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Executives

Directors


David I Thodey BA, FAICD

Chief Executive Officer
Mr Thodey became Chief Executive Officer and an executive  director in 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).

Bruce J Akhurst LLB, BEc (Hons)


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.

Gordon Ballantyne  


Chief Customer Officer

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.

Gordon has recently been appointed Chief Customer Officer to lead a newly formed business unit, Telstra Customer Sales & Service. Gordon will be responsible for sales and service to all segments including consumer, business and enterprise and government customers. Gordon will commence in this position on 1 August 2011.

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.

Simon Brookes LLB (Hons), BComm


Acting Group General Counsel until 31 December 2011

Simon Brookes, previously Telstra’s Deputy Group General Counsel and General Counsel of Telstra Innovation Products and Marketing (TIPM), is Acting Group General Counsel until 31 December 2011.

Simon re-joined Telstra in July 2001, having worked for the company between 1994 and 1997, and is a former partner of the law firm Mallesons Stephen Jaques. Simon has acted as General Counsel to a number of Telstra business units, including Mobiles (as it was known at the time), Telstra Enterprise and Government, International, BigPond, Media and most recently TIPM.  

Tracey Gavegan  


Group Managing Director
Human Resources

Tracey Gavegan joined Telstra as a human resources executive in April 2006. She has advised the company’s Enterprise & Government and Operations business units.  In July 2011 Tracey was appointed as Group Managing Director, Human Resources. In this role, Tracey and her HR team will work across Telstra to continue to build a strong customer focused culture and continue to develop the great people at Telstra.

Before joining Telstra, Tracey was the Director of Human Resources for the wine and spirits business, Maxxium ANZ, working across Australia and Asia. Prior to this, Tracey held several lead human resources roles across a variety of business sectors from pharmaceuticals to consumer goods in blue chip organisations.

Throughout her career, Tracey has focused on change-management roles in large-scale, complex and multi-country environments.

Paul Geason BA/LLB (Hons)


Group Managing Director
Telstra Enterprise & Government

Paul Geason commenced as Group Managing Director of Telstra Enterprise and Government on 24 January 2011. In this role Paul is responsible for Telstra’s relationship and sales to approximately 1,500 large business, enterprise and government customers in Australia.

Prior to his current appointment, Paul was the Group Managing Director of Telstra Wholesale where he was responsible for the company's relationship, sales and service delivery to wholesale customers in Australia and globally.

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

Before 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 in 1994, Paul worked with Baker & McKenzie Solicitors.

Will Irving B.Com, LLB (Hons)


Group Managing Director
Telstra Business

Will Irving was appointed to the role of Group Managing Director of Telstra Business, effective 12 August 2011. Telstra Business is dedicated to meeting the telecommunications needs of nearly 1 million small and medium businesses across Australia.

Prior to this, Will was Telstra’s Group General Counsel from January 2005.  In that role Will was responsible for advising Telstra's Board, CEO and senior management and played a wide-ranging role across the company, including a key role in the recent NBN negotiations. Will joined Telstra as an employee in 1997 and initially headed legal services in a number of business units including Wholesale, International and Infrastructure Services. From 2001-2005 he was Deputy Group General Counsel. Prior to being employed by Telstra, Will worked at a large national law firm, and spent time seconded to Telstra’s Business & Government and Mobiles business units.

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. More recently, the Telstra legal team was the ALB Australian Law Awards’ In-House Team of the Year for 2010.

Will holds degrees in Law (Hons) and in Commerce (Economics and Accounting majors) from the University of Melbourne.

Stuart Lee BE (Elec), BComm


Group Managing Director
Telstra Wholesale
Stuart was appointed as Telstra Wholesale’s Group Managing Director in July 2011. He brings to the role a wealth of experience in the telecommunications industry, including engineering, operations and products. Prior to his appointment, Stuart was Group Managing Director with responsibility for preparing Telstra for the rollout of the National Broadband Network.

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.

Stuart has over 40 years’ experience with Telstra and its predecessor organisations after starting as a cadet engineer. An executive since 1987, and first appointed Managing Director in 1996, Stuart has held a variety of executive and senior roles across products, engineering, billing, marketing, IT, international, procurement, and operations.

