Bill Morrow (executive)

Bill Morrow (born 1959) is the former CEO of the government-owned corporation NBN Co responsible for installation and implementation of the National Broadband Network across Australia. His departure was announced in April 2018 and became effective on 1 September 2018.^[1] He became CEO of Directv in February, 2021.

Bill Morrow
Born	William T. Morrow 1959 (age 64–65)
Alma mater	National University in San Diego
Occupation	Telecommunications Executive
Employer(s)	Pacific Bell, Vodafone, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Clearwire, Vodafone Hutchison Australia, nbn™, Directv

Career

• 1980 – 1995: Director, Network Data Products, Pacific Bell
• 1996 – 24 July 2006: Vodafone Group PLC, finishing as CEO Europe.^[2]
  • 1 April 2005: appointed President of Vodafone UK
• 2006 – 2008: President and CEO of Pacific Gas and Electric Company^[3]
• 9 March 2009^[4] – 10 March 2011: CEO of US telecommunications company Clearwire^[5][6][7]
• 21 March 2012 – March 2014: CEO, Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA)^[8]
• 2 April 2014 – 1 Sept 2018: CEO NBN Co Australian National Broadband Network^[9]
• October 2019- February 2021: Special adviser and managing director of process service and cost optimization AT&T ^[10]
• February 2021: CEO of DirecTV^[11]

Education

• Associate of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Condie College, San Jose, California ^{[citation needed]}
• BA in Business Administration from National University in San Diego^{[citation needed]}

References

1. "NBN Co names new CEO to replace Bill Morrow" 22 August 2018 10:04. Retrieved 5 January 2019
2. Fildes, Nic (2006). "Blow to Sarin as boardroom ally quits." The Independent. 25 July.
3. "PG&E's CEO to leave for telecom industry". San Francisco Chronicle. 9 July 2008. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
4. "Clearwire Expands Executive Leadership Team by Naming Industry Veteran William T. Morrow as CEO; Co-Founder and Current CEO; Benjamin G. Wolff to Become Co-Chairman". Clearwire Corp. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
5. "Clearwire CEO Bill Morrow Resigns ≈≠Amid Management Shakeup - WSJ.com". Online.wsj.com. 10 March 2011. Archived from the original on 13 March 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
6. Thomson, Amy (10 March 2011). "Clearwire Names Chairman Stanton Interim CEO, Morrow Resigns as Chief". Bloomberg. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
7. Reardon, Marguerite. "Clearwire CEO William Morrow resigns | Signal Strength - CNET News". News.cnet.com. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
8. "Bill Morrow new CEO of Vodafone Hutchison Australia". Vodafone Hutchison Australia. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
9. "Bill Morrow". NBN blog. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
10. Repko, Melissa (28 October 2019). "AT&T's message to Wall Street: Give us three years". Dallas Morning News.
11. Barrett, Luke (25 February 2021). "Business Wire".

Business positions
Preceded by	Chief Executive of Vodafone UK February 2004 - March 2005	Succeeded by
Preceded by	Chief Executive of Vodafone Japan April 2005 – April 2006	Succeeded by
Preceded by Ziggy Switkowski	Chief Executive of nbn™ 2 April 2014 – 1 Sept 2018	Succeeded by Stephen Rue