Chief Executive Officer

On 1 July 2005, Mr Solomon (“Sol”) Trujillo joined Australia’s leading telecommunications company, Telstra Corporation Limited (Telstra), as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO).   He is leading an end-to-end transformation, driving Telstra’s evolution into a media communications company.

Prior to joining Telstra he was CEO of London-based Orange, the first American to lead a CAC-40 company; President and CEO of US West Dex Inc.; President and CEO of US West Communications; and CEO and Chairman of US West Inc.    

Mr Trujillo holds a Bachelor of Science with a major in business and a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Wyoming.  He received honorary doctorates from both the University of Wyoming and the University of Colorado.  Mr Trujillo was the first native-born Hispanic-American to serve as CEO of a Fortune 150 company.

Mr Trujillo is also a Director of Target Corporation.  He has served on the Boards of PepsiCo, EDS, Gannett and, the Bank of America.  Mr Trujillo has also served as a trade policy advisor to the Clinton and Bush administrations.

• Summary of Telstra CEO Sol Trujillo's employment contract
• Sol Trujillo full biography

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 Country Wide

Geoff Booth was appointed Group Managing Director of Telstra Country Wide on 1 January 2006 after a 33-year career with Telstra.

He had 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 (for all areas outside Perth and Adelaide) and the Northern Territory. This included management of sales and service performance and government and stakeholder relationships.

During this time significant mobile networks were constructed across parts of WA, SA and the NT, improving the lives and businesses of customers in those areas.

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, including Rio Tinto, Shell and the then BHP.

Between 1986 and 1990 Geoff was Commercial Business Manager for Western Australia, South Australia and the Northern Territory, responsible for sales and marketing activity in the region.

Group Managing Director
Public Policy & Communications

Phil Burgess was appointed Group Managing Director, Public Policy & Communications on 15 August 2005.

Phil has a long record of leadership in public policy and communications with broad experience as an academic, business executive, media commentator and writer on economic, political and cultural trends in the US and around the world.

Prior to his appointment with Telstra, Phil served most recently as president and chief executive of the National Academy of Public Administration in Washington, D.C. Phil also served as President of the Annapolis Institute, a U.S. think tank established in 1993 to help leaders manage change - at every level in both the public and private sectors.

Phil also serves as a Visiting Professor of Policy Studies at UCLA's public policy school, where he teaches in the graduate program on communications and culture.

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 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.

Group Managing Director
Telstra Product Management

Holly Kramer is the Group Managing Director, Telstra Product Management, and a member of Telstra's senior leadership team. In this role, she is accountable for the development and lifecycle management of the company's $18+bn domestic product portfolio, including fixed, wireless, broadband and enterprise services.

Most recently, Holly held the role of Managing Director of Products, Wireless & Mobility. In her previous position as Chief of Marketing for Telstra Retail, Holly was accountable for the strategic direction and implementation of marketing plans for the consumer and business markets.

Before joining Telstra, Holly was General Manager of Marketing and Communications at eCorp. Prior to that, she spent three years as General Manager of Marketing with Ford Australia and five years in various marketing management positions with Ford Motor Company, USA.

Holly has a BA (Hons) from Yale University and an MBA Mktg (Hons) from Georgetown University. She sits on the Boards of the Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association (AMTA) and TelstraClear Limited. She is also a member of Chief Executive Women [CEW].

Group Managing Director
Telstra Wholesale

Kate McKenzie was appointed Group Managing Director, Telstra Wholesale on 16 January 2006.

Kate joined Telstra in August 2004 as head of Telstra Regulatory. Within a year she was promoted to the role of Deputy Group Managing Director, Public Policy & Communication.

Prior to joining Telstra, Kate was Director General of the NSW Department of Commerce. She previously held positions as the Director General of the NSW Department of Industrial Relations, General Manager of the WorkCover Authority of NSW, and Deputy Director General of the NSW Cabinet Office.

Throughout her career, Kate has been involved in the development and implementation of Competition Policy, Energy Reform, Corporatisation and Privatisation and Commonwealth/State negotiations on a range of complex policy issues.

Kate holds a Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Law from the University of Sydney.

