Kevin is an internationally experienced CEO with more than 20 years in the telecommunications industry in Australia, the UK, USA and Israel. During this time, he has demonstrated his ability to lead change and strategically drive substantial improvement in business performance.

Kevin’s experience includes roles as CEO at Hutchison Three Australia; CEO at Hutchison Three UK; Country Chief Officer & CEO, Consumer at Optus Communications; and Group Executive, Retail at Telstra. His recent years of experience leading the consumer segments of Australia’s largest telecommunications companies afford him a deep understanding of the changing landscape and its risks and opportunities.

Kevin holds a Bachelor of Arts in Accountancy and Computer Science from Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh and is a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants Scotland.

Nitesh is an internationally experienced telco executive, having led finance teams in global telecommunications companies with significant operating scale and complexity for over 20 years.

Nitesh has extensive experience in managing accounting, financial planning and analysis, treasury, corporate strategy, investor relations, credit risk and corporate assurance functions within multinational companies. His previous experience includes senior finance and operating roles with T-Mobile, Telefonica Europe and most recently with Optus as the Vice President, Corporate Finance.

Nitesh holds a Bachelor of Accounting Science, an MBA from the Cranfield School of Management, and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.

Simon leads the legal, risk and regulatory affairs functions, and was appointed as General Counsel & Company Secretary in August 2019.

Simon has a decade of legal experience in the telecommunications industry. He joined the Vocus team as Senior Legal Counsel in 2016 and was subsequently appointed to the role of Deputy General Counsel in 2018, from which time he oversaw the legal and compliance functions. In 2019, the legal team was named as a finalist in the Technology, Media and Telecommunications Team of the Year category of the Lawyers' Weekly Corporate Counsel Awards.

Simon’s past experience includes roles with Cadbury Schweppes and Mills Oakley Lawyers, where he gained extensive experience across Corporate Advisory, M&A and strategy development, Information Technology and competition regulation.

Simon holds a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Business Information Systems from Monash University.

Mark has been a key player in New Zealand’s competitive telco market for almost two decades. As CEO of CallPlus, Mark positioned the company as a true competitor to the incumbents. The growth and reputation of CallPlus positioned it strongly in the industry and through its multiple brands (including Slingshot and Orcon) has achieved 15% market share.

CallPlus has been widely recognised as the ‘consumer champion’ and for driving change in the New Zealand regulatory and competitive landscape. Now, as the leader of the Vocus New Zealand business, and member of the Australian executive, Mark is focused on further growth, and getting Vocus services into 1 in 4 New Zealand homes. Mark also has experience within the FMCG market having previously held senior Management roles in this area.

He holds a Bachelor of Management Studies from the University of Waikato and completed Leadership for Senior Executives with Harvard Business School. Mark is also a Trustee of Not For Me Charitable Trust and a Board Member of the Telecommunications Carriers Forum.

Amber brings to Vocus more than 20 years of diverse HR experience. She has worked both internationally and locally, for small and large businesses and across multiple industries.  This experience and her strong track record of developing relevant and modern people strategies as well as improving operational performance and business culture perfectly suits Vocus’s current needs and direction.

Amber’s past experience includes roles with L’Oréal Australia & New Zealand, Melbourne IT Group, Ford Motor Company and the Walt Disney Company.

Amber holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) and a Graduate Diploma in Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management from the University of Melbourne.

Antony de Jong is an experienced CEO and Senior Executive with over 25 years international and Australian experience in both advisory and line management roles. His skills include initiating and running a rapidly growing business, business and customer strategy, corporate planning, commercial negotiations, operations and major programs.

As the Founder and former Managing Director of Belong, a division of Telstra, Antony drove every aspect of starting up, launching and rapidly scaling a new Internet and Broadband business and fresh brand from within a large corporate. Once established, he also led the business expansion into Mobile services with a truly innovative digital product and service model.

Antony worked with Telstra for over a decade in various strategy roles. Prior to Telstra, he worked as a partner with Accenture and as a lawyer with Minter Ellison.

Antony completed his MBA at the Wharton school of the University of Pennsylvania in America. He also holds an honours law degree and a science degree from the University of Melbourne.

Andrew is a global telecommunications executive with 20 years of experience across over 20 European, US, Asia and Australian markets. During this time, Andrew specialised in leadership of teams driving growth in all industry segments of business enterprise and government through both direct and indirect channels.

Most recently, Andrew served as Chief Customer Officer for Telstra Enterprise and Govt. His experience both internationally and locally provides him with valuable insight into the needs and drivers of the business enterprise and government markets.

Andrew holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) from the University of Liverpool.

Ellie Sweeney has worked in the global telecommunications industry for over 20 years. Currently, Ellie is the Chief Operating Officer at Vocus, leading the CTO, CISO, Engineering, Operations, Delivery, Assurance, Commercial and Digital Transformation teams. Prior to Vocus, Ellie held senior leadership roles at Telstra, including Executive Director Global Sales, where she was based in Hong Kong and led the international business across 22 countries. Prior to that, she held the role of Executive Director Solution Sales, leading the domestic and global sales teams across voice, mobile, data, cloud, UC, security, managed services, industry solutions and alliances.

Ellie has worked across Asia, EMEA, Americas and Australia and across consumer, business, enterprise, government and wholesale segments. She has a passion for building and leading teams across the global telco markets, and has a strong track record in developing, meeting and exceeding business objectives in the telco, media, and advertising space. Her ambition is to become a better “purpose led” leader. Ellie holds a Bachelor of Business Degree from the University of Technology, Sydney.