Executives
Chief Executive Officer and Director
With the board of NBN Co, Michael Quigley has overall responsibility for fulfilling the Commonwealth's policy goal of building and operating a ubiquitous, high-speed broadband network across Australia to enable the future of online services and telecommunications.
In his capacity as acting Chief Operating Officer he also leads the team planning, designing and constructing the National Broadband Network.
He joined NBN Co a few years after returning to Australia following his retirement from the French telecommunications giant, Alcatel. He started his 36 year career in Alcatel research and development, and progressively took on more senior executive positions including being President and Chief Executive Officer of Alcatel USA.
In 2003, Mr Quigley became President of Alcatel's Fixed Communications Group in Paris, responsible for infrastructure products, including network switches and optical communications systems. In 2005, he was appointed Alcatel's President and Chief Operating Officer, overseeing 55,000 staff and operations in 130 countries.
Mr Quigley was educated at the University of NSW and graduated with a Bachelor of Science majoring in Mathematics and Physics, and a Bachelor of Engineering in Telecommunications.Photo: Michael Quigley (High Res): Click here to download
Chief Financial Officer
Jean-Pascal Beaufret is responsible for overseeing financial aspects of NBN Co's business activities. Mr Beaufret joined Alcatel in 1999 as deputy Financial Officer and was appointed CFO in 2002, a position he held until 2007 when the company was then Alcatel Lucent.
He is a former senior official in France's Ministry of Finance, serving as deputy secretary of the Treasury and Head of the French Tax Administration. He also held a senior position in the French Prime Minister's Office.
Mr Beaufret has an MBA from HEC (International Business School) and is a graduate of the ENA (French National School of Public Administration).
Mr Beaufret has announced his intention to retire from NBN Co in January 2012.Photo: Jean-Pascal Beaufret (High Res): Click here to download
Head of Corporate
Kevin Brown is responsible for supply management, procurement, commercial strategy and the management of NBN Co's Definitive Agreements with Telstra and Optus, as well as overseeing the company's human resources, legal and facilities functions.
Mr Brown was formerly Executive General Manager, People at Qantas for 8 years and a member of its executive committee. Prior to joining Qantas in 2001, Mr Brown held a number of senior executive positions at Nortel Networks, based in the USA, Hong Kong, the United Kingdom and Australia. His roles included Vice President, Business Development, Asia Pacific as well as global responsibilities for human resources.
He has a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Sydney, a Bachelor of Social Science from the University of New England, and an MBA from the University of Sydney.Photo: Kevin Brown (High Res): Click here to download
Chief Communications Officer
Upon his arrival in November 2011, Mr Cooney will manage the company's government, media and stakeholder relations functions. He will also oversee a nationwide consumer information campaign covering the migration from copper- and HFC-based telecommunications networks to the fibre-enabled NBN.
Mr Cooney has held senior executive positions across the telecommunications industry, most recently as Chief Marketing Officer at Telecom New Zealand. He has also worked for Vodafone, marketing software and services business Touchpoint and eVentures.
Mr Cooney has a BSc Computer Science & Mathematics from Auckland University.Photo: Kieren Cooney (High Res): Click here to download
Head of Product Development and Industry Relations
Jim Hassell is responsible for sales, pricing, industry relations and regulatory functions, including NBN Co's relationship with the telcos and internet service providers that make up NBN Co's wholesale and retail customers.
He has more than 25 years of experience in the Information Technology and Communications industry with most of his career spent with IBM and Sun Microsystems.
Prior to joining NBN Co, Mr Hassell was Chief Operating Officer with managed transmission services provider Broadcast Australia.
From 2000 to 2008 Mr Hassell was Sun Microsystems Australasia Managing Director. Sun Microsystems Australasia (acquired by Oracle Corporation in 2010) was a half billion dollar business selling computer services, software and hardware with a local staff of approximately 700 people.
Mr Hassell's early career included 12 years at IBM working in both sales management and product operations roles. He later joined Sun Microsystems in the UK in a number of sales management roles prior to his move to Australia in 2000.
He has previously served on the Board of the Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA), the Information Technology and Telecommunications Skills Hub and as a Councillor at the Australian Business Arts Foundation (ABAF).
Mr Hassell has a Business degree and is an Australian citizen. He has previously lived and worked in the UK, France and Denmark.Photo: Jim Hassell (High Res): Click here to download
Chief Technology Officer
Gary McLaren is responsible for defining the technology requirements of the National Broadband Network.
