Headquarters:
Melbourne, Australia
Year founded:
1901
Number of employees:
26,728
Phone:
1800 726 905
Email:
people@mge.com.au
Website:
telstra.com
LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/company/telstra
"We are constantly living by our core values: integrity, impact and teamwork"
Julie Giraldi,
CAAT Pension Plan
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Telstra
Andy Penn
Chief Executive Officer and
Managing Director
Vicki Brady
Chief Financial Officer
Alex Badenoch
Group Executive
Transformation, Communication
and People
Leadership
Andy Penn became the CEO and managing director of Telstra on 1 May 2015. He is leading an ambitious change program transforming Telstra to be positioned to compete in the radically changing technology world of the future with 5G at its core. He has announced his plans to retire from Telstra on 1 September 2022.
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director
Andy Penn
Vicki Brady guides the company’s financial performance and reporting, leads the development of and progress against its corporate strategy, and oversees its risk and internal audit capabilities, with the aim of delivering shareholder value over the long term. She has been announced as Andy’s successor as CEO when he steps down on 1 September 2022.
Chief Financial Officer
Vicki Brady
Alex Badenoch is leading the development of Telstra’s transformation roadmap and orchestrates the delivery of its key priorities with a focus on transforming work processes and strengthening employee engagement.
Group Executive
Transformation, Communication and People
Alex Badenoch
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Julie Giraldi,
CAAT Pension Plan
“Now, we have much more frequent recognition awards because we want to celebrate people staying at CAAT and recognize the contributions that they bring to the organization”
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TELSTRA
Kate Arnold
Head of People, Transformation and Group Communications
Vicki Brady
Chief Financial Officer
Andy Penn
Chief Executive Officer
and Managing Director
Leadership
Headquarters:
Melbourne, Australia
Year founded:
1901
Number of employees:
26,728
Phone:
1800 726 905
Email:
people@mge.com.au
Website:
telstra.com
LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/company/telstra
Andy Penn became the CEO and managing director of Telstra on 1 May 2015. He is leading an ambitious change program transforming Telstra to be positioned to compete in the radically changing technology world of the future with 5G at its core. He has announced his plans to retire from Telstra on 1 September 2022.
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director
Andy Penn
Vicki Brady guides the company’s financial performance and reporting, leads the development of and progress against its corporate strategy, and oversees its risk and internal audit capabilities, with the aim of delivering shareholder value over the long term. She has been announced as Andy’s successor as CEO when he steps down on 1 September 2022.
Chief Financial Officer
Vicki Brady
Kate Arnold is the head of people, transformation and group communications for the Madison Group. She works closely with the group CEO, chief commercial officer and business leaders to plan and implement change projects and strategies that realise the vision, mission and strategic plan of the business. Her exceptional interpersonal skills and strong ability to consider the big picture enable her to build positive relationships and be a trusted advisor and collaborator working across the business to influence positive change in the Madison Group.
Head of People, Transformation and Group Communications
Kate Arnold
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For the second year running, Shielded Insurance Brokers has claimed the number-one spot among IB’s Top Brokerages. In 2020, it was record-setting growth that drove the company’s impressive success. This year, says managing director Stuart Brady, the key ingredient behind the win is the Shielded culture. Brady is proud of the shared vision for constant improvement across all aspects of the business. “We are thrilled to take out the win again, and it’s hats off to the team for their hard work over the past year,” he says.
“Now, we have much more frequent recognition awards because we want to celebrate people staying at CAAT and recognize the contributions that they bring to the organization”
Julie Giraldi,
CAAT Pension Plan
“We are constantly living by our core values: integrity, impact and teamwork”
Julie Giraldi,
CAAT Pension Plan
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Telstra
Derek Walsh
General Manager,
Software Operations
Vicki Brady
Chief Financial Officer
Andy Penn
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director
Leadership
Headquarters:
Melbourne, Australia
Year founded:
1901
Number of employees:
26,728
Phone:
1800 726 905
Email:
people@mge.com.au
Website:
telstra.com
LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/company/
telstra
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Home
Bio
Andy Penn became the CEO and managing director of Telstra on 1 May 2015. He is leading an ambitious change program transforming Telstra to be positioned to compete in the radically changing technology world of the future with 5G at its core. He has announced his plans to retire from Telstra on 1 September 2022.
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director
Andy Penn
Vicki Brady guides the company’s financial performance and reporting, leads the development of and progress against its corporate strategy, and oversees its risk and internal audit capabilities, with the aim of delivering shareholder value over the long term. She has been announced as Andy’s successor as CEO when he steps down on 1 September 2022.
