Deutsche Telekom has announced a refresh to its management team, with the company naming Jan Hofmeyr as its new technology chief.

Hofmeyr, who most recently served as VP of telecom at AWS, will join the German telco's board and become the carrier's next CTO on November 1.

He will succeed Abdu Mudesir in the role, who left the company at the end of March to take the top tech job at US operator Verizon, one of T-Mobile's big rivals.

The appointment of Hofmeyr brings an end to the company's search for Mudesir's replacement. He's been at AWS since 2021, and previously spent 15 years at Comcast.

"Deutsche Telekom is one of the few companies in the world that has a strong telecommunications base, international reach, and the ability to industrialize technology on a large scale at the same time," said Hofmeyr.

"Jan knows the telecommunications industry from his many years of experience. At the same time, he knows the world of international technology platforms, the speed of cloud and digital business models, and the enormous momentum that has created artificial intelligence. He knows both sides of the playing field. This is exactly the connection we need now," added Tim Höttges, CEO of Deutsche Telekom.

Hofmeyr's appointment wasn't the only management change announced by Deutsche Telekom, with the carrier also naming a new CFO, as current CFO Dr. Christian Illek will depart the telco after the company's 2027 AGM at the end of April for "age-related reasons."

Illek will be succeeded by Dhananjay Mirchandani, who has been at Deutsche Telekom since 2019.

The company also confirmed Mladen Mitic as its new chief product & digital officer. He replaces Jonathan Abrahamson, who Deutsche Telekom notes is leaving the company at his own request. Mitic had previously headed B2C commercial growth in Deutsche Telekom's Europe segment.