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VIRTUALISATION NBN Company: Industry welcomes business heavyweights
VIRTUALISATION NBN Company: Industry welcomes business heavyweights | NBN Company: Industry welcomes business heavyweights |
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| by James Riley | |
| Thursday, 06 August 2009 | |
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Independent telecommunications analyst Paul Budde said the corporate resumes of the new board team pointed to government’s desire for clear, high-level strategic leadership in the project’s early stages, rather than specific industry expertise. But Senator Minchin is less convinced, arguing a project of such magnitude demanded more directed expertise. “We’re probably a little surprised that there aren’t more telecom-focused skills there,” a spokesman from Senator Minchin told iTWire. “Certainly when you’re about to spend $43 billion, you would like to think there was more specific experience.” Among the five appointees is former Telstra Country Wide managing director Doug Campbell, who brings a 48-year career in the carrier business to the role. Campbell’s particular expertise is in remote and regional communication. He was also appointed last month as chairman of the Tasmanian NBN Company Board. Other board members include legal giant Freehills’ former chief executive Peter Hay, a company law specialist with particular experience in mergers and acquisitions, and former McKinsey & Company partner Siobhan McKenna, who most recently sat on the Productivity Commission. CONTINUED Page 2 |
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