Bill Morrow (executive)

Bill Morrow (born 1959) is the former CEO of the government-owned corporation nbn™ 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]

Bill Morrow
Born
William T. Morrow

1959 (age 60–61)
Alma materNational University in San Diego
OccupationTelecommunications Executive
EmployerPacific Bell, Vodafone, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Clearwire, Vodafone Hutchison Australia, nbn™
TitleChief Executive Officer (nbn™)
Termnbn: 2 April 2014 – 1 September 2018
PredecessorMike Quigley
SuccessorStephen Rue
Websitehttps://au.linkedin.com/in/bill-morrow-3692a49

Career
  • 1980 – 1995: Director, Network Data Products, Pacific Bell
  • 1996 – 24 July 2006: Vodafone Group PLC, finishing as CEO Europe.[2]
    • 1 April 2005: appointed President of Vodafone UK
  • 2006 – 2008: President and CEO of Pacific Gas and Electric Company[3]
  • 9 March 2009[4] – 10 March 2011: CEO of US telecommunications company Clearwire[5][6][7]
  • 21 March 2012 – March 2014: CEO, Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA)[8]
  • 2 April 2014 – 1 Sept 2018: CEO NBN_Co Australian National Broadband Network[9]
  • October 2019: Special adviser and managing director of process service and cost optimization AT&T [10]

Education
  • Associate of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Condie College, San Jose, California
  • BA in Business Administration from National University in San Diego

References
  1. "NBN Co names new CEO to replace Bill Morrow" 22 August, 2018 10:04. Retrieved 5 January, 2019
  2. Fildes, Nic (2006). "Blow to Sarin as boardroom ally quits." The Independent. 25 July.
  3. "PG&E's CEO to leave for telecom industry". San Francisco Chronicle. 9 July 2008. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
  4. "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.
  5. "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.
  6. Thomson, Amy (10 March 2011). "Clearwire Names Chairman Stanton Interim CEO, Morrow Resigns as Chief". Bloomberg. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
  7. Reardon, Marguerite. "Clearwire CEO William Morrow resigns | Signal Strength - CNET News". News.cnet.com. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
  8. "Bill Morrow new CEO of Vodafone Hutchison Australia". Vodafone Hutchison Australia. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  9. NBN blog . Retrieved 10 October 2018
  10. https://www.dallasnews.com/business/local-companies/2019/10/28/atts-message-to-wall-street-give-us-three-years/
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


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