Technology >> CEO Interviews >> December 11, 2000
ROBERT TSARNAS is President and Chief Executive Officer of San
Francisco-based, Telstra Incorporated, the US subsidiary of Telstra
Corporation (NYSE: TLS), Australia's premier full service provider and a
leading carrier in the Asia Pacific region. Before being promoted to CEO
of Telstra Inc., Mr. Tsarnas was Executive VP of Retail Sales,
responsible for developing the strategic plan for Telstra's retail sales
in the US and for overseeing Telstra's regional sales Vice Presidents.
Before joining Telstra, Mr. Tsarnas was an Executive Vice President of
Sales and Marketing of North American Telecommunications, a competitive
local exchange carrier (CLEC) with networks spanning the East Coast of
the US. Prior to this he was CEO and President of Mobile One and CEO of
Accelerated Business Marketing. Previous management positions include,
Director of Advertising for American Cable Systems and Marketing Manager
for Viewdata Corporation of America. Profile
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Mr. Tsarnas: Telstra, Inc. has been in the United States quietly for
about 16 years, since 1984, with half a dozen
