Bill Morrow (executive)

Bill Morrow
Born	William T. Morrow 1959 (age 65–66)
Alma mater	National University in San Diego [ citation needed ]
Occupation	Telecommunications Executive
Employer(s)	Pacific Bell, Vodafone, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Clearwire, Vodafone Hutchison Australia, nbn™, Directv

Bill Morrow (born 1959) is the former CEO of NBN Co, a government-owned corporation responsible for installation and implementation of the National Broadband Network across Australia. His departure was announced in April 2018 and became effective on 1 September 2018. ^[1] He became CEO of DirecTV in February, 2021. ^{[2] [3]}

Career

From 1980 to 1995, Morrow was Director of Network Data Products at Pacific Bell. He then worked as CEO of the European division at Vodafone Group PLC from 1996 to July 24, 2006. ^[4]

Morrow was President and CEO of Pacific Gas and Electric Company from 2006 to 2008. ^[5] He then migrated to become CEO of Clearwire in March 2009 ^[6] , where he served in that position until March 1o, 2011. ^{[7] [8] [9]}

He went back to Vodafone in 2012, this time working at its Australia (VHA) division as CEO. ^[10] Morrow left Vodafone in March 2024 and became CEO of NBN Co. He remained in that position until September 2018. ^[11]

From October 2019 to February 2021, Morrow was special adviser and managing director of process service and cost optimization at AT&T. ^[12] On February 25, 2021, AT&T announced that it would spin-off DirecTV into a separate entity, selling a 30% stake to TPG Inc., while retaining a 70% stake in the new standalone company. The deal closed on August 2, 2021, with Morrow acting as CEO of DirecTV. ^{[2] [3]}

References

1. "NBN Co names new CEO to replace Bill Morrow" 22 August 2018 10:04. Retrieved 5 January 2019
2. Goldsmith, Jill (25 February 2021). "WarnerMedia Parent AT&T Sells DirecTV Stake To Private Equity Firm TPG". Deadline.
3. Hayes, Dade (2 August 2021). "AT&T Completes DirecTV Spinoff; Satellite Operator Unites Its Internet-Delivered Bundles Under New Brand DirecTV Stream". Deadline Hollywood .
4. Fildes, Nic (2006). "Blow to Sarin as boardroom ally quits." The Independent. 25 July.
5. "PG&E's CEO to leave for telecom industry". San Francisco Chronicle. 9 July 2008. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
6. "Clearwire Expands Executive Leadership Team by Naming Industry Veteran William T. Morrow as CEO; Co-Founder and Current CEO; Benjamin G. Wolff to Become Co-Chairman". Clearwire Corp. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
7. "Clearwire CEO Bill Morrow Resigns ≈≠Amid Management Shakeup - WSJ.com". Online.wsj.com. 10 March 2011. Archived from the original on 13 March 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
8. Thomson, Amy (10 March 2011). "Clearwire Names Chairman Stanton Interim CEO, Morrow Resigns as Chief". Bloomberg. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
9. Reardon, Marguerite. "Clearwire CEO William Morrow resigns | Signal Strength - CNET News". News.cnet.com. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
10. "Bill Morrow new CEO of Vodafone Hutchison Australia". Vodafone Hutchison Australia. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
11. "Bill Morrow". NBN blog. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
12. Repko, Melissa (28 October 2019). "AT&T's message to Wall Street: Give us three years". Dallas Morning News.

Business positions
Preceded by	Chief Executive of Vodafone UK February 2004 - March 2005	Succeeded by
Preceded by	Chief Executive of Vodafone Japan April 2005 – April 2006	Succeeded by
Preceded by Ziggy Switkowski	Chief Executive of nbn™ 2 April 2014 – 1 Sept 2018	Succeeded by Stephen Rue