Executives and Directors

Chief Executive Officer
Mr Thodey became Chief Executive Officer and an executive director on 19 May 2009. 

 

Experience:
Mr Thodey joined Telstra in April 2001 as Group Managing Director of Telstra Mobiles. He was appointed to the position of Group Managing Director Telstra Enterprise and Government in December 2002 and was responsible for the company's corporate, government and large business customers in Australia, TelstraClear in New Zealand and Telstra's International sales division.

Before joining Telstra, Mr Thodey was Chief Executive Officer of IBM Australia/New Zealand and previously held several senior executive positions in marketing and sales with IBM across Asia Pacific.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology and English from Victoria University in New Zealand. Mr Thodey attended the Kellogg Post-Graduate School General Management Program at Northwestern University in Chicago.

Directorships of other listed companies – current:
Nil

Directorships of listed companies – past three years:
Nil

Other:
Current: Chairman of Sensis Pty Ltd (2009 –  ).
Former:  Chairman, TelstraClear New Zealand (2003 – 2009); Chairman, Basketball Australia (2008-2010).

Group Managing Director
Telstra Media Services and CEO Sensis Pty Ltd

Bruce Akhurst is the Group Managing Director of Telstra Media Services and Chief Executive Officer of Telstra's advertising and media business, Sensis. Bruce also has management responsibility for Telstra's digital media strategy, which includes Telstra's 50 per cent interest in Pay TV company, FOXTEL. More recently in March 2005, Bruce was also appointed Chairman of the FOXTEL board.

As Chief Executive Officer of Sensis, he has responsibility for driving the sustainable growth of the company and the continuing evolution of Sensis' highly successful advertising and search operations.

Prior to his appointment as CEO Sensis on 1 January 2005, Bruce was GMD of Telstra Wholesale, BigPond^® and Media Services, in addition to being Telstra Group General Counsel and Sensis Chairman. Bruce joined Telstra as General Counsel in late 1996 and was appointed Group Managing Director Legal and Regulatory in early 1999.

Before joining Telstra, Bruce was the Managing Partner at a national law firm. He has an Economics Degree with Honours, as well as his legal qualification, and taught in the Faculty of Economics and Politics at Monash University before embarking on his legal career.

Group Managing Director
Telstra Consumer

Gordon Ballantyne commenced at Telstra as Group Managing Director for the Consumer business on 30 June 2010.  Gordon is responsible for all of Telstra's retail stores and channel partners, consumer call centres, consumer segment marketing and category marketing.

Prior to joining Telstra Gordon was with Hewlett Packard (HP), where he was Vice President of the Personal Systems Group in the United Kingdom.

Before joining HP, he founded and was director of Dell.com in Europe and also created Dell Ventures in Europe. Previously, Gordon was Sales and Service Director and a member of the board of T-Mobile in the UK.  Prior to T-Mobile, Gordon was founder of Dell Ventures Europe, the strategic investment arm of Dell Corporation and a member of Dell’s European Executive Management team.

Gordon holds a degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh.

Group Managing Director
Telstra Enterprise and Government

Nerida Caesar joined Telstra Enterprise and Government in August 2006 as Managing Director for Integrated Accounts. In December 2007 she took on the role of Executive Director National Sales where she was responsible for managing products, services and customer relationships for Telstra Enterprise and Government throughout Australia.

In March 2009, Nerida was appointed Group Managing Director, Telstra Wholesale. Appointed to the position of Group Managing Director, Telstra Enterprise and Government in May 2009 she is now responsible for the company's corporate, government and large business customers in Australia.

Before joining Telstra Nerida was Vice President of IBM's Intel Server Division for the Asia Pacific region and previously held several senior management and sales positions with IBM.

Nerida is a member of the AIIA National Board of Directors and holds a Commerce degree with a major in Marketing and an MBA from the Melbourne Business School.

Group Managing Director
Telstra Wholesale

Paul is responsible for the company's wholesale customers in Australia and globally.

