Optus appoints Vodafone NZ’s Matt Williams to lead marketing after Ben White promotion

April 2, 2019 5:53

Optus’ head of marketing, Ben White, has been promoted to lead the telco’s Business and Wholesale division in a company restructure that sees marketing joined with product management and analytics.

Filling the new role of managing director for marketing and revenue will be Matt Williams who joins the company from Vodafone New Zealand.

White has been with Optus since 2006 and stepped into the marketing role with the departure of Vicki Brady

White stepped into the Optus marketing role in 2016 after Vicki Brady moved onto Telstra. From 2011 to 2013 Ben was Vice President of Marketing and Strategy for Optus Wholesale, having joined the telco in 2006 as the director of strategy and corporate development.

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Paul Wallbank

Paul Wallbank was news editor at Mumbrella between June 2017 and June 2019. Previously he's covered business and technology issues for outlets ranging from The Australian and Sydney Morning Herald to the ABC and Business Spectator.

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