Mike Quigley (businessman)
Mike Quigley | |
|---|---|
| Born | Michael P. Quigley 1953 |
| Citizenship | Australian |
| Alma mater | University of New South Wales |
| Employer(s) | Alcatel, NBN Co, ANSTO |
| Title | Chair, ANSTO |
| Term | ANSTO June 2024 to June 2028 |
| Predecessor | The Honourable Annabelle Bennett, AC |
Michael P. Quigley AM (born 1953) is an Australian telecommunication business executive. He was the first Chief Executive Officer of NBN Co.[1][2]
Career
[edit]He studied at the University of New South Wales where he received a Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Engineering (Hons 1).[citation needed]
From 1971 to 2007 he worked for Alcatel,[1] including in the position of CEO for the company's American arm.[2] At Alcatel Australia he was responsible for Alcatel’s business in Australia and New Zealand and established an early focus on research and development and technical management. He moved to the US in 1999 and was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Alcatel USA in 2000. He was subsequently appointed President of Alcatel’s Fixed Communications Group based in Paris. In this position, he was responsible for infrastructure products, including network switches and optical communications systems. His final position in Alcatel was as President and Chief Operating Officer based in Paris.
From 24 July 2009 to 3 October 2013 he was CEO of NBN Co Limited.
NBN
[edit]Mike Quigley was appointed chief executive officer (CEO) of NBN Co on 25 July 2009.[3][4][5][6][7] In June 2010 he would donate his first year's salary of $2 million [8] to Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA), which intended to use the NBN to deliver remote rehabilitation therapy to stroke patients.
Mike Quigley announced in July 2013 that he would retire from NBN Co.[9] He departed on 3 October 2013, replaced by former OPTUS & Telstra CEO Ziggy Switkowski as Executive Chairman (and Interim CEO) with immediate effect.[10]
In December 2013, Telsoc (formerly ATUG), the Australian Society for Telecommunications & Digital Communications, awarded their "Charles Todd Medal" for Excellence in Telecommunications to Michael Malone and Mike Quigley.[11]
In 2015 Quigley, as past CEO of NBN Co, criticised the changes made to use the old copper network (FTTN) and Pay TV Cables (HFC) instead of continuing with the Fibre to the home rollout. He noted cost increases and delays that he said were the result of changes made to the rollout plan.[12][13][14][15][16][17]
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
[edit]In June 2024 Quigley was appointed as Chair of the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), for a four-year term.
Other roles
[edit]Quigley was director of the Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute.
Honours
[edit]In 2022, Quigley was appointed Member of the Order of Australia in the 2022 Queen's Birthday Honours for "significant service to the telecommunications sector, and to education".[18]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Caitlin Fitzsimmons, (12 July 2013), Mike Quigley quits as NBN Co chief executive, "AFR Weekend. Retrieved 11 February 1017
- ^ a b Michael Quigley: Executive Profile & Biography (Member of Advisory Board, Innovation Capital), Bloomberg
- ^ Corner, Stuart (25 July 2009), Mike Quigley to be CEO of NBN Co, iTWire.com.au, retrieved 1 June 2011
- ^ LeMay, Renai (25 July 2009), Alcatel's Quigley wins NBN chair, ZDNet, retrieved 1 June 2011
- ^ Renai LeMay & Liam Tung (29 July 2009), Mike Quigley: The background check, ZDNet, retrieved 1 June 2011
- ^ Kohler, Alan (28 July 2009), Quigley's job is straightforward, ZDNet, retrieved 1 June 2011
- ^ Grubb, Ben (28 June 2010), Quigley rejected lucrative job for NBN, ZDNet, retrieved 1 June 2011
- ^ "Heat up again on 'right' NBN salaries, costs". TechWorld. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
- ^ "NBN chief Mike Quigley Quits". The Sydney Morning Herald. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
- ^ "Ziggy Switkowski confirmed as chairman of NBN Co by Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull". ABC News. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
- ^ "The Charles Todd Medal Honour Roll". Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ Mike Quigley, (September 2015) Exploding Malcolm Turnbull’s Myths, ABC Retrieved 10 March 2016
- ^ "Ex-NBN boss pins cost blowout on Coalition". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2 November 2015.
- ^ "Former nbn CEO Mike Quigley ends his silence, unloads on government". The Register. 2 November 2015.
- ^ "Turnbull's NBN blowout caused by MTM, says Quigley". Delimiter.com.au. 2 November 2015.
- ^ "Go back to retirement, NBN PR chief tells Quigley". Delimiter.com.au. 2 November 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Renai LeMay, (5 November 2015), Quigley releases detailed evidence showing MTM NBN cost blowout, Delimiter Retrieved 11 March 2013
- ^ "Queen's Birthday 2022 Honours - the full list". Sydney Morning Herald. Nine Entertainment Co. 12 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.