Kevin Steven Russell

Kevin Steven Russell is currently the Chairman at nbn Co. Ltd. He is also a Director at Orcon Ltd., Data Lock Ltd., NZ Fibre Communications Ltd., and a Member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland.
Previously, he served as the Chief Executive Officer of Collinear Networks, Inc. and Hutchison Telecommunications (Australia) Ltd. from 2001 to 2006.
He was also the Chief Executive Officer of Hutchison 3G UK Ltd. from 2007 to 2011 and the Country Chief Officer & CEO-Consumer at Optus Communications Pty Ltd. from 2012 to 2014.
Additionally, he held the position of Chief Executive Officer at Singtel Optus Pty Ltd. and Vocus Group Ltd. from 2014 to 2023.
He has also worked as a Director at Hutchison 3G Australia Pty Ltd. and as a Non-Executive Director at Australian Cycling Federation, Inc. In 2016 and 2017, he served as the Group Executive-Consumer & Small Business at Telstra Corp.
Ltd. Prior to that, he was the Chief Financial Officer at Partner Communications Co. Ltd. Mr. Russell completed his undergraduate degree at Heriot-Watt University.