![]() Optus hired Berejiklian to run its enterprise, business and institutional division earlier this year. Gladys Berejiklian plans to remain in the private sector for at least the next few years. “I wanted to be inspired by the leadership of the organisation that I worked with and wanted to see it as an opportunity for growth. “I was really keen to join an industry that touched millions of Australians,” she told The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age in her first round of interviews since joining Optus. The former NSW premier, who resigned last year after the corruption watchdog launched an inquiry into her conduct, is embracing life in the private sector and says she is excited about the work she is now doing at telecommunications provider Optus. Shortly after his resignation in 2017, former NSW premier Mike Baird joined National Australia Bank as chief customer officer before leaving the bank in 2020.If Gladys Berejiklian has any regrets about her time in politics, she isn’t showing it. Ms Berejiklian is not the first former premier to return to the corporate world. “I am excited and proud to join an organisation that impacts the lives of millions of Australians every day and prides itself in providing outstanding customer service,” she said. Ms Berejiklian’s annual salary as premier was $407,980. His total remuneration package was valued at $2.6 million. But Telstra’s group executive enterprise, David Burns - whose role is similar to Ms Berejiklian’s - had a fixed salary of $1.1 million in 2021, according to the telco’s annual report. The amount Ms Berejiklian will earn working in the private sector has not been disclosed. She will report directly to Ms Bayer Rosmarin. In her new role, Ms Berejiklian will try to grow the telco’s share of the enterprise, business and institutional markets. Optus’ Ms Bayer Rosmarin was group executive for CBA’s institutional banking and markets before she joined the telco in 2019. She held senior executives roles at Commonwealth Bank before joining politics. Ms Berejiklian was premier of NSW from January 2017 and previously served as transport minister and treasurer. The audit found Ms Berejiklian identified 41 projects for $142 million in funding despite repeated denials that she was a decision-maker in the program. Her appointment comes the same week as the release of an audit of the Stronger Communities Fund, which found 96 per cent of funds from a $252 million council grant program overseen by Ms Berejiklian and her then-deputy John Barilaro were awarded to Coalition-held electorates. Ms Berejiklian gave evidence last year but ICAC has not released its final report. The position is the first since Ms Berejiklian resigned as premier of NSW after the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) said it was investigating whether she breached public trust or encouraged the occurrence of corrupt conduct during her relationship with disgraced former MP Daryl Maguire. While Mr Fletcher has not worked at Optus since 2008, he remains close to chairman Paul O’Sullivan (who is the chair of Western Sydney Airport, which is in Mr Fletcher’s portfolio). Others have suggested it is a fitting move for Ms Berejiklian, who is close to Communications Minister and former Optus executive, Paul Fletcher. ![]() The move to appoint Ms Berejiklian has surprised some industry insiders, who claim Optus was sounding out rivals in the market about potentially offloading its enterprise business and focusing on its consumer business about a year ago. In bringing our business-focused teams together under this newly created role I truly believe that our collective energies can deliver superior customer outcomes in market segments that continue to be dominated by the incumbent.” “I believe she will be a game-changer for Optus. ![]()
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