Paul (re)-joined Telstra in August 2006 as Executive Director of Convergent Sales in Telstra Enterprise & Government where he was responsible for the marketing and sale of voice, data, mobile and unified communications solutions to the company's corporate, government and large business customers.

Prior to joining Telstra in 2006, Paul was Senior Vice President of Sales at a telecom operating software company based in Boston, USA.

Paul originally joined Telstra in 1994 and held many positions over an 11 year period in Telstra's legal directorate and product management teams.

Prior to joining Telstra, Paul worked with Baker & McKenzie Solicitors.

Group Managing Director
Human Resources

Andrea Grant was appointed Group Managing Director, Human Resources on 7 October 2005.

Andrea joined Telstra from GM Holden where she was Executive Director, Human Resources; a position she held since 2001. She also served as GM Holden's first female board member.

Before joining GM Holden, Andrea was Human Resources Director of Merck, Sharp & Dohme (New Zealand) Limited.

Andrea began her career in human resources in 1984 with Drake International in Johannesburg, South Africa and has over twenty years of experience in the field.

Andrea holds a Bachelor of Education Degree, a Post Graduate Diploma in Teaching, and an Affilliate Diploma from the Australian/NZ Insurance and Finance Institute. In addition she is a graduate of the London Business School's Advanced Development Programme.

Group General Counsel

Will Irving was appointed Group General Counsel of Telstra on 1 January 2005. Will is responsible for the provision of legal services to Telstra's Board and leads a team of lawyers who provide strategic advice and counsel to business units across the company.

Will joined Telstra in 1997 and headed legal services in a number of business units including Wholesale, International and Infrastructure Services. In 2001 he was appointed Deputy Group General Counsel.  Before joining Telstra, Will was a member of the telecommunications and trade practices (anti-trust) group at leading Australian law firm Mallesons Stephen Jaques.

Will holds degrees in Law (Hons) and Commerce from the University of Melbourne.  He has served on the board of the Australian Corporate Lawyers Association and as Chair of its Professional Issues Committee.  He is also on the Board of PILCH (Victoria’s pro-bono legal services co-ordination body) and a regular speaker and author on in-house legal practice.

In 2006, he was named Australian Corporate Lawyer of the Year and the Communications Law Committee of the International Bar Association gave him its Outstanding Achievement Award in 2008.   Most recently, the Telstra legal team was the ALB Australian Law Awards’ In-House Team of the Year for 2010."

Group Managing Director
Stuart Lee was appointed Group Managing Director in March 2010 to work directly with the CEO to prepare for future challenges and opportunities, and possible different structural models for the company.

Previously, Stuart was Executive Director of the Telstra Program Office reporting to the CEO. In this role he was responsible for tracking and driving key elements of Telstra's overall Transformation program (approximately $12B in capex over 5 years), and, with the CFO, planning and managing Telstra's overall annual capital budget. He has been an executive since 1987, and a member of Telstra's Senior Management Team since 1993.

Stuart is a Telstra nominee director on the joint venture boards of Reach (based in Hong Kong), 3GIS, and 1300Australia, and has served on other local and international boards. He is currently Chairman by rotation of Reach and 3GIS.

Stuart has 39 years experience with Telstra and its predecessor organisations after starting as a cadet engineer. He has held key roles including Head of Procurement; Managing Director Long Distance Products; Product Portfolio Manager International; Product Portfolio Manager Data and Dedicated Products; and a variety of other executive and senior roles across products, engineering, billing, marketing, IT, and operations.

Stuart holds Bachelor degrees in Engineering (Electrical) and Commerce from the University of Melbourne.

Chief Marketing Officer
Chief Marketing Office

Kate McKenzie is Chief Marketing Officer, heading the group that is a focal point for product and marketing innovation in the company. Kate oversees product, promotion and pricing across Telstra, including the major product development units – Wireless, Voice, Fixed Broadband, Applications and Services, Data and IP, and Media. She was appointed to this newly established position on 29 March 2010.

Prior to that, Kate was Group Managing Director of Strategic Marketing, a position she was appointed to in March 2009, and before that, was Group Managing Director of the Telstra Wholesale business unit, a position she held for a little over three years.

