About Telstra

Executives and Directors


Executives

Directors

David Thodey BA

Chief Executive Officer

David Thodey became Telstra's Chief Executive Officer on 19 May 2009, announcing a strategy of market differentiation and a renewed focus on customer service and satisfaction.

David joined Telstra in April 2001 as Group Managing Director of Telstra Mobiles, overseeing significant industry change with the mass take up of mobiles and the introduction of digital technologies.

In December 2002, David was appointed Group Managing Director Telstra Enterprise and Government and was responsible for the company's large corporate, government and business customers in Australia, TelstraClear in New Zealand and Telstra's international sales division. At the helm of Telstra Enterprise and Government, David oversaw another period of significant industry change, with the rapid take up of IP and mobile broadband services over Telstra's Next IP and Next G™ networks.

Before joining Telstra, David was Chief Executive Officer of IBM Australia/New Zealand and previously held several senior executive positions in marketing and sales with IBM across the Asia Pacific. He originally started at IBM as a systems engineer and has retained a passion for technology throughout his career.

David was born in Perth and is currently the Chairman of Basketball Australia. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology and English from Victoria University in New Zealand. David attended the Kellogg Post-Graduate School General Management Program at Northwestern University in Chicago.

Bruce J Akhurst LLB, BEc (Hons)

Bruce J Akhurst

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.

Geoff Booth

Geoff Booth

Group Managing Director
National Broadband Network (NBN) Engagement

Geoff Booth was appointed Group Managing Director of NBN Engagement in May 2009. He leads a cross-company team focused on the NBN as the Federal Government conducts its NBN implementation study and moves towards commencing its build.

Geoff was seconded to lead the NBN Engagement team from his role as Group Managing Director of Telstra Country Wide, which he held from January 2006. Telstra Country Wide operates as the local sales and marketing Telstra business unit throughout regional, rural and remote Australia.

Geoff has over 36 years of experience in the telecommunications industry. He served as a Regional Managing Director of Telstra Country Wide since its formation in June 2000, with responsibility for whole-of-business performance in Western Australia, South Australia and the Northern Territory.

Before moving to Telstra Country Wide, Geoff was National General Manager Business and Government - Energy and Resources, responsible for the sales force that account-managed Telstra's largest customers in this sector, and before that he was Commercial Business Manager for Western Australia, South Australia and the Northern Territory, responsible for sales and marketing activity in the region.

In June 2007, Geoff was appointed Chairman of Telstra's Kids Fund and a Director of the Telstra Foundation, further cementing his commitment to making a positive and lasting difference to the lives of young Australians.

Originally from regional WA, Geoff now lives in Melbourne.

Nerida Caesar BComm (Marketing), MBA

Nerida Caesar

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.

Paul Geason BA/LLB (Hons)

Paul Geason

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.

Andrea Grant BEd, DipTch

Andrea Grant

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.

Will Irving B.Com, LLB (Hons)

Will Irving

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 Jacques.

Will holds degrees in Law (Hons) and Commerce (economics and accounting majors) from the University of Melbourne. He has served on the board of the Australian Corporate Lawyers Association and was Chair of its Professional Issues Committee from 2004 to 2006. In 2006, he was named Australian Corporate Lawyer of the Year.

Glenice Maclellan BBus

Glenice Maclellan

Group Managing Director (Acting)
Telstra Consumer

Glenice Maclellan has most recently been appointed as Acting Group Managing Director, Telstra Consumer, effective as of 9 November 2009.

Prior to this, Glenice Maclellan led the Category Marketing and Marketing Operations group across the consumer products and services portfolio (Mobile, Internet, Fixed Line, and Pay TV). Glenice is also on the Board of Directors of CSL New World Mobility Group, owned by Telstra, CSL is one of Hong Kong's leading mobile operators.

In 2007, Glenice was named Young Executive of the Year by the Australian Financial Review, and in 2009 was recognised as one of the worldıs leading young executives under 40 in the telecommunications industry by Global Telecoms Business magazine. Prior to joining Telstra spent almost 10 years working in Europe and the United States in key marketing executive roles. Based in Redmond, Washington, Glenice was vice president wireless messaging for Cingular Wireless (previously AT&T Wireless) and prior to that she was the chief marketing officer at Eurotel, Prague, and the lead mobile operator in the Czech Republic (now part of the Telefonica/02 Group).

Glenice began her career at Procter & Gamble, Australia/New Zealand, working on key consumer brands, Max Factor and Always, and moved to Prague, Czech Republic, to help lead P&G's global alignment and re-branding efforts for Tide, its flagship detergent brand.

Glenice has a business degree with distinction from the University of Technology, Sydney, Australia.

John McInerney

John McInerney

Chief Information Officer and Group Managing Director IT

John is the Group Managing Director Information Technology and Chief Information Officer. As well as IT infrastructure, architecture and applications the IT line of business within Telstra Operations is also responsible for business integration. John has been in this role since November 2008.

Since joining Telstra's Information Technology group in 2003 John has enjoyed time as the Group Manager - Management Information Delivery Centre, Chief Information Officer - Infrastructure Services, and Executive Director - Information Technology

Prior to commencing at Telstra, John began his career at Price Waterhouse Coopers (PwC), holding positions across a range of disciplines. John then joined the Datum Group, an Australian based IT consultancy to head up their business intelligence practice. Over a period eight years John successfully led a number of divisions in the Datum Group and spent his final two years as the Chief Executive Officer.

Kate McKenzie BA, LLB

Kate McKenzie

Group Managing Director
Strategic Marketing

Kate McKenzie is the Group Managing Director of Strategic Marketing, which manages Telstra's corporate pricing, strategy, mergers and acquisitions, marketing, advertising and sponsorship functions. She has been in this role since 30 March 2009.

