Technology >> CEO Interviews >> November 17, 1997

Roderick Deane – Telecom Corp Of New Zealand

DR. RODERICK DEANE has been Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer since November 1992. Prior to that he was Chief Executive of the Electricity Corporation of New Zealand Limited (1987-92), Chairman of the State Services Commission (1986-87), Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (1982-1986), and Alternate Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund. Dr. Deane is currently a Director of Fletcher Challenge Limited and a Director of the ANZ Banking Group Limited. He has Ph.D. and B.Com (Hons) degrees in economics and is a Fellow of the New Zealand Society of Accountants, the Chartered Institute of Secretaries, the Institute of Corporate Management and the New Zealand Institute of Management. Dr. Deane is a former President of the IHC New Zealand Incorporated. Profile
TWST: Could you start out by giving us a brief description of the

services of Telecom Corp., and its history?

Dr. Deane: Telecom New Zealand is a fully privatized company with major

U.S.