Burgess to step down

(Tuesday 19 August 2008)

Phil Burgess, Telstra's public policy chief, has announced he will resign at the end of the month and return home to the US.

Dr Burgess has been with Telstra as their Group Managing Director of Public Policy and Communications since 2005.

"My time in Australia and with Telstra has been one of the most memorable experiences of my life, both personally and professionally," he said.

"I came here expecting to stay for one to two months, three years later, Mary Sue and I leave having been welcomed guests in this wonderful country."

(read the full story at http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/08/18/2339153.htm?section=australia)

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