Friedrich Peter Johannes Joussen (born 19 April 1963) is a German businessman, and the executive chairman (''Vorstandsvorsitzender'') of

TUI Group TUI Group is a German leisure, travel and tourism company. TUI is an acronym for ''Touristik Union International'' ("Tourism Union International"). TUI AG was known as Preussag AG until 1997 when the company changed its activities from mining to ...

(''Touristik Union International'').

Early life

He was born in

Duisburg Duisburg () is a city in the Ruhr metropolitan area of the western German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Lying on the confluence of the Rhine and the Ruhr rivers in the center of the Rhine-Ruhr Region, Duisburg is the 5th largest city in No ...

North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Nordrhein-Westfalen, ; li, Noordrien-Wesfale ; nds, Noordrhien-Westfalen; ksh, Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale), commonly shortened to NRW (), is a state (''Land'') in Western Germany. With more than 18 million inha ...

. He attended the Landfermann-Gymnasium. At university, he studied electrical engineering.

Career

After graduating from university, he became a software developer in the USA. He spent 22 years in the telecommunications industry.

Vodafone

He rose through

Vodafone Vodafone Group plc () is a British multinational telecommunications company. Its registered office and global headquarters are in Newbury, Berkshire, England. It predominantly operates services in Asia, Africa, Europe, and Oceania. , Vod ...

, and its predecessors, to become Chief Executive of Vodafone Germany from 2003 to 2012. Vodafone Germany has around 36 million customers and around 12,000 staff. At Vodafone Germany, he was replaced by Jens Schulte-Bockum, who was the former Chief Executive of

Vodafone Netherlands Vodafone Libertel B.V. is the second largest mobile phone company in the Netherlands, and was previously called Libertel. It is part of VodafoneZiggo, a joint venture between Liberty Global and Vodafone. It offers 2G GSM, 2.5G GPRS on the 900& ...

. Vodafone Germany has the Vodafone D2 brand.

TUI

He became Executive Chairman of

TUI AG TUI Group is a German leisure, travel and tourism company. TUI is an acronym for ''Touristik Union International'' ("Tourism Union International"). TUI AG was known as Preussag AG until 1997 when the company changed its activities from mining to ...

in 2013. In June 2022, it was announced that Joussen would be stepping down from his position at TUI in the September of 2022, and would be replaced by Sebastian Ebel the company’s currnet CFO.

Personal life

He is married with four children.TUI Group CV
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References

External links

TUI Group – Friedrich Joussen
{{DEFAULTSORT:Joussen, Friedrich 1963 births Businesspeople in the hospitality industry German chief executives German electrical engineers German telecommunications industry businesspeople Members of the Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia People from Duisburg TUI Group Vodafone people Living people Engineers from North Rhine-Westphalia