Chief Financial Officer
Vicki Brady
Kate Arnold is the head of people, transformation and group communications for the Madison Group. She works closely with the group CEO, chief commercial officer and business leaders to plan and implement change projects and strategies that realise the vision, mission and strategic plan of the business. Her exceptional interpersonal skills and strong ability to consider the big picture enable her to build positive relationships and be a trusted advisor and collaborator working across the business to influence positive change in the Madison Group.
Head of People, Transformation and Group Communications
Kate Arnold
For the second year running, Shielded Insurance Brokers has claimed the number-one spot among IB’s Top Brokerages. In 2020, it was record-setting growth that drove the company’s impressive success. This year, says managing director Stuart Brady, the key ingredient behind the win is the Shielded culture. Brady is proud of the shared vision for constant improvement across all aspects of the business. “We are thrilled to take out the win again, and it’s hats off to the team for their hard work over the past year,” he says.
Kate Arnold
Head of People, Transformation and Group Communications
Kate Arnold is the head of people, transformation and group communications for the Madison Group. She works closely with the group CEO, chief commercial officer and business leaders to plan and implement change projects and strategies that realise the vision, mission and strategic plan of the business. Her exceptional interpersonal skills and strong ability to consider the big picture enable her to build positive relationships and be a trusted advisor and collaborator working across the business to influence positive change in the Madison Group.
Head of People, Transformation and Group Communications
Kate Arnold
Alex Badenoch
Group Executive
Transformation, Communication and People
Alex Badenoch is leading the development of Telstra’s transformation roadmap and orchestrates the delivery of its key priorities with a focus on transforming work processes and strengthening employee engagement.
Group Executive
Transformation, Communication and People
Alex Badenoch
Alex Badenoch
Group Executive
Transformation, Communication
and People
Alex Badenoch is leading the development of Telstra’s transformation roadmap and orchestrates the delivery of its key priorities with a focus on transforming work processes and strengthening employee engagement.
Group Executive
Transformation, Communication and People
Alex Badenoch
Derek Walsh
General Manager, Software Operations
Derek Walsh is a recognised technology leader with an entrepreneurial mindset and a track record of delivering industry transforming software to the global stage. He joined Aurion in 2020 as general manager for software operations, a role in which he continues his track record of building and directing teams around a shared vision and set of processes, as Aurion evolves to become Australia’s most trusted people and payroll solution for the future. Derek brings vision and cohesion to the company’s software engineering teams by managing the needs and expectations of colleagues, customers and stakeholders without compromising software quality or deliverables.
General Manager, Software Operations
Derek Walsh
Derek Walsh
General Manager, Software Operations
Derek Walsh is a recognised technology leader with an entrepreneurial mindset and a track record of delivering industry transforming software to the global stage. He joined Aurion in 2020 as general manager for software operations, a role in which he continues his track record of building and directing teams around a shared vision and set of processes, as Aurion evolves to become Australia’s most trusted people and payroll solution for the future. Derek brings vision and cohesion to the company’s software engineering teams by managing the needs and expectations of colleagues, customers and stakeholders without compromising software quality or deliverables.
General Manager, Software Operations
Derek Walsh
Kate Arnold
Head of People, Transformation and Group Communications
Derek Walsh is a recognised technology leader with an entrepreneurial mindset and a track record of delivering industry transforming software to the global stage. He joined Aurion in 2020 as general manager for software operations, a role in which he continues his track record of building and directing teams around a shared vision and set of processes, as Aurion evolves to become Australia’s most trusted people and payroll solution for the future. Derek brings vision and cohesion to the company’s software engineering teams by managing the needs and expectations of colleagues, customers and stakeholders without compromising software quality
or deliverables.
General Manager, Software Operations
Derek Walsh
International giant Telstra is Australia’s largest telecommunications carrier. It provides technology and telecoms services to 18.8 million subscribers as of 2020, as well as 3.8 million in retail fixed bundles, and 960,000 retail fixed standalone voice services.
Telstra has an international presence in over 20 countries, and currently has 3,500 employees based outside of Australia. It has had a longstanding connection with the Asia-Pacific region, and today, the company provides services to thousands of business, government, carrier and OTT customers.
Telstra was recognised as an HRD Employer of Choice in 2022. The organisation has had a particular focus on training, professional development and upskilling over the last 12 months, and has invested a significant amount of resources in technology training and online learning platforms. All of its employees have access to a learning and development catalogue through its Workday platform, and over 13,000 employees participated in technical learning throughout 2021.
