Technology >> CEO Interviews >> August 30, 2004
DAN KERTH, President of Telstra Incorporated, is responsible for the
company's overall sales and support functions for the Americas region.
Telstra is the US-based, wholly owned subsidiary of Telstra Corporation,
Australia's premier full service communications provider and a leading
carrier in the Asia Pacific region. Mr. Kerth's team, headquartered in
New York City and with offices throughout the USA, directly supports
multinational corporations with their requirements for global
telecommunications services. Mr. Kerth joined Telstra in October 1996 as
Product Marketing Manager for Telstra's US-based electronic directory
business, where he launched one of the first online, real-time, Web-
based directory applications. In 1999 Mr. Kerth was appointed VP of
Business Development for Telstra Incorporated, responsible for the
expansion of Telstra's strategy for both wholesales and retail
communications services in the US market. After completing a successful
launch of the US business, Mr. Kerth assumed the position of VP of
Product Marketing with Telstra Incorporated, where he and his team
developed and launched several global data products in the US market
including, ATM, private IP, Internet and managed WAN services. Mr. Kerth
has over 15 years of experience in the telecommunications industry.
Before joining Telstra he was a Product Marketing Manager for AT&T's
electronic directory product line, AT&T Find America. He spent five
years managing many aspects of the business, beginning from the startup
phase, including sales operations, business development and product
management. While at AT&T Mr. Kerth was honored with the Sales VP Award
' AT&T Business Markets Group National Accounts and with the Spirit of
Communications Award ' AT&T Consumer Communications Services. Mr Kerth
is a Director on the Telstra Incorporated Board and an executive member
of the Australian American Free Trade Agreement Coalition. He holds a
Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management and Entrepreneurship
from Indiana University's Kelly School of Business. He has spoken at
many industry trade shows including Supercomm and other forums. Profile
Mr. Kerth: Telstra has been providing telecommunications services in
Australia for over 100 years. What I would like to talk about today
