Matthias Kurth

Matthias Kurth joined Cable Europe in October 2012 as Executive Chairman and sits on its Executive Committee which has oversight of the cable industry’s main representational duties in Europe. Previously he held the position of President of the German Federal Network Agency, Bundesnetzagentur (BNetzA), the authority for telecommunications, postal, energy and railway markets in Germany, including frequency management and digital signature.  Matthias also served as Chairman of the European Regulators Group (ERG) in 2009 to increase regulatory cooperation at the EU level. He served as State Secretary in the Hesse Ministry of Economics, Transport, Technology and European Affairs between 1994 and 1999.