Telstra’s employees recorded almost 96,000 learning hours throughout the year, focusing on segments such as security, software engineering, data analytics and product management. The organisation also delivered a number of micro-credentials in collaboration with its university partners, with employees able to gain a globally recognised qualification in just six to eight weeks. “This has been an excellent way for our people to rapidly upskill and reskill,” Telstra says.
“We’ve also invested in areas such as human-centred design, critical decision making, influencing and negotiation skills via LinkedIn Learning. We want our people to build long and successful careers with Telstra, and we’re committed to supporting and enabling their career progression.”
Maintaining access to technology and resources has also been a key focus for the organisation, particularly as it continues its journey as Australia’s leading mobile network. Telstra has equipped all of its people with tools and technology to operate in a hybrid working environment – from mobile devices to standing desks. This served the company well when Australia was thrust back into lockdown life, and a core part of its people strategy became strong communications, supported by the latest technology.
“In 2021, our employee communications focus was to support our people through the evolving COVID situation so that they could be successful in all aspects of life,” Telstra says.
“This included wellbeing communications centred around our people’s flexibility, and their choice in where, when and how they worked. We also invested significantly into people leaders and executive communications, which helped set the tone and shape a culture of regular, open and
two-way communications.”
While other companies rushed to adapt to COVID-19 and hybrid working, Telstra benefited from having a longstanding flexible working policy. As the global war for talent intensifies, Telstra aims to maintain an ongoing focus on hybrid and flexible working, open communication and a strong career development program.
“Flexible working has been at the heart of Telstra’s employee experience for almost a decade,” a company spokesperson says.
“Leaders play a critical role in supporting that, and we are investing in building their capability to have quality conversations with their team members. Ultimately, we believe that our employees will serve customers best when they are engaged, and we are focused on continuous improvement.”
Believing that people give purpose to its technology, Telstra builds a connected future so everyone can thrive. That’s why the company develops technology and content solutions that are simple and easy to use, including Australia’s largest and fastest national mobile network. That’s why Telstra strives to serve and know its customers better than anyone else, offering a choice of not just digital connection, but digital content as well. And that’s why it has an international presence spanning over 20 countries.
In the 21st century, opportunity belongs to connected businesses, governments, communities and individuals. Telstra is proud to be helping its customers improve the ways in which they live and work through connection.
“Now, we have much more frequent recognition awards because we want to celebrate people staying at CAAT and recognize the contributions that they bring to the organization”
Julie Giraldi,
CAAT Pension Plan
Greg Crerar
General Manager, Client Services
Andy Koh
General Manager, Advanced Solutions
Robert Feltrin
Group HR Leader
Sarah M Stewart
Associate Vice President,
Leasing and Call Centre Operations
Greg Crerar has 15 years of experience as a change and project professional across several disciplines, with skills beyond IT that apply to any business objective. He is passionate about positive and progressive change, leading business-critical projects and programs to success through an adaptable and pragmatic approach to delivery and how outcomes are best achieved. In his leadership role, Greg builds and sets the strategic direction for highly capable teams that can scale to meet the strategic objectives of the organisation.
General Manager, Client Services
Greg Crerar
Cody Woolf joined the Fillmore team in 2011 and holds the title director of health, safety and environment. He is a Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP). He also has extensive safety experience and background in criminal justice, which provides a depth of experience for the implementation of Fillmore Construction’s health and safety program. Cody is responsible for creating a positive and safe work environment and strives to promote safety as not only a policy but a lifestyle. He has initiated and implements a range of health, safety and environmental features that have been of critical importance to the overall safety objectives, operations, and profitability of Fillmore Construction. The results of his impact are evident in the positive statistical results and policies that have been developed since he joined the company and the emphasis on safety program development.
Director, Health, Safety and Environment
Cody Woolf
Karen Bannister has over 20 years of marketing expertise and has a Chartered Marketer designation from the Canadian Marketing Association. She is a strategic marketing leader with a career record of success in developing and executing effective marketing strategies, growing revenue, and overseeing multi-talented teams. She also holds five certifications for marketing and brand management.
Karen has successfully completed the Mini-MBA, Essentials of Management program at Schulich School of Business, and most recently completed the Communications and Leadership Program at The Ivey Academy.
Vice President, Marketing
Karen Bannister, CM
Sarah M Stewart has more than 15 years of strategic leasing and customer care experience in residential property management. She is responsible for overseeing all aspects of Centurion’s national leasing platforms, residential lead generation, and overall customer experience excellence through operation of the company’s internal customer service department.