Kate joined Telstra in August 2004 as head of Telstra's regulatory group. Within a year she was promoted to the role of Deputy Group Managing Director for public policy and communication.

Before joining Telstra, Kate was Director-General of the Department of Commerce in New South Wales and previously had held a range of senior executive roles in government departments and offices.

Throughout her career Kate has been involved in management of the commercial impacts of complex policy issues including competition, energy reform, corporatisation and privatisation. Kate is widely recognised for her industry leadership, her championing of regulatory reform and is a respected commentator on telecommunications issues of national importance.

Kate has been a director of the Rail Corporation of New South Wales, and is currently a director of Sydney Water Corporation.

Kate holds Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Law degrees from the University of Sydney.

Group Managing Director
Corporate Strategy and Customer Experience

Robert Nason joined Telstra in February 2010 as the Group Managing Director of Corporate Strategy and Customer Experience.

Robert joins Telstra from Tabcorp where he was Managing Director, Wagering responsible for Tabcorp's race wagering and media businesses, including Sky Channel and Sydney radio station 2KY. He joined Tabcorp in June 2006 after holding the position of Chief Executive of Racing Victoria for more than two years.

Prior to this, Robert spent nearly two decades in telecommunications or related industries. This included holding the positions of Vice President & General Manager of Global Industries with Electronic Data Systems Corporation in the U.S. and Executive Vice President at AT Kearney.

Robert has also held senior leadership positions at Coopers & Lybrand and KPMG where his area of speciality was Communications, Media and Entertainment both in Australia and overseas.

Robert holds a Bachelor of Business Studies.

Group Managing Director
Public Policy & Communications

David Quilty was appointed to Group Managing Director, Public Policy and Communications on 1 September 2008.

Most recently David held the position of Director of Government Relations and headed up a team responsible for representing Telstra's policy and political interests with Federal and State Governments.

David joined Telstra in January 2006 when he was recruited to the company as General Manager, Government Relations.

Before joining Telstra, David worked as a Senior Adviser in the Cabinet Policy Unit from September 2003 to December 2005.

David was Chief of Staff to the Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts from May 1997 to September 2003.

Prior to that, David worked in a number of political advisory roles, including a position of Senior Adviser to the Prime Minister and an Adviser to the Leader of the Opposition.

David holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Graduate Diploma in Industrial Relations.

Executive Managing Director
Telstra Country Wide

Brett Riley is Executive Managing Director of Telstra Country Wide, stepping into the role in May 2009. Telstra Country Wide operates as the local sales and marketing Telstra business unit throughout regional, rural and remote Australia.

Brett has been a part of Telstra Country Wide since its inception in June 2000. He was involved in the early planning, establishment and launch of Telstra Country Wide. Brett then established the TCW local marketing team before leading the Telstra Country Wide Eastern Region as Executive Director for three and a half years.

Before putting on the Telstra Country Wide hat, Brett was the Marketing Manager for Consumer Segments at Telstra from 1998 through to 2000. Prior to joining Telstra, he was the Business Manager at Incitec, an agricultural and industrial chemical company operating throughout regional Australia.

Brett's keen interest is to ensure that technology and innovation enhance the prosperity and lifestyle of people living and working outside of Australia's capital cities. This keen interest is matched by Brett's passion for mountain biking and rugby.

Having spent most of his working life in rural and regional Australia, Brett's intent is to continue to help develop regional Australia for the benefit of all Australians.

Brett holds an Agricultural Science degree from Sydney University and lives in regional New South Wales.

Group Managing Director
Telstra International

Tarek A. Robbiati was appointed Group Managing Director of Telstra International on 1 December 2009 and is also the Chief Executive Officer of CSL Limited which operates Hong Kong's first and largest mobile network.

Tarek has over 20 years experience in the telecommunications, finance, media and technology industries. As CEO, he has spearheaded and implemented strategies that have seen CSL retain and strengthen its position as a market leader in arguably the most competitive mobile telecommunications market in the world.