Mr McLaren has 25 years experience in the telecommunications industry with senior engineering roles at Telstra and Siemens. He was a member of the Senior Management Team at Request DSL which successfully rolled out one of Australian's first competitive DSL broadband networks between 2000 and 2004, before the company was merged with PowerTel.
From 2004, Mr McLaren provided consulting services to various companies in the telecommunications and IT sectors with an emphasis on commercialisation of new technologies. These companies included Optus, Telecom Fiji and Telecom NZ-owned AAPT.
He joined NBN Co in 2009 from his role as lead consultant working on Australia's National Broadband Network project for the Communications Alliance, the self-regulatory body responsible for developing guidelines and policy for the Australian telecommunications industry.
He has degrees in Engineering and Law from the University of Melbourne.Photo: Gary McLaren (High Res): Click here to download
Head of Quality
Mike Kaiser is responsible for implementing a comprehensive quality framework across the company including the continuous improvement of processes and products.
He was previously NBN Co's Principal, Government Relations and External Affairs.
Mr Kaiser has extensive experience within Government having served Premiers in NSW and Queensland as Chief of Staff. He has also worked with the private sector in a consultancy capacity on the delivery of major infrastructure projects.
Mr Kaiser holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) and a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Queensland.Photo: Mike Kaiser (High Res): Click here to download
Head of Network Operations
Steve Christian has responsibility for establishing the operational requirements of the National Broadband Network.
Mr Christian has over 42 years experience in the telecommunications industry, almost all of which have been in operational roles.
He was previously Managing Director of Networks at Singtel Optus where he oversaw the engineering and operations of the company's fixed, satellite, IP and mobile networks.
Mr Christian has also held various management positions with telecommunications companies including; AT&T, Cable & Wireless, BellSouth International, US West International and MediaOne.Photo: Steve Christian (High Res): Click here to download
Head of Construction
Dan Flemming is Head of Construction at NBN Co, the company building the high speed broadband network that will upgrade Australia's communications infrastructure.
Mr Flemming has worked in senior deployment and operational roles at Alcatel-Lucent in Australia and South-East Asia, and at Visionstream Pty Ltd, where he was Deputy Project Director on the rollout of Nextgen Networks.
A civil engineer, Mr Flemming was also involved in the implementation of communications infrastructure for the Sydney Olympic Games, for which he received the IOC Certificate of Olympic Merit in recognition of services rendered to the Olympic Movement.
Mr Flemming holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) from the University of New South Wales.Photo: Dan Flemming(High Res): Click here to download
Chief Legal Counsel
Justin Forsell has overall responsibility for all legal matters relating to the establishment and operation of the National Broadband Network, managing a team of internal lawyers and a panel of external firms to both lead and support a high volume of commercial transactions and to provide wide ranging legal advice across the business.
Mr Forsell joined NBN Co from Vodafone Hutchison Australia where he was appointed as General Counsel following Vodafone Australia's merger with Hutchison's "3". Prior to that he was General Counsel, Company Secretary and Head of the Governance Division of Vodafone Australia leading a team of approximately 40 professionals including legal, regulatory, government relations, company secretary, inter-carrier, and corporate responsibility.
He has held positions in British Telecommunications plc, where he was Head of Legal Affairs for BT Group Strategy based in London, and Head of Legal Affairs for BT Japan KK based in Tokyo. He also worked as in house counsel in BT UK's Internet and Multimedia Services Team. Before BT, Mr Forsell worked as in house counsel for Hutchison Telecommunications (HK) Ltd based in Hong Kong. Prior to his 15 year career as an in-house telco lawyer, Justin worked in private practice in general commercial law.
In June 2006, Mr Forsell was named by Australasian Legal Business magazine as one of the top 25 Australasian in-house legal counsel. In 2008 he was Runner Up Australian Corporate Lawyer's Association (ACLA) Corporate Lawyer of the Year. In 2011 he was again named by Australasian Legal Business magazine as one of the top 10 Australasian in-house legal counsel.
Mr Forsell has an MBA from Macquarie Graduate School of Management in Sydney, and an LLB from Victoria University in Wellington. He is admitted as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of NSW, and as a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand.Photo: Justin Forsell (High Res): Click here to download
Chief Procurement Officer
As NBN Co's Chief Procurement Officer Alasdair Fuller is responsible for all procurement activities at NBN Co.