Associate Vice President, Leasing and Call Centre Operations
Sarah M Stewart
Greg Crerar
General Manager,
Client Services
Sarah M Stewart
Associate Vice President, Leasing and Call Centre Operations
Robert Feltrin
Group HR Leader
Andy Koh
General Manager, Advanced Solutions
Greg Crerar has 15 years of experience as a change and project professional across several disciplines, with skills beyond IT that apply to any business objective. He is passionate about positive and progressive change, leading business-critical projects and programs to success through an adaptable and pragmatic approach to delivery and how outcomes are best achieved. In his leadership role, Greg builds and sets the strategic direction for highly capable teams that can scale to meet the strategic objectives of the organisation.
General Manager, Client Services
Greg Crerar
Cody Woolf joined the Fillmore team in 2011 and holds the title director of health, safety and environment. He is a Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP). He also has extensive safety experience and background in criminal justice, which provides a depth of experience for the implementation of Fillmore Construction’s health and safety program. Cody is responsible for creating a positive and safe work environment and strives to promote safety as not only a policy but a lifestyle. He has initiated and implements a range of health, safety and environmental features that have been of critical importance to the overall safety objectives, operations, and profitability of Fillmore Construction. The results of his impact are evident in the positive statistical results and policies that have been developed since he joined the company and the emphasis on safety program development.
Director, Health, Safety and Environment
Cody Woolf
Karen Bannister has over 20 years of marketing expertise and has a Chartered Marketer designation from the Canadian Marketing Association. She is a strategic marketing leader with a career record of success in developing and executing effective marketing strategies, growing revenue, and overseeing multi-talented teams. She also holds five certifications for marketing and brand management.
Karen has successfully completed the Mini-MBA, Essentials of Management program at Schulich
School of Business, and most recently completed the Communications and Leadership Program at
The Ivey Academy.
Vice President, Marketing
Karen Bannister, CM
Sarah M Stewart has more than 15 years of strategic leasing and customer care experience in residential property management. She is responsible for overseeing all aspects of Centurion’s national leasing platforms, residential lead generation, and overall customer experience excellence through operation of the company’s internal customer service department.
Associate Vice President, Leasing and
Call Centre Operations
Sarah M Stewart
Greg Crerar
General Manager,
Client Services
Robert Feltrin
Group HR Leader
Andy Koh
General Manager,
Advanced Solutions
Sarah M Stewart
Associate
Vice President, Leasing and Call Centre Operations
Greg Crerar has 15 years of experience as a change and project professional across several disciplines, with skills beyond IT that apply to any business objective. He is passionate about positive and progressive change, leading business-critical projects and programs to success through an adaptable and pragmatic approach to delivery and how outcomes are best achieved. In his leadership role, Greg builds and sets the strategic direction for highly capable teams that can scale to meet the strategic objectives of the organisation.
General Manager, Client Services
Greg Crerar
Cody Woolf joined the Fillmore team in 2011 and holds the title director of health, safety and environment. He is a Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP). He also has extensive safety experience and background in criminal justice, which provides a depth of experience for the implementation of Fillmore Construction’s health and safety program. Cody is responsible for creating a positive and safe work environment and strives to promote safety as not only a policy but a lifestyle. He has initiated and implements a range of health, safety and environmental features that have been of critical importance to the overall safety objectives, operations, and profitability of Fillmore Construction. The results of his impact are evident in the positive statistical results and policies that have been developed since he joined the company and the emphasis on safety program development.
Director, Health, Safety and Environment
Cody Woolf
Karen Bannister has over 20 years of marketing expertise and has a Chartered Marketer designation from the Canadian Marketing Association. She is a strategic marketing leader with a career record of success in developing and executing effective marketing strategies, growing revenue, and overseeing multi-talented teams. She also holds five certifications for marketing and brand management.
Karen has successfully completed the
Mini-MBA, Essentials of Management program at Schulich School of Business, and most recently completed the Communications and Leadership Program at The Ivey Academy.
Vice President, Marketing
Karen Bannister, CM
Sarah M Stewart has more than 15 years
of strategic leasing and customer care experience in residential property management. She is responsible for overseeing all aspects of Centurion’s national leasing platforms, residential lead generation, and overall customer experience excellence through operation
of the company’s internal customer
service department.
Associate Vice President,
Leasing and Call Centre Operations
Sarah M Stewart