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David Thodey
Born
David Thodey

OccupationChief Executive Officer
EmployerTelstra
PredecessorSolomon Trujillo
SuccessorIncumbent

David Thodey is an Australian businessman who is the current Chief Executive Officer of Telstra after the departure of Solomon Trujillo.[1] He was born in Perth, Western Australia.[2]

Career

David Thodey became Chief Executive Officer of Telstra on 19 May 2009.

David 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, David was Chief Executive Officer of IBM.[3] Australia/New Zealand and previously held several senior executive positions in marketing and sales with IBM across Asia Pacific.

David is the Chairman of Telstra subsidiary TelstraClear in New Zealand and Chairman of Basketball Australia. David was born in Perth. 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.

References

  1. ^ "Telstra wants fresh start". The Weekend Advertiser. 2009-05-09. p. 9. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  2. ^ Sol's successor changes the ring tone - AustralianIT, 30 May 2009
  3. ^ "David Thodey". Australian Institute of Company Directors. Retrieved 2009-05-09.