While a good number of CEO rise from the bottom of the corporate ladder in one company, others like Andrew Penn made their mark in another company before being hired to a new company which they will eventually lead.
Andrew Penn was born on January 1, 1964, in the United Kingdom. Andrew earned an MBA from Kingston University and a FFCA from the Advanced Management Program of Harvard Business School. He moved to Australia in 1992.
From 1990 to 2011, Andrew worked for National Mutual which later merged with AXA Asia Pacific. While at AXA he held a number of positions. Andrew was Chief Executive for Asia and spent time based in Australia, Hong Kong, Thailand and Indonesia. Richard was Group Chief Financial Officer, as well as Chief Executive Officer for Australia and New Zealand. He was Group Chief Executive of AXA from 2006 to 2011.
Richard joined Telstra in March 2012 as Chief Financial Officer and in May 2014, Group Executive International was added to his responsibilities. He was promoted to CEO on May 1, 2015, following the retirement of David Thodey who hired him.
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