London, United Kingdom - September 7, 2015, London, United Kingdom - EE, a digital communications company, announced the appointment of Thorsten Langheim and Arnaud Castille as non-executive directors on the board.
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Mr. Langheim has served as a director of T-Mobile since April 30, 2013 and is a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and Executive Committee of Board of Directors.
Mr. Langheim also serves as Senior Vice President Group Corporate Development of Deutsche Telekom, a position he has held since November 2009. In his current role, he manages Deutsche Telekom’s Corporate Strategy and Group M&A activities.
Prior to his position at Deutsche Telekom, Mr. Langheim was Managing Director at the Private Equity Group of The Blackstone Group, an asset management and financial services company, from May 2004 to June 2009, primarily focusing on private equity investments in Germany.
He is a member of the Supervisory Board of Scout24. Previously, he served on the boards of STRATO AG and T-Venture Holding GmbH.
Mr. Langheim holds a Master of Science degree in International Securities, Investment and Banking from the ISMA Centre for Education and Research at the University of Reading. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in European Finance and Accounting from the University in Bremen (Germany) and Leeds Business School (United Kingdom).
Mr. Castille joined Orange as Executive Vice President for Mergers and Acquisitions on August 26, 2013. He previously served as a Director in the M&A Department at the Vivendi Group, a position he took in 2012.
Having started his career as an auditor with Ernst & Young, Mr. Castille joined Bouygues as Director of Finance and Administration for a construction services business unit and before taking on a role as Account Manager at consulting firm CSC Peat Marwick. In 2001, he joined Vivendi as Director of Management Control for its subsidiary Maroc Telecom.
Mr. Castille transferred to Vivendi headquarters as Vice President of the Strategy Department in 2005, before returning to Maroc Telecom as Chief Financial Officer and a member of the Management Board from 2006-2012. ■