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20 Dec 2011

David Thodey

  • Chief Executive Officer
  • Telstra
  • BA
  • http://exchange.telstra.com.au
  • 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.

    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.

    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.

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Our 2011 highlights

20 Dec 2011

Author: David Thodey.
It has been a busy 12 months here at Telstra. We’re making good progress and our customers are noticing a difference. We’ve achieved some major milestones and delivered solid results. As the year draws to a close, I wanted to share some of our highlights from 2011.


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Posted in Community

Reconciliation is everyone’s business

01 Aug 2011

Author: David Thodey.
I believe reconciliation is everyone’s business. At Telstra we have a longstanding commitment to Indigenous Australians, formalised last year with the launch of our inaugural Reconciliation Action Plan.


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Posted in Technology

Telstra Experience Centre gives business a vision of the future

29 Jul 2011

Author: David Thodey
Last night I had great pleasure joining the Victorian Premier, The Hon Ted Baillieu to officially open the new $13 million Telstra Experience Centre (TEC) at our Exhibition Street headquarters in Melbourne.

The new complex features 16 demonstration areas that showcase technologies in action, two user-testing laboratories and two product design areas.

It combines advanced telecommunication networks with the latest products and services to show how technology can help businesses improve productivity and better connect with customers and employees around the country or across the world.


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