John Stanhope was appointed to the role of Chief Financial Officer and Group Managing Director, Finance and Administration from October 1, 2003.
He is responsible for finance, treasury, risk management and assurance, productivity, corporate services, billing, corporate development, investor relations and the office of the company secretary.
John previously served as Director, Finance. In this role, which he assumed in 1995, he contributed to T1 and T2, cost reduction programs, growth strategies, debt raising, capital management and organisational restructures.
Since joining Telstra in 1967, John has held a range of senior financial management positions including General Manager, Strategy and Finance - Special Business Products; General Manager, Finance and Business Planning - Network Products; and Executive General Manager - Business Support Services.
In 2003, John was elected as National President to the Group of 100 for a two year period. He was also appointed as a member of the CPA Australia's Professional Education Board for a three year term and is Chairman of the Business Coalition for Tax Reform.
John is a Director of TelstraClear Limited, Sensis Pty Limited, CSL Hong Kong, Telstra Super and Chairman of Reach. |