Immediately prior to taking up his current appointments, Tarek worked in Australia as the Deputy Chief Financial Officer of Telstra Corporation Limited from 2005 to 2007.

From 2003 to 2005, Tarek was a Vice President and Head of Corporate Finance at Orange PCS in London where he oversaw Orange International strategy, Business Development / M&A, Treasury, Investor Relations and Strategic Planning. Prior to that from 1999 to 2003, he worked as Vice President and senior equity research analyst in London with Lehman Brothers, in the number one ranked team for three consecutive years, and between 1989 to 1999, he worked as a senior manager with Accenture.

Tarek holds a Master of Business Administration from London Business School, a Master of Science in Business Administration from Institut d'Administration des Enterprises, Caen, France and a Master of Science in Nuclear Physics and Electronics Engineering from Ecole Nationale Supèrieure d'Ingènieurs, Caen, France.

Tarek speaks six languages and is based in Hong Kong.

Chief Operations Officer
Telstra

Michael Rocca is the Chief Operations Officer for Telstra. His portfolio includes Telstra Networks, Services, Technology and Information Technology. The portfolio includes a workforce of more than 20,000 people and oversees Telstra wireless area, wireline, field services, network technology and services, chief technology office, infrastructure build, service delivery group and information technology.

Prior to this appointment, Michael was the group managing director of Telstra Networks and Services for the company. Michael has held a range of senior posts during his 40 year career including managing director of a number of engineering and service organisations within the company, and has achieved an enviable record in the areas of delivering substantial customer service improvements, and cost reduction, across the nation.

Michael holds a master of business administration and post-graduate qualifications in engineering and management. Michael also has qualifications from Insead, Global Management, and is a fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Group Managing Director
Telstra Business

Deena Shiff was appointed to the role of Group Managing Director, Telstra Business from January 30, 2006. Telstra Business was newly established at that time to specially serve the needs of Australia's small to medium enterprises.

Deena started her career in telecommunications with the former OTC Limited in 1989, after a period of time in Canberra working on the social security and legislative reforms of the 1980s.

From 1995 to 1998, Deena was a partner in the corporate Advisory Section of the law firm, Mallesons Stephen Jacques. Deena re-joined Telstra in 1998 as Director of Regulatory. She has held a number of positions in Telstra, including GM Corporate Affairs in the International Business unit.

Deena was the first woman to be appointed to Telstra's senior leadership team in 2001 when she became the Group Managing Director of Telstra Wholesale.

Deena has held a number of non-executive directorships in the telecommunications industry and other sectors. She was a Director of the government-owned rail operator, Freightcorp, from 1995 until it was privatised in 2002. During that time she chaired the Compliance Committee and later the Privatisation Committee of the Freightcorp Board.

Deena has a degree from the London School of Economics and a law degree from Cambridge University. She was admitted to the Bar in London in 1981.

Chairman

Director since November 2000

Ms Livingstone joined Telstra as a non-executive Director in November 2000 and was appointed as Chairman on 8 May 2009.  She is the chairman of the Nomination and NBN Committees and a member of the Remuneration, Audit and Technology Committees.

Experience: 
Ms Livingstone is a Chartered Accountant and has held several finance and general management roles predominantly in the medical devices sector.  Ms Livingstone was the Chief Executive of Cochlear Limited (1994 – 2000).

Directorships of Other Listed Companies – current:
Director, Macquarie Bank Limited (2003 - ), Macquarie Group Limited (2007 - ) and WorleyParsons Ltd (2007 - ).

Directorships of Listed Companies - past three years:
Nil.

Other:
Current: Director, Future Directions International Pty Ltd (2007 - ); Member, New South Wales Innovation Council (2007 -  ) and the Royal Institution of Australia (2009 -  ).
Former:  Chairman, CSIRO (2001 - 2006); Chairman and Director, Australian Business Foundation (2000 – 2005); Director, Goodman Fielder Ltd (2000 – 2003), Rural Press Limited (2000 – 2003), Macquarie Graduate School of Management Pty Ltd (2007 -2008) and Sydney Institute (1998 –2005).  Previously, also Member, Department of Accounting and Finance Advisory Board Macquarie University, Business/Industry/Higher Education Collaboration Committee (BIHECC) and Federal Government’s National Innovation System Review Panel.
 

