Düsseldorf, 1 April 2008. Journalist Dirk Ellenbeck (35) and marketing expert Thorsten Höpken (36) are two new faces in the Vodafone Germany press team. Both are contributing relevant experience in the communications industry to Vodafone's press activities. Dirk Ellenbeck is the press contact for innovation, technology, quality and security and Thorsten Höpken deals with press enquiries about consumer products and tariffs.
After graduating from high school, Dirk Ellenbeck (35) completed an apprenticeship as management assistant in advertising and worked in marketing and PR for three years before becoming a freelance journalist in 2000. Over the last eight years, Ellenbeck has written articles on subjects such as mobile communication, mobile computing and digital photography for many news agencies, lifestyle media and specialist publications. Since 1 April 2008, Ellenbeck has been press spokesperson at Vodafone where he is mainly responsible for subjects relating to innovation, technology, quality and security. Dirk Ellenbeck is married with one child.
Thorsten Höpken (36) completed an apprenticeship as bank business management assistant before going on to study for an MBA in Frankfurt and Bochum. He started his career at Vodafone after graduating from university in 2001. Since then, Thorsten has worked as product manager in various marketing projects, including the Vodafone live! launch, the introduction of UMTS and the launch of DSL at Vodafone. Thorsten Höpken has been press spokesperson for consumer products and tariffs since March 2008.
Both are members of Jens Kürten's external communications team.
You can also reach the Vodafone press team outside office hours on the press hotline at +49 211 533 5500. Or you can subscribe to an e-mail and text message press service at http://www.vodafone.de/unternehmen/presse/97958.html.
If you have any queries, please contact:
Jens Kürten, External Communications, T. +49 211 533-6650
Press hotline: +49 211 533 5500
Vodafone Germany is one of the largest and most modern telecommunications providers in Europe. It serves almost 34 million customers, realises turnover of more than EUR 8 billion and has 9,000 employees. Vodafone Germany is an innovative technology and service enterprise, offering a comprehensive range of mobile communication services from one provider. The portfolio includes mobile communications and fixed network telephony, as well as data services for business and private customers. Continuous development, numerous patents and investments in new products, services and the modern network have made Vodafone an innovation leader in the German telecommunications market. The company is headquartered in Düsseldorf. Eight branch offices and a chain of 1600 Vodafone shops keep us close to our customers. The Vodafone Germany group of companies also includes a majority shareholding in the Arcor telecommunications group, which is headquartered in Eschborn, Germany. Vodafone Germany is committed to CSR and it additionally supports numerous projects through the German Vodafone Foundation.
The company is part of the Vodafone Group. Visit the website at www.vodafone.de for further information.