{"id":44046,"date":"2023-11-16T21:58:58","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T21:58:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/histarmar.net\/?p=44046"},"modified":"2023-11-16T21:58:58","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T21:58:58","slug":"optus-senate-inquiry-live-updates-kelly-bayer-rosmarin-to-front-committee-over-telcos-nationwide-network-outage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/histarmar.net\/world-news\/optus-senate-inquiry-live-updates-kelly-bayer-rosmarin-to-front-committee-over-telcos-nationwide-network-outage\/","title":{"rendered":"Optus Senate inquiry LIVE updates: Kelly Bayer Rosmarin to front committee over telco\u2019s nationwide network outage"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Save articles for later<\/h3>\n<p>Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time.<\/p>\n<h3>Key posts<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span><time class=\"_2_zR-\" data-testid=\"datetime\" dateTime=\"2023-11-17T08:43:06+11:00\">8.43am<\/time><\/span>Optus CEO \u2018considers stepping down\u2019: report<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span>1<\/span> of <span>1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Optus CEO \u2018considers stepping down\u2019: report<\/h2>\n<p>Optus chief executive Kelly Bayer Rosmarin is considering resigning from her position, the <em>Australian Financial Review<\/em> is reporting.<\/p>\n<p>The executive, who is set to appear alongside Optus\u2019 network business chief Lambo Kanagaratnam at a two-hour Senate hearing today, could leave as early next week, the newspaper reports.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.532%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_68%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/9a559b24fefe8ef6584a7676af6adae4ee36c631\" height=\"390\" width=\"584\"><\/p>\n<p><span>Optus chief executive Kelly Bayer Rosmarin talking last year about the hack: \u201cWe recognise the significant concern it has caused many people.\u201d<\/span><cite class=\"ojLwA\"><span>Credit: <\/span>AFR<\/cite><\/p>\n<p>Bayer Rosmarin has served as Optus boss since April 2020, and was previously an executive at CBA.<\/p>\n<p>Both the outage and last year\u2019s cyberattack have cost Optus hundreds of millions of dollars; damaged the company\u2019s brand, and its relationship with Australian state and federal governments, businesses and customers; resulted in legal action; and triggered multiple government and regulatory reviews.<\/p>\n<p>Bayer Rosmarin has been widely criticised for mishandling both crises, reports Anne Hyland, and slammed for poor communication and transparency. It has raised questions about her future leading Optus. Earlier this year, Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce retired after a backlash from customers over years of poor service.<\/p>\n<h2>The key questions Kelly Bayer Rosmarin must answer<\/h2>\n<p>Last week\u2019s outage left some 10 million Australians without phone service or access to the internet, and crippled access to vital triple-zero emergency services for some customers.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the key questions Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young says Optus boss Kelly Bayer Rosmarin must answer at today\u2019s hearing.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.134%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/6ddd171e4c24b53c47df0991b6b3a3de7b7cd292\" height=\"390\" width=\"584\"><\/p>\n<p><span>Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young.<\/span><cite class=\"ojLwA\"><span>Credit: <\/span>Alex Ellinghausen<\/cite><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow many people were unable to dial 000 during the 14-hour outage? Why did Optus fail so dismally to communicate to the public and their customers?\u201d Senator Hanson-Young told this masthead on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow can the tokenistic offer of 200GB of data possibly constitute fair compensation for those who were unable to work, contact loved ones or go about their daily lives? Did Optus put its profits ahead of the public interest?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will be asking what happened and what Optus is doing to ensure this kind of catastrophic failure does not happen again.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Optus boss prepares to front inquiry<\/h2>\n<p>Good morning and thanks for joining us. Optus chief executive Kelly Bayer Rosmarin is preparing to defend her leadership publicly this morning after two high-profile disasters within 13 months, fronting a two-hour Senate grilling from 9am AEDT.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.192%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/4b43f9cfee71a1297bc73d55455ab2a537823e6c\" height=\"390\" width=\"584\"><\/p>\n<p><span>Optus CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin will front the committee this morning.<\/span><cite class=\"ojLwA\"><span>Credit: <\/span>Michael Quelch<\/cite><\/p>\n<p>Bayer Rosmarin has presided over both one of the nation\u2019s worst outages and one of Australia\u2019s worst data breaches in recent history, heaping pressure on the leader of what is Australia\u2019s second-largest telco.<\/p>\n<p>Hanson-Young will chair the Senate hearing, to be heard under the auspices of the Senate standing committees on environment and communications. It\u2019s the first of a number of probes into the outage including post-incident reviews by both the Communications Department and communications watchdog, the Australian Communications Media Authority.<\/p>\n<p>Lambo Kanagaratnam, the managing director of networks at Optus, will join Bayer Rosmarin.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll be bringing you live updates throughout this morning\u2019s hearing and a live video stream of the inquiry.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span>1<\/span> of <span>1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Most Viewed in Business<\/h2>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theage.com.au\/business\/companies\/optus-senate-inquiry-live-updates-kelly-bayer-rosmarin-to-front-committee-over-telco-s-nationwide-network-outage-20231116-p5ekln.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. 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