Mr Fuller joined NBN Co in early 2010, from SingTel Optus Pty ltd, where he was the Director of Procurement for the previous 9 years. Prior to this role he was the Manager of Supply Chain for Telecom New Zealand's Network Division for 4 years.
Mr Fuller has also worked as a senior solicitor, specialising in Privatisations at a major New Zealand law firm, and as an investment banker, with the New Zealand subsidiary of Macquarie Bank. He also helped to establish the open access, high pressure, gas transmission industry in New Zealand, while working as the initial Commercial Manager for the Natural Gas Corporation of New Zealand.
Mr Fuller was educated at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand and graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Law. Mr. Fuller is also a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand.
Photo: Alasdair Fuller (High Res): Click here to download
Principal - Program Management
Adrian Inch is responsible for the Program Management Office (PMO) function which ensures overall integration of NBN Co projects and business functions and alignment with the Corporate Plan objectives.
The PMO implements policies, processes and procedures based on internationally recognised project management methodologies. It measures progress against key performance indicators, schedules and budgets providing important insights into program dependencies, estimates and risks.
Mr Inch has 20 years of engineering and commercial experience in the Telecommunications industry both as a Project Director leading large infrastructure projects and as a General Manager providing professional services within the corporate sector.
Mr Inch has previously held senior executive positions including as General Manager, Customer Services in a Telstra/IBM/Lend Lease joint venture company and General Manager, Program and Project Management of Telstra's Network and Technology Division managing a team of 120 project managers.
Prior to joining NBN Co, he was a Principal Consultant with Acacia Australia, a private consortium partnering with two global management consultancies in a bid to be the Lead Advisor as part of the Australian Government NBN initiative.
In 2009 he was appointed General Manager of NBN Tasmania Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of NBN Co, tasked with the early trial and successful launch of NBN services for three Tasmanian communities in August 2010.
Mr Inch was educated at Monash University in Victoria and graduated with a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering.Photo: Adrian Inch (High Res): Click here to download
Principal, Regulatory Affairs
Caroline Lovell is responsible for NBN Co's engagement with communications industry regulators; the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, the Australian Media and Communications Authority and the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman; and for engagement with NBN Co's customers and other stakeholders on communications regulatory matters.
The Regulatory Affairs team represents NBN Co internally and externally in relation to the formulation and implementation of the regulatory regime applying to NBN Co. Ms Lovell also manages NBN Co's Industry Engagement Team.
Prior to joining NBN Co, Ms Lovell was a partner of law firm Clayton Utz, where she was the joint head of the firm's Telecommunications, Media and Technology practice.
Ms Lovell was educated at the University of Sydney and graduated with first class honours degrees in Law and Arts.Photo: Caroline Lovell (High Res): Click here to download
Chief Information Officer
Claire Rawlins joined NBN Co in December 2009 as Chief Information Officer where she is responsible for designing, building and implementing easily accessible, end-to-end business processes, systems, applications and technology architectures to expand the company's technological capabilities and support the largest telecommunications infrastructure program undertaken in Australian history.
Ms Rawlins has more than 20 years of IT experience which encompasses a track record of successfully transforming large multi-national organisations and using technology innovatively to create business opportunities.
Previously, Ms Rawlins held senior management positions with high profile organisations in Europe within the telecommunications and financial services industries. This includes Managing Director of Group Technology at BT Group Plc, Executive Director for IT Delivery at Fidelity Investments, as well as Senior Vice President and Chief Operations Officer (IT) for Qwest Communications. Additionally, she was also Chief Information Officer for Online Markets at Dresdner Kleinwort Investment Bank (now Commerzbank), following a number of other senior IT and business positions she held with BNP Paribas and LloydsTSB.
Head of Commercial Strategy & Telstra Contract
Mr Tim Smeallie is Head of Commercial Strategy and is responsible for overseeing NBN Co's corporate acquisitions, implementing both the Telstra Definitive Agreements and the Optus HFC Agreement, as well as negotiating the supply of utility infrastructure to support the network deployment.
Over the past twelve months, Mr Smeallie has played a key role in developing NBN Co's pricing model and revenue plan following the successful completion of commercial negotiations with Telstra, Optus and Austar Ltd, which have a combined value of over $12 billion.
Mr Smeallie has over 20 years' experience in telecommunications both locally and internationally, having split his career between the telecommunications industry and the financial markets where he provided leading telecoms investment analysis for four years.
Photo: Tim Smeallie (High Res): Click here to download
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