Group Managing Director
Telstra BigPond

Justin Milne was appointed Group Managing Director of BigPond in December 2005, following three years as BigPond Managing Director.

Justin has been a member of Telstra’s CEO leadership team since 2004. As Group Managing Director of BigPond, he is responsible for driving the growth of BigPond’s ISP business, BigPond’s brand and Telstra’s internet content.

As Managing Director of BigPond, Justin led the organisation to become Australia’s pre-eminent Internet Service Provider. Under his direction, BigPond has 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.

Prior to his career at Telstra, Justin was CEO of OzEmail, formerly Telstra’s biggest ISP competitor, and Managing Director of the Microsoft Network in Australia.

Justin is a board member and Past President of the Internet Industry Association. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Flinders University.

Group Managing Director
Telstra Consumer Marketing & Channels

David Moffatt was appointed Group Managing Director, Telstra Consumer Marketing & Channels, on September 3, 2003 to take effect from October 1, 2003. The group's activities encompass the provision of fixed and mobile communications, broadband and entertainment services to the Australian consumer. The group also manages the Telstra Shop chain and Telstra's extensive national network of mobile phone dealers as well as Telstra's information, connection and payphone services.

David was previously Telstra Chief Financial Officer and Group Managing Director, Finance and Administration, a role he assumed in February 2001 with responsibilities including finance, treasury, information technology, risk management and assurance, acquisitions, investments and strategic development, productivity, investor relations and corporate services.

Prior to joining Telstra, David was Chief Executive Officer, General Electric - Australia and New Zealand, responsible for GE's diverse operations in these two countries. Prior to that, he was CEO, GE Capital - Australia and New Zealand, where he planned and managed GE Capital's entry into Australia and New Zealand.

Before joining GE, David held leadership roles with Palmer Tube Mills, Citibank and Bain & Company.

He is a graduate of the Queensland University of Technology with a Bachelor of Business (Management), and is QUT's 2000 Chancellor's Outstanding Alumnus and Faculty of Business Outstanding Alumni Award Winner.

Group Managing Director
Telstra Networks & Services

Mr Michael Rocca is the group managing director of Telstra Networks and Services. This business unit of around 19,000 staff members encompasses all of Telstra's technology, networks, infrastructure build and service delivery groups.

Prior to this appointment, Michael was the group managing director of Telstra Services for the company. Michael has held a range of senior posts during his 40 year career including being 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.

Most recently, Deena held the role of Group Managing Director, Telstra Wholesale, having led the division through a successful transformation from late 2001.

Deena started her career in telecommunications with the former OTC Limited in 1989, and has over seventeen years of experience in the telecommunications industry. Deena held a number of positions in Telstra, including GM Corporate Affairs in the International Business unit.

Between 1995 and 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. Deena joined Telstra Wholesale initially as Chief of Commercial Operations in November 2001.

Deena has held a number of non-executive directorships in both 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 Cambridge University. She was admitted to the Bar in London in 1981.

Chief Financial Officer and Group Managing Director
Finance and Administration

John Stanhope was appointed to the role of Chief Financial Officer and Group Managing Director, Finance & Administration from 1 October 2003. He is responsible for finance, treasury, risk management and assurance, corporate planning, reporting and analysis, business services, investor relations and the Office of the Company Secretary. John also managed Telstra’s involvement in the Federal Government’s T3 sale of Telstra shares.

John previously served as 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.

Since joining Telstra in 1967, John has held a number of operational roles and more recently a range of senior financial management positions including General Manager, Strategy and Finance —Special Business Products; General Manager, Finance and Business Planning —Network Products; and Executive General Manager —Business Support Services.

He is chairman of the Business Coalition for Tax Reform, and was appointed to the Financial Reporting Council in 2006. He serves on the executive committee of the Group of 100.

John is a director of Telstra Super, TelstraClear, Sensis, SouFun and the Telstra Foundation. He is chairman of 3GIS and CSL New World Mobility and alternate director for Foxtel.

Group Managing Director
Strategic Marketing

Bill Stewart was appointed Group Managing Director of Strategic Marketing in July 2005.

Prior to his appointment at Telstra, Bill was Executive Vice President of Strategic Marketing at Orange SA, based in London.

