David Thodey
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Thodey in February 2012
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| Born | David Ingle Thodey 14 May 1954 Perth, Western Australia |
| Occupation | Chief Executive Officer |
| Employer | Telstra |
| Predecessor | Solomon Trujillo |
| Successor | Andy Penn |
David Ingle Thodey (born 14 May 1954)[1] is an Australian businessman who was the former Chief Executive Officer of Telstra.[2]
Thodey was born in Perth, Western Australia.[3] He was educated at Nelson College in New Zealand from 1967 to 1971[4] and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology and English from Victoria University of Wellington. Thodey attended the Kellogg School of Management postgraduate general management program at Northwestern University in Chicago.[1]
Thodey held several senior executive positions in marketing and sales within IBM[5] Australia/New Zealand and across IBM Asia Pacific, including holding the position of managing director for Australia between 1999 and 2000.[6]
Thodey 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. He became Chief Executive Officer of Telstra on 19 May 2009, following the departure of American Sol Trujillo from the office. Thodey retired from his position at Telstra in April 2015.
In August 2015, it was announced[7] that Thodey would take up a position as Chair of the CSIRO Board in November 2015.
References
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- ↑ Sol's successor changes the ring tone - AustralianIT, 30 May 2009
- ↑ Nelson College Old Boys' Register, 1856–2006, 6th edition
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- ↑ Former Telstra chief executive Thodey appointed CSIRO chairman - Australian Financial Review, 6 August 2015
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