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Budapest, July 21, 2008 09:45

The Board of Directors of T-Mobile Macedonia, the Macedonian member company of the Magyar Telekom Group, appointed Dr. Gábor Altmann as the company’s Chief Marketing and Sales Officer as of August 1, 2008. Currently he is Deputy Director business strategy and marketing at T-Systems, Magyar Telekom’s Business Services business unit.

The 46-year-old manager graduated in electrical engineering and telecommunications at the Budapest Technical University and then earned a PhD degree in computer technology. Later he obtained the euro-engineering diploma of FEANI (European Federation of National Engineering Associations), then an MBA diploma from Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, USA). He began his professional career in Austria at Schrack Telecom then continued in France at CERMP (Centre Europeene de la Ressource de Mode Protege) as software developer and programmer. From 1991 he worked with Ericsson Hungary in various positions including marketing manager, project manager, key account manager and finally sales director for alternative service providers. From 2001 he managed telecommunications projects: define governance model and find venture capitals for start-up companies. Gábor Altmann joined the Magyar Telekom Group in 2002 and worked as product management director of Makedonski Telekom in Skopje where he participated in the company’s market oriented transformation and its preparation for liberalization. In 2004 he returned to Budapest and as Senior Consultant at T-Mobile Hungary he managed integrated projects for key customers. From 2006 as Deputy Director business strategy and marketing at Magyar Telekom’s T-Systems unit he has contributed to Magyar Telekom’s transformation from a telecom company into an info-communications (ICT) service provider.

T-Mobile Macedonia is 100% owned by Makedonski Telekom (MakTel), while MakTel’s majority (51%) owner is Magyar Telekom since January 15, 2001.