Optus chief executive Kelly Bayer Rosmarin has announced two executive appointments, naming the telco’s incoming chief financial officer and the leader of a new digital business unit.
Michael Venter has been appointed as the organisation’s new chief financial officer, and will report to acting CFO Quah Kung Yang throughout a six-month transition period.
After this time, Venter will assume the role of CFO for Optus Consumer Australia. Kung Yang will subsequently return to his duties as CFO of Singtel in Singapore.
Michael brings more than 25 years of banking, insurance and finance experience across Australia and Asia, most recently as Chief Operating Officer at Colonial First State,” Bayer Rosmarin said.