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OFFICE: TEL: Telecom announces Matt Crockett as Chief Turnaround Officer
STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT
5 September 2013
Telecom announces Matt Crockett as Chief Turnaround Officer
Telecom has announced today the appointment of Matt Crockett as the company's
Chief Turnaround Officer.
Matt is leading Telecom's cost and business improvement programme, first
signalled at Telecom's investor day in May 2013. Known internally as the
Turnaround Programme, this is overseeing the identification and
implementation of initiatives enhancing Telecom's business performance and
capabilities across all business units and support functions.
Prior to rejoining Telecom in June 2013, Matt was Chief Development Officer,
and MD Digital Ventures, for APN News and Media, a leading media company
operating radio, outdoor, publishing and digital media businesses across
Australia, New Zealand and Asia. In this role, based in Sydney Australia, he
oversaw APN Digital Ventures, corporate strategy and development, and group
technology.
Before joining APN Matt was the Chief Executive Officer of Telecom Wholesale
and International, a Telecom New Zealand Division providing wholesale network
services domestically and internationally. Prior to this his roles at Telecom
included General Manager for Wired, Telecom's retail fixed line voice, data
and internet businesses, and earlier, Head of New Zealand Market Strategy,
covering both fixed and mobile strategy.
Before this Matt was at global management consulting firm McKinsey & Company
for seven years working in both their Sydney and Auckland offices. He
initially studied and worked as a mining engineering in Western Australia
before being awarded a Rhodes Scholarship for postgraduate study at Oxford
University, where he completed a Master of Philosophy in Management.
Matt has held multiple directorships in telecommunications (Southern Cross
Cable Networks), software (Orion Health and Soprano Mobile), broadcast media
(APN Outdoor, Adshel, ARN and TRN Radio), digital media (CC Media) and
eCommerce (Grabone and brandExclusive) companies.
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For media queries, please contact:
Richard Llewellyn
Head of Corporate Communications
+64 (0) 27 523 2362
For investor relations queries, please contact:
Mark Laing
General Manager Investor Relations & Capital Markets
+64 (0) 27 227 5890
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