Mike Quigley (businessman)

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Mike Quigley

AM
Born
Michael P. Quigley

1953 (age 69–70)
Chatham, Kent, England
Citizenship Australian
Alma mater University of New South Wales
Employer(s) Alcatel, NBN Co
TitleChief Executive Officer (NBN Co Limited)
TermNBN Co
24 July 2009 to 3 October 2013
PredecessorNew position
Successor Ziggy Switkowski

Michael Quigley AM (born 1953) is an Australian telecommunication business executive. He was the first Chief Executive Officer of NBN Co. [1] [2]

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Career

He studied at the University of New South Wales where he received a Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Engineering (Hons 1).[ citation needed ]

From 1971 to 2007 he worked for Alcatel, [1] including the position of COO for the company's American arm. [2] At Alcatel Australia he was responsible for Alcatel’s business in Australia and New Zealand and established an early focus on research and development and technical management. At Alcatel USA he was Chief Operating Officer in USA, President and Chief Executive Officer of Alcatel’s Fixed Communications Group in Paris. He was President responsible for infrastructure products, including network switches and optical communications systems. He was Alcatel's Chief Operating Officer.

From 24 July 2009 to 3 October 2013 he was Chief Executive Officer of NBN Co Limited.

He was a board member of Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS).

NBN

Mike Quigley was appointed chief executive officer (CEO) of NBN Co on 25 July 2009. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] In June 2010 he would donate $2 million [8] to Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA), which will use the NBN to deliver remote rehabilitation therapy to stroke patients via the Nintendo Wii game console. Two million dollars is approximately equivalent to the NBN CEO's first year salary.

Mike Quigley announced in July 2013 that he would retire from NBN Co, staying on until a new CEO was found. [9] He departed on 3 October 2013, replaced by former OPTUS & Telstra CEO Ziggy Switkowski as Executive Chairman (and Interim CEO) with immediate effect. [10]

In December 2013, Telsoc (formerly ATUG), the Australian Society for Telecommunications & Digital Communications, awarded their "Charles Todd Medal" for Excellence in Telecommunications to Michael Malone and Mike Quigley. [11] Quigley's acceptance speech at Telsoc. [12]

In 2015 Quigley, as past CEO of NBN Co, publicly attacked the NBN and the MTM, noting cost blowouts and delays that he said were the fault of changes made by the Coalition government to the rollout plan. [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18]

Other roles

Quigley is director of the Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute.

Honours

In 2022, Quigley was appointed Member of the Order of Australia in the 2022 Queen's Birthday Honours for "significant service to the telecommunications sector, and to education". [19]

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References

  1. 1 2 Caitlin Fitzsimmons, (12 July 2013), Mike Quigley quits as NBN Co chief executive, "AFR Weekend . Retrieved 11 February 1017
  2. 1 2 Michael Quigley: Executive Profile & Biography (Member of Advisory Board, Innovation Capital), Bloomberg
  3. ↑ Corner, Stuart (25 July 2009), Mike Quigley to be CEO of NBN Co, iTWire.com.au, retrieved 1 June 2011
  4. ↑ LeMay, Renai (25 July 2009), Alcatel's Quigley wins NBN chair, ZDNet , retrieved 1 June 2011
  5. ↑ Renai LeMay & Liam Tung (29 July 2009), Mike Quigley: The background check, ZDNet , retrieved 1 June 2011
  6. ↑ Kohler, Alan (28 July 2009), Quigley's job is straightforward, ZDNet , retrieved 1 June 2011
  7. ↑ Grubb, Ben (28 June 2010), Quigley rejected lucrative job for NBN, ZDNet , retrieved 1 June 2011
  8. ↑ "Heat up again on 'right' NBN salaries, costs". TechWorld. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  9. ↑ "NBN chief Mike Quigley Quits". The Sydney Morning Herald. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  10. ↑ "Ziggy Switkowski confirmed as chairman of NBN Co by Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull". ABC News. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  11. ↑ "The Charles Todd Medal Honour Roll" . Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  12. ↑ "the NBN's first four years". 2 December 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  13. ↑ Mike Quigley, (September 2015) Exploding Malcolm Turnbull’s Myths, ABC Retrieved 10 March 2016
  14. ↑ "Ex-NBN boss pins cost blowout on Coalition". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2 November 2015.
  15. ↑ "Former nbn CEO Mike Quigley ends his silence, unloads on government". The Register. 2 November 2015.
  16. ↑ "Turnbull's NBN blowout caused by MTM, says Quigley". Delimiter.com.au. 2 November 2015.
  17. ↑ "Go back to retirement, NBN PR chief tells Quigley". Delimiter.com.au. 2 November 2015.[ permanent dead link ]
  18. ↑ Renai LeMay, (5 November 2015), Quigley releases detailed evidence showing MTM NBN cost blowout, Delimiter Retrieved 11 March 2013
  19. ↑ "Queen's Birthday 2022 Honours - the full list". Sydney Morning Herald. Nine Entertainment Co. 12 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
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