(born 1980) has been active in the IT/Telecom Industry since 2001 in various capacities involving technology, planning, research and development of nationwide telecommunications networks. Markus Hendrich was appointed to ecotel's Executive Board on July 1, 2020, initially in the role of Chief Digital Officer (CDO), and from October 2021 as Co-Chairman of the Executive Board. As sole Chairman of the Executive Board since September 2022, he has been responsible for Strategy, Technology, Operations, Portfolio and Processes, as well as central administrative functions.
After obtaining an in-service degree in industrial psychology, ecotel’s future Chief Digital Office (CDO) worked for more than 10 years in different management positions at QSC AG and Plusnet GmbH, a company of EnBW, until 30/06/2020 as Managing Director for Technology, Product Management and Marketing.
For the past 10 years Markus Hendrich has also been active in regulatory matters and has helped to shape the German telecommunications market not only on a national but also on a EU level.. He is co-author of several broadband standards and, before joining ecotel, was a member of the extended executive committee of the competitors' association VATM.