Prior to that, Kate was the Group Managing Director of the Telstra Wholesale business unit in Telstra, 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.

Justin Milne BA

Justin Milne

Group Managing Director
Telstra Media

Justin Milne is the Group Managing Director of Telstra Media, the division of Telstra that is rapidly expanding as a leading 21st century provider of content. He joined Telstra in December 2002 and transformed BigPond into Australia's most successful internet business. Today as head of Telstra Media, he is responsible for the growth of Telstra's domestic and international content and advertising assets. In Australia, Telstra Media controls BigPond's comprehensive online and mobile properties including news, sport, music, movies and videos, ringtones and wallpapers, games and shopping. Justin also leads China-based mobile value added services companies ChinaM and Sharp Point.

Justin has been a member of Telstra's CEO leadership team since 2004. As Group Managing Director of BigPond, he was responsible for driving the growth of BigPond's ISP business, BigPond's brand and Telstra's internet content. Under his direction, BigPond led the market in developing online content and online applications. These efforts have been recognised with several national awards including the 2006 "Best Wireless Operator" and 2005 "Best ISP" awards at the Australian Telecom Awards.

In 2008 Justin received the Sir Charles McGrath Award, the highest accolade for marketing and business professionalism in Australia. He is a member of the South Australian Economic Development Board and the Sydney Children's Hospital Foundation. He was a past president of the Internet Industry Association.

Prior to his career at Telstra, Justin was CEO of Australia's then 2nd largest ISP, OzEmail and before that, Managing Director of the Microsoft Network in Australia.

Justin holds a Bachelor of Arts from Flinders University.

David Quilty BA

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.

Brett Riley BSc Ag

Brett Riley

Group Managing Director
Telstra Country Wide

Brett Riley is Group 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.

Tarek A. Robbiati MBA, MSc

Tarek Robbiati

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.

Michael Rocca MBA, DipEng, FAICD

Michael Rocca

Chief Operations Officer (Acting)
Telstra Operations

Michael Rocca is the Chief Operations Officer (acting) for Telstra. His portfolio includes Telstra Networks, Services, Technology and Information Technology. The portfolio employs around 20,000 staff 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.

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

Deena Shiff

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.

Catherine B Livingstone AO, BA (Hons), FCA, FTSE

Catherine B Livingstone

Chairman

Director since November 2000

Ms Livingstone joined Telstra as non-executive Director in November 2000. She 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 has a degree in accounting 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: 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), 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 (2008 - 2008).

Geoffrey A Cousins

Geoffrey 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:
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 a former Prime Minister.

Russell A Higgins AO, BEc, FAICD

Russell A Higgins

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 has worked at very senior levels of both the government and private sectors and has a wealth of experience in the energy sector. He is Chairman of the Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute, a global initiative of the Australian government launched in April 2009 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, and an Associate Secretary of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet.

Directorships of Other Listed Companies - current:
Director: APA Group (2004 - .)

Directorships of Listed Companies - past three years:
Nil

Other:
Current. Chairman, Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute (2009  -    );  CSIRO Energy Transformed Flagship Advisory Committee (2003 -    );  Director,  Ricegrowers Limited (SunRice) (2005 -   ).

 

John P Mullen

John Mullen

Director since July 2008

Mr Mullen joined Telstra as a non-executive Director on 1 July 2008. He is Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Nomination Committee.

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, Joint Chief Executive DHL Express in 2005 and Global Chief Executive Officer DHL Express in 2006.

Directorships of other listed companies – current:
Nil.

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 - ), Advisory Council to the City of Seoul (2006 - ), and Chairman, National Foreign Trade Council (Washington DC (2008 - ).
Former: Director, International Swimming Hall of Fame (USA) (2005 - 2008 ).

John V Stanhope B Com (Economics and Accounting), FCPA, FCA, FAICD, FAIM

John Stanhope

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

John Stanhope was appointed to the role of Chief Financial Officer and Group Managing Director, Finance & Administration in October 2003. He was appointed as an executive director of the Telstra Board in May 2009.

John 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. John also managed Telstra's involvement in the Federal Government's T3 sale of Telstra shares.

Since joining Telstra in 1967, John 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.

He is chairman of the Business Coalition for Tax Reform, and was appointed to the Financial Reporting Council in 2006.

John is a director of Telstra Super, Sensis, SouFun, Octave Investments Holdings, the Telstra Foundation and AGL Energy Limited and was recently appointed to the Board of the Melbourne International Jazz Festival. He is chairman of TelstraClear and CSL New World.

John M Stewart BA, FCIB, ACII

John Stewart

Director since April 2008

Mr Stewart joined Telstra as a non-executive Director in April 2008. He is a member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committees.

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 the 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:
Nil.

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

Other
Current: Member, Scottish Enterprise's International Advisory Board (2006 - ); Member, the Federal Attorney General's Business-Government Advisory Group on national security.

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).

Mr Stewart was a member of the Prime Minister's Task Group on Emissions Trading.

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

John W Stocker

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:
Chairman, Sigma Pharmaceuticals Ltd (2005 - ); Director, Nufarm Limited (1998 - ).

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

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

Steven Vamos BEng (Hons)

Steven Vamos

Director

Mr Vamos joined the Telstra Board as a non-executive director on 15 September 2009.  He is also a member of the Audit 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 Computers in the 1990s after spending 14 years in senior management roles at IBM Australia.  He is 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).

 

John D Zeglis BSc Finance, JD Law

John D Zeglis

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).

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