[LINK] ALP mate Mike Kaiser has landed a plum NBN job

[Roger Clarke]

At 13:36 +0800 9/2/10, Bernard Robertson-Dunn wrote:
>Just a thought. If they are willing to pay $450,000-a-year for the 
>head of government relations and internal affairs, I wonder what 
>they are paying for the guy who is responsible for the technical 
>aspects of the system?
>... do they think that spin is more important than substance? ...

Well, I guess there are a couple of ways of looking at it.

Here's the (pre-Kaiser) team:  http://www.nbnco.com.au/ourTeam.aspx

Until now, there's been no (official) Chief Spin Officer.

Ergo, they tried to do without one, but have recently been disabused 
of their naivete.

Well, I'm trying for them ...


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The effective 2IC focusses on 'industry engagement' (to the exclusion 
of 'public policy engagement', judging by my emails with her).  She 
has a 'pure management' background - BEc (dry?), MBA, McKinseys.

And I wonder whether the CTO was a recommendee of the 
anyone-but-Telstra industry association  (:-)}

Gary McLaren
Chief Technology Officer, is responsible for scoping the technology 
requirements of the National Broadband Network. Mr McLaren has 25 
years experience in the telecommunications industry. He joins NBN Co 
from his role as lead consultant working on Australia's National 
Broadband Network project for Communications Alliance, the 
self-regulatory body responsible for developing guidelines and policy 
for the Australian telecommunications industry. Since 2004, Mr 
McLaren has been providing consulting services to various companies 
in the telecommunications and IT sectors with an emphasis on 
commercialisation of new technologies. Customers have included Optus, 
Telecom Fiji and Telecom NZ-owned AAPT. Mr McLaren's early career 
included engineering roles at Telstra and Siemens. He has degrees in 
Engineering and Law from the University of Melbourne.

</impolite ruminations>


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