Bill has over twenty-five years experience in the communications industry, including positions at Harris Corporation, GTE Corporation and US WEST. Bill has an excellent record of achievement in driving customer-focused strategies and world class marketing in the US and Europe.

Group Managing Director
Telstra Enterprise and Government

David Thodey joined Telstra in April 2001 as Group Managing Director of Telstra Mobile. He was appointed to the position of Group Managing Director Telstra Enterprise and Government in December 2002 and is now responsible for the company's corporate, government and large business customers.

Before joining Telstra, David was Chief Executive Officer of IBM Australia/New Zealand and previously held several senior executive marketing and sales positions within IBM.

David is the Chairman of TelstraClear in New Zealand, and is also the Chairman of the KAZ Group. 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.

Chief Operations Officer (COO), Telstra.

Greg Winn was appointed Telstra’s Chief Operations Officer (COO) on 11 August 2005 with responsibility for implementing the company's five-year, end-to-end business transformation. Greg has responsibility for network design, engineering and construction, service assurance and provision, IT systems, procurement, product management and the company's program office.

Greg Winn has more than 35 years experience in the telecommunications industry with more than 15 years experience as a senior operations officer.

Prior to joining Telstra, Greg served as Executive Vice President Operations and Technologies at US West. Previous positions at US West included Executive Vice President Retail Markets responsible for all retail marketing, sales, advertising and brand management.

Greg began his career at US West as a lineman and held positions in network services, corporate finance, small business services, product management, retail marketing and consumer service and sales.

Chairman
Director since September 1998

Mr McGauchie joined Telstra as a non-executive Director in September 1998 and was appointed as Chairman in July 2004.   He is Chairman of the Nomination Committee and is a member of the Audit and the Remuneration Committees.

Mr McGauchie has wide commercial experience within the food processing, commodity trading, finance and telecommunication sectors. He also has extensive public policy experience, having previously held several high-level advisory positions to the government including the Prime Minister’s Supermarket to Asia Council, the Foreign Affairs Council and the Trade Policy Advisory Council.

Directorships of Other Listed Companies – current:
Director, James Hardie Industries NV (2003- ) and Nufarm Limited (2003- ).

Directorships of Listed Companies - past three years:
Deputy Chairman, Ridley Corporation Limited (1998–2004); Director, National Foods Limited (2000 - 2005).

Other: 
Current:  Director, Reserve Bank of Australia; Partner, C&E McGauchie - Terrick West Estate.
Former:  President of the National Farmers Federation (1994-1998); Chairman, Rural Finance Corporation (2003–2004);  Director, Graincorp Limited (1999–2003).
Awarded the Centenary Medal for service to Australian society through agriculture and business in 2003.  Appointed an officer in the general division of the Order of Australia in 2004.

Director since November 2006

Mr Cousins joined Telstra as a non-executive director on 14 November 2006.  He is a member of the Nomination and the Remuneration Committees.

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:
Globe International Limited (2001-2003) and Insurance Australia Group Ltd (2000 - 2007).

Other:
Mr Cousins was previously a consultant to the Prime Minister.

Director since November 2000

Ms Livingstone joined Telstra as non-executive Director in November 2000.  She is a member of the Audit Committee and the Technology Committee.

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:   Director, Macquarie Graduate School of Management Pty Ltd (2007-  ), Future Directions International Pty Ltd (2007- ); Member, Business/Industry/Higher Education Collaboration Committee (BIHECC) and New South Wales Innovation Council (2007- ).
Former:  Director, Goodman Fielder Ltd (2000 – 2003) and Rural Press Limited (2000 – 2003);  Chairman and Director Australian Business Foundation (2000 – 2005) Director, Sydney Institute (1998 –2005), Chairman, CSIRO (2001 - 2006); Former Member, Department of Accounting and Finance Advisory Board Macquarie University.

Director since November 2001

Charles Macek joined Telstra as a non-executive Director in November 2001. He is a member of the Audit Committee and Nomination Committee and is Chairman of the Remuneration Committee.

Mr Macek has a strong background in economics and has had a long association with the finance and investment industry. His former roles include 16 years as Founding Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer and subsequently Chairman of County Investment Management Ltd.

