Andy Penn
| Andy Penn | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Andrew Richard Penn 30 March 1963 |
| Occupation | Chief Executive Officer |
| Employer | Telstra |
| Predecessor | David Thodey |
Andrew "Andy" Penn, FCCA, MBA is a English Australian businessman and current CEO of Telstra, an Australian telecommunications and media company.
Biography
Penn was born in the United Kingdom.[1] He holds an MBA from Kingston University,[2] and a FCCA from Harvard Business School's Advanced Management Program.[1][2] Penn moved to Australia in 1992.[3]
Career
From 1990 to 2011, Andy worked for National Mutual which later merged with AXA Asia Pacific,[3] in the end as its CEO.[4] In 2005, Andy Penn was one of seven directors of the AXA employee superannuation trust who were disqualified from acting as a company director by APRA,[5] but this ruling was overturned on appeal.[6][7]
After taking a 12-month break during 2011,[3] Thodey hired Penn as Telstra's CFO.[1][2][8] In February 2015, Andy Penn was named successor to David Thodey as CEO of Telstra, from 1 May 2015.[1][4][9]
Directorships
- FOXTEL Cable Television Pty Limited
- Telstra Applications and Ventures Group
- Autohome Inc., since March 2012
Source:[2]
Charitable involvements
- Life Governor and Foundation Board member of Very Special Kids
- Member of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Advisory Council
- The Big Issue Advisory Group
- Amy Gillet Foundation Ambassador
Source:[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Telstra Picks Penn as New CEO". Wall Street Journal. 20 February 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Andrew Richard Penn FCCA, MBA". Bloomberg. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Andy Penn's second act at Telstra". Smart Investor. 9 August 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- 1 2 "Telstra's incoming CEO Andy Penn to help in Asia push". Sydney Morning Herald. 20 February 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ↑ "Andrew Penn new head of Telstra after AXA super fund scandal - Crikey". crikey.com.au.
- ↑ "Overlook the spin: APRA got it wrong". The Syndney Morning Herald. 24 August 2006. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- ↑ "Penn back in charge at AXA". The Age. 3 August 2006. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- ↑ "Telstra appoints Andrew Penn CFO". The Australian. 14 December 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ↑ "David Thodey leaves Telstra, replaced as CEO by Andrew Penn". ABC News. 20 February 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.