Ulrich Lehner is a German businessperson who has been at the helm of 5 different companies. Currently, Dr. Lehner occupies the position of Chairman-Supervisory Board of Deutsche Telekom AG. Dr. Lehner is also on the board of Porsche Automobil Holding SE and Deutsche Telekom Services Europe GmbH.

Ulrich Lehner previously was Chairman-Supervisory Board of ThyssenKrupp AG and Controller at Fried Krupp AG Hoesch-Krupp (a subsidiary of ThyssenKrupp AG), Vice Chairman at Novartis AG, Chairman-Management Board at Henkel AG & Co. KGaA and President, MD & Chief Executive Officer at Henkel Asia-Pacific Ltd. (a subsidiary of Henkel AG & Co. KGaA) and Auditor at KPMG Deutsche Treuhand-Gesellschaft AG.

He received an undergraduate degree and a doctorate from Technische Universität Darmstadt.