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After Trujillo left Telstra and Australia, he was quoted in an BBC interview describing the nation he called home for four years as racist, backward and like "stepping back in time". When Trujillo's resignation from Telstra was announced, [[Prime Minister]] [[Kevin Rudd]] gave an ''"Adios"'' response. Trujillo had described Mr Rudd's use of the term as racist.<ref>BusinessDay's Gabrielle Costa, Chris Zappone and AAP: [http://business.smh.com.au/business/racist-backward-sols-parting-shot-20090526-bl3p.html?page=-1 Racist, backward: Sol's parting shot], ''[[smh.com.au - Business Day]]'', 26 May 2009.</ref><ref>Carswell, Andrew: [http://www.news.com.au/business/story/0,27753,25544966-462,00.html?referrer=email&source=eDM_newspulse Business rejects Sol Trujillo's claims of racism in Australia], ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'', 27 May 2009.</ref> |
After Trujillo left Telstra and Australia, he was quoted in an BBC interview describing the nation he called home for four years as racist, backward and like "stepping back in time". When Trujillo's resignation from Telstra was announced, [[Prime Minister]] [[Kevin Rudd]] gave an ''"Adios"'' response. Trujillo had described Mr Rudd's use of the term as racist.<ref>BusinessDay's Gabrielle Costa, Chris Zappone and AAP: [http://business.smh.com.au/business/racist-backward-sols-parting-shot-20090526-bl3p.html?page=-1 Racist, backward: Sol's parting shot], ''[[smh.com.au - Business Day]]'', 26 May 2009.</ref><ref>Carswell, Andrew: [http://www.news.com.au/business/story/0,27753,25544966-462,00.html?referrer=email&source=eDM_newspulse Business rejects Sol Trujillo's claims of racism in Australia], ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'', 27 May 2009.</ref> Trujillo is remembered in Australia for the vilification of ACCC chairman, Graeme Samuel. Telstra created a website saying 'time to go Graeme'. <ref>http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/the-only-victim-here-is-telstras-share-price-20090526-bm07.html?sssdmh=dm16.378753 The only victim here is Telstra's share price</ref> |
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Revision as of 23:12, 27 May 2009
Sol Trujillo | |
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| Born | Solomon Dennis Trujillo November 17, 1951 |
| Nationality | American/Mexican |
| Occupation | Chief Executive Officer |
| Employer | Telstra |
| Predecessor | Ziggy Switkowski |
| Successor | David Thodey |
Solomon Dennis "Sol" Trujillo (born November 17, 1951) is an American businessman.[2] He was the Chief Executive Officer of Telstra, Australia's largest telecommunications company. He was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming, to Mexican immigrants.
Career
Trujillo has a Bachelor of Business degree (BBus) and an MBA from the University of Wyoming. He began his business career in 1975 as a business forecaster for Mountain Bell. He worked as President, chairman and CEO of U S WEST Communications, Inc. from 1995 to 2000. In November 2000, he became chairman and CEO of Graviton,[3] remaining until that startup closed. In 2003, he became CEO of Orange SA, a company on which he had been a board member since 2001. He held that position until March 2004.[4] He was appointed Telstra's Chief Executive Officer on July 1, 2005.[5]
During the period of Trujillo's tenure, Telstra's share price underperformed the market by around twenty percent.[6] Major factors in the company's share price decline were the global financial crisis of 2008–2009 and Telstra's failure to submit a compliant tender for the National Broadband Network tender issued by the Australian Government.[7][8]
On February 25, 2009, Trujillo announced he would stand down as Telstra's CEO on June 30, and return to the United States with his family.[9] On May 19, 2009, Trujillo left Telstra and shortly after returned to the US.[10]
Controversy
After Trujillo left Telstra and Australia, he was quoted in an BBC interview describing the nation he called home for four years as racist, backward and like "stepping back in time". When Trujillo's resignation from Telstra was announced, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd gave an "Adios" response. Trujillo had described Mr Rudd's use of the term as racist.[11][12] Trujillo is remembered in Australia for the vilification of ACCC chairman, Graeme Samuel. Telstra created a website saying 'time to go Graeme'. [13]
References
- ^ "Trujillo's $11m salary is abuse of system - PM". News.com.au. News Limited. 2007-08-10. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
- ^ "Future in Review Participants: Solomon Trujillo". Future in Review. Strategic News Service. Retrieved 2008-06-04.
- ^ "Solomon D. Trujillo, Former Head of US West, Named Chief Executive Officer of graviton". Business Wire. November 15, 2000.
- ^ "Sol Trujillo steps down at Orange after successful completion of restructuring plan; Sanjiv Ahuja appointed new CEO". press release. March 30, 2004.
- ^ AAP (2005-06-09). "Trujillo named as new Telstra CEO". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 2008-06-04.
- ^ Trujillo attacks 'racist' Australia
- ^ zdnet article
- ^ The Australian
- ^ O'Sullivan, Matt: Trujillo to leave Telstra in June, The Age, 26 February 2009.
- ^ Bingemann, Mitchell: Sol Trujillo departs for US ahead of schedule, The Australian, 19 May 2009.
- ^ BusinessDay's Gabrielle Costa, Chris Zappone and AAP: Racist, backward: Sol's parting shot, smh.com.au - Business Day, 26 May 2009.
- ^ Carswell, Andrew: Business rejects Sol Trujillo's claims of racism in Australia, The Daily Telegraph, 27 May 2009.
- ^ http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/the-only-victim-here-is-telstras-share-price-20090526-bm07.html?sssdmh=dm16.378753 The only victim here is Telstra's share price
External links
- Telstra biography
- Orange SA biography
- Future in Review biography
- Telstra's new boss article from Dissent magazine, Aug 2005
- Sol Trujillo on the Line SBS Dateline, 20 Sep 2006