Ralph Dommermuth was born on 1963 in Montabaur, Germany, Germany. Ralph Dommermuth leads United Internet AG, one of Germany's largest Internet access providers.
It serves mostly home users and small- to medium-sized enterprises and also provides web hosting, storage and email services.
Dommermuth launched United's predecessor company, 1&1 AG, in 1988 with a borrowed desk and $285,000 saved from working as a computer salesman.
It went public on Germany's stock exchange for high-tech companies, the Neuer Markt, in 1998.
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Biography/Timeline
1988
In 1988, Dommermuth founded United Internet, and has been its CEO ever since.
2015
Dommermuth owns 40% of United Internet, the Germany-headquartered broadband provider, which manages the 1&1, GMX and Web.de brands, with 2015 turnover of Euro 3.7 billion, and 48 million customers in 11 countries.
2017
In 2017, when federal elections took place in Germany, the largest donation to a political party was provided by Dommermuth, Euro 500,000 Euro to the CDU, Germany's conservative party.