Michael has over 40 years experience in telecommunications and involved with international submarine cables since 1994, holding various planning, development and management roles with Telstra and REACH.
Currently General Manager International Cables & Capacity at Telstra, Michael has been involved with several major Asia-Pacific cable projects, such as Asia America Gateway and Telstra Endeavour.
Michael is a Director and Executive Committee Member of the International Cable Protection Committee, where he chairs the ICPC Media Working Group and is the ICPC representative / rapporteur on the ITU/UNESCO-IOC/WMO Joint Task Force on “Submarine Communications Networks for Climate Monitoring and Disaster Warning”.