Director since November 2006

Mr Cousins joined Telstra as a non-executive director in November 2006. He is a member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committees.

Experience:
Mr Cousins has more than 26 years experience as a company director. Mr Cousins was previously the Chairman of George Patterson Australia and is a former Director of Publishing and Broadcasting Limited, the Seven Network, Hoyts Cinemas group and NM Rothschild & Sons Limited. He was the first Chief Executive of Optus Vision and before that held a number of executive positions at George Patterson, including Chief Executive of George Patterson Australia.

Directorships of other listed companies – current:
Nil.

Directorships of listed companies - past three years:
Director, Insurance Australia Group Ltd (2000 - 2007).

Other:
Chairman, Cure Cancer Australia (2004 - 2007), The Starlight Foundation (1988 - 1994) and Museum of Contemporary Art (1990 - 1994); Director, Globe International Limited (2001 - 2003), Sydney Theatre Company Ltd (1990 - 1996), St George Foundation Ltd (1989 - 1995) and The Smith Family (1988 - 1994); President The Shore Foundation Ltd (1992 - 1994).

Mr Cousins was previously a consultant to the Prime Minister.

Director

Mr Higgins joined the Telstra Board as a non-executive director on 15 September 2009. He is a member of the Audit and NBN Committees.

Experience:
Mr Higgins is an experienced company director who has worked at very senior levels of both government and private sectors. He is Chairman of the Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute, a global initiative to accelerate the worldwide development of carbon capture and storage technologies. From 2003 to 2004, he was Chairman of the then Prime Minister’s Energy Task Force. Prior to that he was Secretary of the Department of Industry, Science and Resources.

Directorships of Other Listed Companies – current:
Director, APA Group (2004 -  ) and Ricegrowers Limited (SunRice) (2005 -   ).

Directorships of Listed Companies - past three years:
Director, Australian Biodiesel Group (2006-2007).

Other:
Current: Chairman, Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute (2009 - ); Chair, CSIRO Energy Transformed Flagship Advisory Committee (2005 - ).
Former: Chairman, Snowy Hydro-Electric Scheme (1992 - 1997), CRC for Coal in Sustainable Development (2004 - 2008), APEC Energy Working Group (1993 - 1997); Director, Export Finance and Insurance Corporation (1997 - 2002), CSIRO (1997 - 2002), Austrade (1997 - 2002), Australian Tourist Commission (1997 - 2002) and Australian Sports Commission (1997 - 2002).

Director since July 2008

Mr Mullen joined Telstra as a non-executive Director in July 2008.  He is Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Nomination Committee.

Experience:
Mr Mullen has worked for over two decades in a multitude of senior positions with different multinationals. His corporate experience includes 10 years with the TNT Group, with two years as its Chief Operating Officer.  From 1991 to 1994, he held the position of Chief Executive Officer of TNT Express Worldwide, based in the Netherlands.  Mr Mullen joined Deutsche Post World Net (DPWN) as an Advisor in 1994, becoming Chief Executive Officer of DHL Express Asia Pacific in 2002 and Joint Chief Executive Officer, DHL Express in 2005.  From 2006-2009, Mr Mullen was Global Chief Executive Officer, DHL Express.

Directorships of other listed companies – current:
Director, Brambles Limited (2009 -  ); MAp Airports Limited (2010 -  )

Directorships of listed companies – past three years:
Director, Deutsche Post World Net, Board of Management, Germany  (2005 - 2009) and Embarq Corporation  USA (2006 -2009).
 
Other:
Current:  Member, Australian Graduate School of Management  (2005 - ) and Chairman, National Foreign Trade Council (Washington DC) (2008 -  ).
Former:  Director, International Swimming Hall of Fame (USA) (2005 - 2008 ).