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.

Stuart holds Bachelor degrees in Engineering (Electrical) and Commerce from the University of Melbourne and was recently included in the 2011 Engineers Australia list of the country’s 100 most influential engineers.

Kate McKenzie BA, LLB


Group Managing Director
Telstra Innovation, Products and Marketing

Kate McKenzie is Group Managing Director of Telstra Innovation, Products and Marketing. Kate oversees product, promotion and pricing across Telstra, including the major product units – Mobile Products, Fixed Voice and Broadband, Network Applications and Services, Media and Applications, Network Application Services, Data and IP as well as the Chief Technology Office. 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.

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

Carmel Mulhern BA, LLB, LLM, FAICD


Company Secretary

Carmel Mulhern is Telstra’s Company Secretary and is responsible for corporate governance and shareholder communications to Telstra’s 1.4 million shareholders, continuous disclosure, and support to the Telstra Board of Directors.

Carmel joined Telstra in July 2000 as Corporate Counsel and soon became General Counsel within the Finance and Administration group. In those roles she was responsible for Telstra's continuous disclosure compliance, preparation of the annual report and all legal aspects of the annual general meeting and annual financial results announcements.

Prior to joining Telstra, Carmel was a senior associate in the Mergers & Acquisitions group of Mallesons Stephen Jaques.  Carmel has also held the position of associate to Justice Mary Gaudron of the High Court of Australia and associate to Justice Philip Cummins of the Supreme Court of Victoria.  She has lectured at Monash University on director’s duties and advanced corporations law and is the author of two legal text books.

Carmel holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Queensland and a Master of Laws from Monash University.

Carmel is a director of Telstra Super and chair of Telstra’s Continuous Disclosure Committee and Ethics Committee.  She is a fellow of Chartered Secretaries Australia.

Robert Nason BBS


Group Managing Director
Project New and Customer Experience

Robert Nason joined Telstra in February 2010. He is the Group Managing Director of Project New and Customer Experience.

Robert joined 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.

Brendon Riley BBus


Chief Operations Officer
Telstra

Brendon Riley is the Chief Operations Officer for Telstra. Brendon joined Telstra on 1 March 2011 from IBM, where he was General Manager of Northeast Europe. 

Prior to this role, Brendon served as Chief Executive of IBM in the UK & Ireland. Previously, based in Vienna, he served as General Manager of IBM in Central and Eastern Europe, Russia/CIS, Middle East, Africa, Austria and Switzerland.  He also served as a member of IBM’s Corporate Strategy Team.

Prior to this, Brendon was based in Sydney, where he was the Managing Director & Chief Executive of IBM Global Services Australia, an IBM, Telstra & Lend Lease joint venture company.

Brendon moved to Sydney from Tokyo, where he was based for over five years focusing on the development of the IBM services business across the Asia Pacific (AP) region. His roles within IBM Global Services included Director of Marketing and Operations, and Vice President, Distribution Sector.

Brendon began his IBM career in Perth, Western Australia, as a sales representative. Brendon holds a Bachelor of Business in Information Processing from the Western Australian Institute of Technology (now Curtin University). 

Tarek A Robbiati MBA, MSc (Bus Admin), MSc (Nuclear Physics and Electronics Engineering)


Group Managing Director
Telstra International Group

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

Tarek has over 20 years experience in the telecommunications, finance, media and technology industries. As CSL’s CEO, he spearheaded and implemented strategies that saw CSL retain and strengthen its position as a market leader in arguably the most competitive mobile telecommunications market in the world.
Prior to taking up his appointments in Hong Kong, 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.

Deena Shiff B.Sc (Econ) Hons; B.A. (Law) Hons


Group Managing Director
Applications & Ventures

Deena Shiff was appointed Group Managing Director, Applications & Ventures Group from 1 August 2011. In this role Deena leads the investment and partnerships with other companies and government agencies to provide a new range of digital services for business and consumers, including in health and education.

Prior to that, Deena was Group Managing Director of Telstra Business, a position she was appointed to in January 2006.

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.

