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Optus CEO resigns after nationwide outage; former StarHub CEO to join as COO

Felicia Tan
Felicia Tan • 3 min read
Optus CEO resigns after nationwide outage; former StarHub CEO to join as COO
Peter Kaliaropoulos, the former CEO of StarHub, will join Optus as COO. Photo: Bloomberg
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Optus CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin has tendered her resignation on Nov 20, announced Singapore Telecommunications (SGX:Z74) (Singtel).

The outgoing CEO said that it was an “honour” to serve in her position but that it was an “appropriate time” to step down.

Bayer Rosmarin’s resignation comes after Optus suffered from a nationwide outage on Nov 8. The outage, which happened during peak hours, left millions stranded without phone and internet services.

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