Telstra 2003 Annual Report Download - page 28

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senior management and executive officers
Ted N Pretty
BA, LLB (Hons)
Prior to joining Telstra, Mr Pretty was
a director of Optus Communications
and an adviser
to BellSouth Corporation. Mr Pretty
was previously a partner in one
of Australia’s leading
telecommunications, regulatory and
media law firms. Mr Pretty
was initially appointed to the
position of Managing Director
of the International Division of
Telstra, responsible for Telstra’s
investments and operations
worldwide, Group Managing
Director, Convergent Business and
then Group Managing Director,
Telstra Retail. Mr Pretty was
appointed Group Managing Director
of Telstra Consumer and Marketing
in January 2003.
Corporate centre functions
Finance & Administration is responsible for mergers and acquisitions and
corporate policy and support functions including finance, risk management
and assurance, shared services for processing functions,credit management,
treasury, investor relations, acquisitions and divestments, productivity
directorate, information technology and other corporate services.In
addition, it is responsible for strategic planning and management of Telstra's
investment portfolio and the financial management of the majority of our
fixed assets, including network assets, through the Asset Accounting Group.
Bruce J Akhurst
BEc (Hons), LLB
Mr Akhurst joined Telstra as General
Counsel in 1996 and became Group
Managing Director, Legal &
Regulatory in 1999. He assumed
responsibility for Telstra Wholesale
in 2001. In January 2003, Mr Akhurst
became Group Managing Director,
Telstra Wholesale and Telstra
Broadband & Media. Mr Akhurst's
portfolio includes the nationwide
wholesale network of Telstra
Wholesale; Australia’s biggest
internet service provider, BigPond®;
the company’s interest in
subscription television provider
FOXTEL; and the wholly-owned
advertising and directory business,
Sensis™. Mr Akhurst is also Group
General Counsel and a member of
the boards of Hong Kong mobile
carrier CSL and FOXTEL. Prior to his
role at Telstra, Mr Akhurst was
managing partner of a national law
firm.
Telstra Consumer and Marketing is responsible for serving metropolitan consumer and
small business customers with our full range of products and services including fixed,
wireless and data,the overall management of Telstra’s brands, advertising and sponsorships,
the management of fixed and mobile products and implementing our product bundling
initiatives.
Telstra Business and Government is responsible for serving our corporate, medium
enterprise and Government customers with the full range of Telstra products and services
of interest to this group of customers.This business unit also includes Customer Care and
product management groups.
Telstra Country Wide® is responsible for providing telecommunications services to
customers in outer metropolitan, regional, rural and remote parts of Australia. This
business unit was formed in June 2000 with the aim to establish a strong presence and
grow our business in regional Australia. In January 2003, Telstra Country Wide assumed
responsibility for an additional 10 communities in Queensland, the Australian Capital
Territory, New South Wales and Victoria.
Telstra Broadband and Media,a new business unit established in January 2003, is
responsible for our broadband and online services business BigPond®, our advertising,
directories and information services business Sensis™ and Telstra Media (including our
FOXTEL investment).
Telstra Wholesale provides wholesale products and services to the Australian domestic
market. Telstra Wholesale provides a wide range of products and services including fixed,
wireless,data and internet, transmission and IP, interconnection, access to our network
facilities and retail/rebill products.The integration of Telstra’s wholly owned subsidiary,
Network Design and Construction Ltd (NDC), resulted in the NDC marketing and sales
function serving external customers to Telstra joining Telstra Wholesale on 1 July 2003.
Telstra International manages our international interests, including Hong Kong CSL
Limited and our joint venture REACH in Hong Kong. It also directs our offshore growth
strategy, with a current focus on enhancing the value of our existing investments and
rationalising the investments that are noncore to Telstra.
Infrastructure Services operates and maintains our telecommunications infrastructure.
It supports our domestic retail and wholesale business units that in turn serve the end
retail and wholesale market. Infrastructure Services is responsible for the provisioning,
restoration, operation and management of our fixed, mobile, IP and data networks. This
includes voice and data, product and application platforms and the online environment.
As Telstra’s primary service provider, Infrastructure Services is a fully integrated service
business and aims to maximise the growth of our domestic retail and wholesale business
while maintaining a competitive cost position.
Telstra Technology (previously known as Networks and Technology Group) was
established in August 2002 as the core product technology group in Telstra.It develops
and supports products specified by our market facing business units. Underpinning the
products is a range of technologies which are optimally designed and implemented
to provide the best outcome for Telstra and our customers. Telstra Technology also
undertakes substantial research and development to ensure that Telstra remains
at the forefront of technology in Australia.
Our senior management team is committed to driving profitable growth
for our shareholders. We continually seek to deliver innovative products
and promote outstanding customer service.