(Telecompaper) Vodafone Germany announced the appointment of Hannes Ametsreiter as its new CEO from 1 October. The supervisory board will decide on the proposal at its next board meeting on 30 June. In addition to his position as CEO, Ametsreiter is due to be appointed to the worldwide Executive Committee of the Vodafone Group. Ametsreiter is currently chairman and CEO of Telekom Austria as well as CEO of A1 Telekom Austria. He started his career as brand manager at Procter & Gamble before he joined Mobilkom Austria as product manager in 1996. In 2001, he was promoted to CMO at Mobilkom Austria, and in 2007 to CMO at Telekom Austria. Ametsreiter replaces Jens Schulte-Bockum, who announced in May that he would step down as Vodafone Germany CEO in the course of this year.