BT Group plc announced that Raphael Kübler, Senior Vice President of the Corporate Operating Office of Deutsche Telekom AG ("DT") will join the Board as a non-independent non-executive director with effect from 30 January 2024. Raphael replaces Adel Al-Saleh as the nominated representative of DT on the Board in accordance with terms agreed at the time of BT Group's acquisition of EE Limited in 2016. Raphael will also be a member of the Nominations Committee.

Raphael is presently overseeing the overall strategic transformation of DT as the Chief Operating Officer of DT. Prior to this, he held the position of Senior Vice President Controlling at DT and Chief Finance Officer of T-Mobile Deutschland GmbH, DT's mobile operations in Germany. His previous roles include Senior Vice President Mergers & Acquisitions and Senior Vice President Top Executive Management at DT.

Raphael has also been a director of T-Mobile USA Inc., since April 2013 and served on other boards of listed companies, including Ströer SE & Co. KGaA, the Board of Hellenic Telecommunications Organisation, and the Board of SES Global S.A. Raphael studied Business Administration at H.E.C in Paris and at the Universities of Bonn and Cologne. He also holds a doctoral degree from the University of Cologne.