Dr Scheinkestel joined Telstra as a non-executive
Director on 12 August 2010

Experience:
Dr Nora Scheinkestel is an experienced company director having served in a wide range of industry sectors and in the public, government and private spheres. Dr Scheinkestel is also an Associate Professor at the Melbourne Business School at Melbourne University and a member of the Takeovers Panel. Dr Scheinkestel’s executive background is as a senior banking executive in international and project financing, responsible for the development and financing of major projects in Australasia and South East Asia. Her current consulting practice assists government, corporate and institutional clients in areas such as corporate governance, strategy and finance. In 2003, Dr Scheinkestel was awarded a centenary medal for services to Australian society in business leadership.

Directorships of other listed companies - current:
Director, AMP Limited (2003 - ), Orica Limited (2006 -   ) and Pacific Brands Limited (2009 - ).

Directorships of listed companies - past three
years:
Director, Newcrest Mining Limited (2000 - 2007), Mayne Pharma Limited (2005 - 2007), Mayne Group Limited (2005), PaperlinX Ltd (2000 - 2009) and North Limited (1996 - 2000).

Other:
Former: Chairman, South East Water Limited (2002 -2005) and Energy21 and Stratus Networks Gas Group (1997 - 1999);
Director, IOOF Funds Management (1998 - 2001), Medical Benefits Fund of Australia Ltd (1997 - 2001), Hydro Tasmania (2001 - 2004), CityWest Water Ltd (1995 - 2002) and Docklands Authority (1998 - 2003).

Chief Financial Officer and Group Managing Director
Finance and Administration
Executive Director of the Board since May 2009

Mr Stanhope was appointed as an executive director of Telstra on 8 May 2009.   He was appointed to the role of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Group Managing Director, Finance & Administration in October 2003.

Experience:
Since joining Telstra in 1967, Mr Stanhope has held a number of operational roles and a range of senior financial management positions, including Director, Finance. In this role, which he assumed in 1995, he contributed to the T1 and T2 share sales, cost reduction programs, growth strategies, debt raising, capital management and organisational restructures.  In his current role as CFO and GMD Finance & Administration, Mr Stanhope is responsible for finance; treasury; risk management and assurance; corporate planning, reporting and analysis; business services; investor relations; corporate security and investigations, procurement, billing and business improvement. He also managed Telstra's involvement in the Federal Government's T3 sale of Telstra shares.

Directorships of Other Listed Companies – current:
Director, AGL Energy Limited (2009 -  ).

Directorships of Listed Companies – past three years
Nil.

Other:
Current: Chairman, Business Coalition for Tax Reform (2003 - ); Director, TelstraClear Ltd (2001 - ), CSL New World Mobility Ltd (2004 - ), Telstra Superannuation Scheme (1996 - ), Sensis Pty Ltd (1998 - ), SouFun Holdings Ltd (2007 - ), Sequel Limited (2008 - ), Octave Investments Holdings Limited (2009 - ), Dotad Media Holdings Limited (2010 - ), Foxtel Management Pty Ltd (2010 - ), Foxtel Cable Television Pty Ltd (2010 - ) and Melbourne International Jazz Festival (2009 - ); Member, Financial Reporting Council (2006 - ) and G100.

Director since April 2008

Mr Stewart joined Telstra as a non-executive Director in April 2008. He is a member of the Audit Committee.

Experience:
Mr Stewart has had a long and successful career in the finance industry since he first joined Woolwich PLC in 1977. Mr Stewart was appointed to the Board of Woolwich in 1995 and became Chief Executive in 1996. Following Woolwich's acquisition by Barclays PLC in October 2000, Mr Stewart was appointed Deputy Chief Executive Officer and became a member of the Barclays Group Board and Group Executive Committee.   In August 2003, he joined the Group comprising National Australia Bank (NAB), the Clydesdale & Yorkshire banks in the UK, the Bank of New Zealand, and nabCapital, as Chief Executive, Europe and Principal Board Member.  In February 2004, Mr Stewart was appointed Group Chief Executive Officer of NAB and retired from the NAB effective 31 December 2008.