Catherine B Livingstone AO, BA (Hons), Hon DSc (Murdoch), Hon DBus (Macquarie), FCA, FTSE, FAICD


Chairman

Director since November 2000

Ms Livingstone joined Telstra as a non-executive Director in November 2000 and was appointed as Chairman in May 2009. She is the Chairman of the Nomination Committee and a member of the Remuneration, Audit, Technology and NBN Due Diligence Committees. She was Chairman of the NBN Committee whilst it was operative.

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.

Geoffrey A Cousins  


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:
Nil

Other:
Current: Chairman, St. James Ethics Foundation (2010 - ).
Former: Chairman, Cure Cancer Australia (2004 - 2007), Director, Insurance Australia Group Ltd (2000 - 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.

Russell A Higgins AO, BEc, FAICD


Director since September 2009

Mr Higgins joined the Telstra Board as a non-executive Director in September 2009. He is a member of the Audit and NBN Due Diligence Committees. He was a member of the NBN Committee whilst it was operative.

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 - ), Ricegrowers Limited (SunRice) (2005 - ) and Argo Investments Limited (2011 - ).

Directorships of Listed Companies - past three years:

Nil

Other:
Current: Chairman, Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute (2009 - ); Chair, CSIRO Energy Transformed Flagship Advisory Committee (2005 - ); Director, St. James Ethics Foundation (2010 - ).

Former: Chairman, Snowy Hydro-Electric Scheme (1992 - 1997), CRC for Coal in Sustainable Development (2004 - 2008), APEC Energy Working Group (1993 - 1997); Director, Australian Biodiesel Group (2006 - 2007), Export Finance and Insurance Corporation (1997 - 2002), CSIRO (1997 - 2002), Austrade (1997 - 2002), Australian Tourist Commission (1997 - 2002) and Australian Sports Commission (1997 - 2002).

John P Mullen  


Director since July 2008

Mr Mullen joined Telstra as a non-executive Director in July 2008. He is the 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 to 2009, Mr Mullen was Global Chief Executive Officer, DHL Express. On 14 February 2011 Mr Mullen was appointed as the new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Asciano Ltd.

Directorships of other listed companies – current:
Director, Asciano Ltd (2011 - ).

Directorships of listed companies – past three years:
Director, Brambles Limited (2009 - 2011), MAp Airports Limited (2010 - 2011), 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 - ).
Former: Chairman, National Foreign Trade Council (Washington DC) (2008 - 2010); Director, International Swimming Hall of Fame (USA) (2005 – 2008).

Nora L Scheinkestel LLB(Hons), PhD, FAICD


Director since August 2010
Dr Scheinkestel joined Telstra as a non-executive Director in August 2010
She is a member of the Audit Committee and Chairman  of the NBN Due Diligence Committee

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, PaperlinX Ltd (2000 - 2009).

Other:
Current: AMP Capital Investors Limited (2004 - ) and AMP Bank Limited (2006 - ).
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), City West Water Ltd (1995 - 2002), Docklands Authority (1998 - 2003), Newcrest Mining Limited (2000 - 2007), Mayne Pharma Limited (2005 - 2007), Mayne Group Limited (2005) and North Limited (1996 - 2000).

John W Stocker AO, MB, BSc, BMedSc, PhD, FRACP, FTSE


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 Due Diligence Committees. He was a member of the NBN Committee whilst it was operative.

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:
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, Cambridge Antibody Technology Group plc (1995 - 2006), Circadian Technologies Ltd (1996 - 2008).

Steven M Vamos BEng (Hons)


Director since September 2009

Mr Vamos joined the Telstra Board as a non-executive Director in September 2009. He is also a member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committees and was a member of the NBN Committee whilst it was operative.


Experience: 
Mr Vamos has over 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 - ); Director, eGeneration Investments Pty Limited (1999 - ).
Former: Chief Executive Officer, ninemsn (1998 – 2002); Vice President, Australia and New Zealand, Microsoft (2003 - 2007).

John D Zeglis BSc Finance, JD Law


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, The Duchossois Group (including AMX) (2011 - ) and State Farm Automobile Insurance (2004 - ).
Former: Director, Georgia Pacific Corporation (2001 - 2005); Sara Lee Corporation (1998 - 2000); and Illinois Power Company (1992 - 1996).
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