent CLV up and CAC down significantly, and built out our strong # 1 position in the German market. There is much more good stuff in the making, so I keep being very bullish for ZEAL Network. What excites me the most is the high density of strong and senior people we have taken onboard, and the playful yet ambitious culture we have created. Dear colleagues, I will miss you! A special thanks to my Board colleagues Helmut, Paul, Sebastian and Jonas, for our trusted relationship and great discussions we could have. Peter, thanks for your support as the chairman of our Supervisory Board. What’s next? Although we have 3 amazing kids, I never took a parental leave. Not cool, I know. My wife Nicole always covered my back, and I cannot thank her enough. Going forward we want to create more balance, and I want to do what’s possible to help her restart her own career. So, for some time I’ll focus on being a dad and house husband! Wish me luck and tolerant family members... In parallel I want to vet three different business options: 1) Create a small portfolio of businesses through a buy-and-build strategy. Many businesses have a succession issue, for me this might be a better fit than founding another startup again.  2) Founder succession. I like scaling businesses, and often the founders aren’t the right people to take a proven model to the next level.  3) Engage in a high-purpose business. I bet it is highly rewarding to help tackle some of the world’s biggest issues, be it in energy, climate change, protecting democracies, our demographic challenge, etc. Keep you posted once this gets more tangible! Don’t hesitate if you want to reconnect on the above and exchange some ideas.

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