Since February 2011, the economist Norbert Westfal has been managing director of the commercial division and, since 2016, CEO at EWE TEL GmbH; a subsidiary of the EWE AG in Oldenburg. Since November 2014, Norbert Westfal has been president of BREKO, which represents the majority of all landline competitors of Deutsche Telekom AG. . Norbert Westfal began his professional career at the Mannesmann group, where he served in various management functions, until his change to EWE TEL as CFO at Arcor AG & Co. KG. 

EWE group brings together three key sectors – energy, telecommunications and information technology – which generate synergies by growing together. In this interconnected structure, all group companies develop sustainable, intelligent energy systems together, while at the same time leading the way with their services in their respective core business. EWE TEL offers internet, landline, mobile communication and online tv as well as corporate solutions and carrier services to roughly 700,000 private, corporate and public customers. The company is currently extending the company-owned 35,000 km communication network investing in a fibre optic broadband network, bringing high-speed internet connections to rural areas. Particular strengths of EWE TEL include the numerous regional service partners, on-site services as well as attractive packages for EWE’s telecommunication and energy products. EWE TEL is one the largest regional telecom companies in Germany.