Optus Networks MD departs

By

Heads home to Austria.

Optus Networks managing director Günther Ottendorfer will depart Sydney and the telco to return home and take up the position of chief technology officer at Telekom Austria.

Optus Networks MD departs

Ottendorfer will also join the Austrian telco’s board as its third member. He has been appointed for a three year term with a two-year extension option. 

Optus Consumer Australia CEO Kevin Russell said Ottendorfer had done an “outstanding” job leading the launch of the telco’s 4G network. The telco did not comment on a replacement but said Ottendorfer would work on a transition plan until his departure mid this year. 

Telekom Austria is readying for a radio spectrum auction and said in December it would appoint a technical chief to assist in the endeavour.

 "With today's appointment of Guenther Ottendorfer, the Supervisory Board has succeeded in recruiting a top manager with extensive international experience in the areas of technology, convergence, IT and operations as well as an excellent overall track record," Telekom Austra chairman Rudolf Kemler said in a statement.

Prior to joining Optus, Ottendorfer was a veteran of Deutsche Telekom's T-Mobile.

Got a news tip for our journalists? Share it with us anonymously here.
Copyright © iTnews.com.au . All rights reserved.
Tags:

Most Read Articles

NBN Co to "rationalise" some access technologies entirely

NBN Co to "rationalise" some access technologies entirely

Optus' first AI chief Samantha Lawson exits

Optus' first AI chief Samantha Lawson exits

Vocus receives government nod for TPG Telecom deal

Vocus receives government nod for TPG Telecom deal

TPG packet core decommissioning caused emergency call issues

TPG packet core decommissioning caused emergency call issues

Log In

  |  Forgot your password?