Directorships of other listed companies – current:
Director, Bank of England (2009 -  ); Chairman, Legal & General Group plc  (2010 -  ).

Directorships of listed companies – past three years:
Director and Chief Executive Officer, National Australia Bank (2004 - 2008).

Other
Former:  Chair, Australian Bankers' Association (2007 – 2008); Director, Business Council of Australia  (2006-  2008); Executive Director, Barclays PLC  (2000 -  2003);  Group CEO, Woolwich PLC  (1996  - 2000).  Member, Scottish Enterprise's International Advisory Board (2006 - 2009) and the Federal Attorney General’s Business-Government Advisory Group on national security.
Mr Stewart was also a member of a former Prime Minister's Task Group on Emissions Trading

Director since October 1996
Dr Stocker joined Telstra as a non-executive Director in October 1996.  He is chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Technology and NBN Committees.

Experience: 
Dr Stocker has had a distinguished career in pharmaceutical research and extensive experience in management of research and development, and its commercialisation including in his roles as Chief Executive of CSIRO (1990-1995) and subsequently, as Chief Scientist for the Commonwealth of Australia (1996 - 1999).

Directorships of Other Listed Companies – current:
Director, Nufarm Limited (1998 -  )

Directorships of Listed Companies - past three years:
Director, Cambridge Antibody Technology Group plc (1995 - 2006), Circadian Technologies Ltd (1996 - 2008) and Chairman, Sigma Pharmaceuticals Ltd (2005 - 2010).

Other: 
Current: Principal, Foursight Associates Pty Ltd (1996 - ).
Former: Chairman, Grape and Wine Research and Development Corporation (1997 – 2004), Sigma Company Ltd (1998-2005), CSIRO (2007 - 2010) and The Australian Wine Research Institute Ltd (2009 - 2010).

Director

Mr Vamos joined the Telstra Board as a non-executive director on 15 September 2009. He is also a member of the Remuneration, Nomination and NBN Committees.

Experience: 
Mr Vamos has 30 years experience in the information technology, internet and online industry.  He led Microsoft Australia and New Zealand from 2003 to January 2007 before moving to the United States to become the company’s online business head of worldwide Sales and International Operations.  Previously, he was Chief Executive Officer of ninemsn.  Mr Vamos also worked for Apple Computer in the 1990s after spending 14 years in senior management roles at IBM Australia.  He is the founding President of the Society for Knowledge Economics (SKE), a not-for-profit think tank that encourages new and better practices in leadership and management.

Directorships of Other Listed Companies – current:
Nil

Directorships of Listed Companies - past three years:
Nil

Other: 
Current: President, Society for Knowledge Economics  (2005 -  ).
Former: Chief Executive Officer, ninemsn (1998 – 2002); Vice President, Australia and New Zealand, Microsoft (2003-2007)

Director since May 2006

Mr Zeglis joined Telstra as a non-executive Director in May 2006. He is Chairman of the Technology Committee.

Experience:
Mr Zeglis has a legal background, and became partner with the law firm Sidley & Austin in 1978.  He was General Counsel of AT&T from 1986 - 1998.  His qualifications include a BSc in Finance from the University of Illinois, and a JD in Law from Harvard.

Mr Zeglis has had a long and distinguished career in the US telecommunications sector.  He joined AT&T in 1984, and was elected as President of AT&T in 1998 and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the AT&T Wireless Group in 1999.  He continued as CEO of AT&T Wireless until retiring in November 2004 following the company’s sale to Cingular Wireless. 

Directorships of other listed companies – current:
Director, Helmerich & Payne Corporation (1989 -  )

Directorships of listed companies – past three years:
Nil

Other:
Current:  Director, AMX Corporation (2005 -  ) and State Farm Automobile Insurance (2004 -  ) 
Former:  Director, Georgia Pacific Corporation (2001 - 2005); Sara Lee Corporation (1998 - 2000) and Illinois Power Company (1992-1996).