Former NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian will join telco operator Singtel Optus at the end of the month, in her first major role since resigning from her position last October.
Optus confirmed reports in The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age on Friday morning that Ms Berejiklian would join the telco as head of enterprise, business and institution on February 28.
Former NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has a new job.Credit:Louie Douvis
Optus chief executive Kelly Bayer Rosmarin said Ms Berejiklian was a proven leader who showed strength, leadership and discipline.
“To deliver on our vision we need to think and do things differently, and we need to attract amazing people who bring diverse experiences and new ways of thinking to our industry,” Ms Bayer Rosmarin said.
“I believe she will be a game-changer for Optus. In bringing our business-focused teams together under this newly created role I truly believe that our collective energies can deliver superior customer outcomes in market segments that continue to be dominated by the incumbent.”
The position is the first since Ms Berejiklian resigned as premier of NSW after the Independent Commission Against Corruption said it was investigating whether she breached public trust or encouraged the occurrence of corrupt conduct during her relationship with disgraced former MP Daryl Maguire.
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Her appointment comes the same week as the release of an audit of the Stronger Communities Fund, which found 96 per cent of funds from a $252 million council grant program overseen by Ms Berejiklian and her then-deputy John Barilaro were awarded to Coalition-held electorates. The audit found Ms Berejiklian identified 41 projects for $142 million in funding despite repeated denials that she was a decision maker in the program.
Ms Berejiklian was premier of NSW from January 2017 and previously served as transport minister and treasurer. She held senior executives roles at Commonwealth Bank before joining politics. Optus’ Ms Bayer-Rosmarin was group executive for CBA’s institutional banking and markets before she joined the telco in 2019.
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