Directorships of Other Listed Companies - current:
Director, Wesfarmers Ltd (2001-)

Directorships of Listed Companies - past three years:
Director, Living Cell Technologies Limited (2006-2007)

Other:
Current:  Chairman, Sustainable Investment Research Institute Pty Ltd (2002-), Financial Reporting Council (FRC) (2003-  );  Director, Racing Information Services Australia Pty Ltd (2007-),  Orchard Funds Pty Ltd (2007-);  Member, New Zealand Accounting Standards Review Board and Investment Committee of Unisuper Ltd.  Former:  Chairman, Centre for Eye Research Australia Ltd  (1996-2003); Chairman and Director, IOOF Holdings Ltd (2002-2003);   Director, Famoice Technology Pty Ltd. (2001-2004), Vertex Capital Pty Ltd (2004-2006);  and Williamson Community Leadership Program Limited (2004-2007); Victorian Councillor, Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Director since October 1996

John Stocker joined Telstra as a non-executive Director in October 1996. He is Chairman of the Audit Committee and Technology Committee.

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, Circadian Technologies Ltd (1996-) and Nufarm Limited (1998-)

Directorships of Listed Companies - past three years:
Chairman, Sigma Company Ltd (1998-2005); Director, Cambridge Antibody Technology Group plc (1995-2006).

Other:
Current: Principal, Foursight Associates Pty Ltd; Chairman, CSIRO (2007- )
Former: Chairman; Grape and Wine Research and Development Corporation (1997-2004)

Director since May 2006

Mr Willcox joined Telstra as a non-executive Director in May 2006.  He is a member of the Audit, the Nomination and the Remuneration Committees.

Mr Willcox holds a degree in physics from Cambridge University and following a 28 year career in the international petroleum industry was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of BHP Petroleum Limited, from 1986 to 1994.  He has wide and diverse experience as a Director and Chairman of Australian and American listed companies.

Directorships of other listed companies - current:
Chairman, 3D Oil Ltd (2007 - ).

Directorships of listed companies - past three years:
Chairman,  AMP Limited  (2002-2005), Mayne Group Ltd (2002-2005) and Mayne Pharma (2005-2007).

Other:
Former:  Chairman and Director, CSIRO (2006-2007);  Director, F.H.Faulding & Co Ltd (1996-2000);  Energy Developments Ltd (1994-2002), Lend Lease Corporation (1994-2000), Schroders (Australia) Ltd (1994-1999), North Ltd (1994-2000), James Hardie Industries Ltd (1992-2001), BHP Ltd (1988-1994), Woodside Petroleum (1986-1993).

Director since May 2006

John Zeglis joined Telstra as a non-executive Director on 17 May 2006. He is a member of the Technology Committee.

Mr Zeglis has a legal background and became partner with the law firm Sidley & Austin in 1978. 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:
Director, Georgia Pacific Corporation (2001-2005)

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

Director since April 2008

John Stewart is Group Chief Executive Officer of National Australia Bank, a position he has held since February 2004. He joined NAB in August 2003 as Chief Executive, Europe and Principal Board Member.

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

Professional Qualifications:
Associate, Chartered Insurance Institute
Fellow, Institute of Financial Services

Boards and Committees - current:
Chair, Australian Bankers' Association
Director, Business Council of Australia
Member, Scottish Enterprise's International Advisory Board

Boards and Committees - former:
Executive Director, Barclays PLC
Group CEO, Woolwich PLC

Appointment effective from 1 July 2008

Mr Mullen is well regarded as a senior industry veteran, having 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.

Boards and Committees - current:
Deutsche Post World Net, Board of Management
Embarq Corporation

Boards and Committees - former:
Chair, Infochoice Ltd (Australian Public Company)
Deputy Chair, Transportes Guipuzcoana (Spain)
Ducros Services Rapides (France)
Supervisory Board, Securicor Omega Holdings (UK)

Not-For-Profit:
Australian Graduate School of Management
Advisory Council to the City of Seoul
International Swimming Hall of Fame (USA)
Chairman, National Foreign Trade Council (Washington DC)