Edward Pretty
Edward (Ted) Pretty (born 1957, Darwin, NT, Australia), is an Australian businessman and lawyer.[1][2][3]
He is the current chairman of Sustainable Metal Cloud (SMC) and Firmus, two companies leading the transformation in AI infrastructure and sustainable GPU solutions.
Education
[edit]Pretty obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Arts (Economics) and First Class Honors Degree in Law.[1]
Career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Pretty was a Partner at the Media and Telecommunications Law Firm, Gilbert & Tobin. From there, he moved to Optus, serving as an adviser and director of Optus Communications and Optus Vision.[1]
Telstra
[edit]In October 1997 Pretty was appointed managing director of Australia's public and largest telecommunications company Telstra.[4][5]
During his time at Telstra, Pretty served in a number of roles, including head of Telstra's Convergent Business Group, and the head of Telstra Retail.[6] In 2003 he became group managing director of the Telstra Technology, Innovation and Products Group.[7][8]
During his tenure at Telstra, Pretty oversaw the entry and early steps of the company in its internet and online business,[9][10] before resigning from Telstra in 2005.[11]
Macquarie group
[edit]In 2006, Pretty became a consultant at the Macquarie Group and continued on with the company, becoming executive director of Macquarie Capital. He was instrumental in Macquarie's bid to build the National Broadband Network.[12]
Gulf finance house
[edit]Pretty joined Gulf Finance House as CEO of Investment Capital. In December 2009, was appointed group chief executive officer.[13][14]
Hills Limited
[edit]On 3 September 2012, Pretty was confirmed as the group managing director of Hills Limited.[15][16] In association with a major restructure of the company[17][18] Pretty oversaw its transformation.[19][20]
With a number of South Australian universities, the SA Government and Premier Jay Weatherill, Pretty established two centres in Adelaide to foster innovation and support start-up companies.[21]
On 27 May 2015, Pretty resigned from his position as group managing director and chief executive officer.[22]
Covata and Cipherpoint Limited
[edit]On 23 December 2016, Pretty was confirmed as managing director and CEO of Covata Limited.[23] Later on, Covata was renamed to Cipherpoint Limited and altered its governance structure. Pretty then moved to part-time executive chair.[24][25]
Directorships
[edit]Pretty was a director of ASX listed NextDC Limited[26][27][1] and was advisory chairman, Australia and New Zealand, of Indian IT company Tech Mahindra Group.[28][29][1]
He was chairman and on the Board of ASX listed RP Data Limited for 8 years.[30][1] He was chairman of Fujitsu Australia and NZ.[31]
Investments
[edit]Pretty is a co-investor, shareholder and director of Bevan Slattery's undersea cable company, SubPartners.[32]
Australian Governmental Advisory Roles
[edit]Pretty is on The Ministerial Advisory Council on Communications[33] for the Honorable Malcolm Turnbull MP, then Minister for Communications.[34]
He advised on the "E-commerce expert group"[35] set up by the then Minister for Financial Services and Regulation, the Honorable Joe Hockey[36] and served as one of the "Members of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Cultural Councils"[37]
Firmus and Sustainable Metal Cloud (SMC)
[edit]In February 2022, Pretty was appointed Chairman of Firmus, the world's first scaled immersion-cooling platform.[38] In May 2023, he was appointed chairman of Sustainable Metal Cloud (SMC), the world's most energy efficient GPU cloud.[39]
As chairman, Pretty oversees two cutting-edge companies that provide AI infrastructure and super-compute solutions using liquid immersion and advanced technologies.[40]
References
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- ^ "Stocks". Bloomberg News.
- ^ "Stocks". Archived from the original on 13 November 2014.
- ^ "Ted Pretty appointed Chairman, Fujitsu Australia and New Zealand". Sydney. 9 June 2006. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ^ "Sitting Pretty". 21 November 2003. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ^ "Four Corners - 15/10/2001: Called to Account: Chronology". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
- ^ "TEL0057 Proof Final" (PDF). Telstra. 2004. p. 8. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ^ "Telstra selects Ericsson for 3G network". 25 December 2004.
- ^ "Farewell my Pretty, and thanks a million". The Age. 12 August 2005.
- ^ "Ted Pretty takes over at Hills". The Australian. Archived from the original on 28 August 2012.
- ^ "Ziggy gets $10m as Ted Pretty also departs". Crikey. 11 August 2005.
- ^ "Telstra reacts to fibre pressure". The Australian. Archived from the original on 13 November 2014.
- ^ "GFH: Annual report 2010" (PDF). www.gfh.com. p. 14. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ^ "Gulf Finance House forms new investment banking division (GFH Capital) and appoints Group Deputy CEO". 15 December 2009.
- ^ "Hills Australia".
- ^ "iTWire - Ted Pretty to head Hills Holdings". itwire.com.
- ^ "=A Pretty tale of Ted 20 transformation". The Australian. Archived from the original on 25 January 2017.
- ^ "Can Ted Pretty save an Australian manufacturing icon".
- ^ "About Us".
- ^ "Dotcom Veteran Ted Pretty Gives Hills Bottom Line A Hoist". The Courier Mail. Archived from the original on 13 November 2014.
- ^ "Hills Innovation Centres to nurture the next great Australian invention - Department of State Development". Archived from the original on 4 March 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
- ^ "Appointment of new Chief Executive Officer (CEO)" (PDF). ASX.com.au. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ^ "Appointment of new MD/CEO | Covata Limited". Archived from the original on 27 April 2018.
- ^ "Covata changes name to Cipherpoint and alters governance structure". 20 December 2019.
- ^ "Investor Relations | Cipherpoint".
- ^ "NEXTDC Board Succession Update" (PDF). NEXT DC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ "Ted Pretty | NEXTDC". Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
- ^ Pretty appointed Mahindra Satyam chair The Australian [dead link]
- ^ "Pretty returns to telco land with Mahindra Satyam". The Register.
- ^ "RP Data Ltd ASX announcement: 29th October 2008" (PDF). Retrieved 2 September 2014.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Ted Pretty appointed Chairman, Fujitsu Australia and New Zealand – Fujitsu Australia".
- ^ "SubPartners".
- ^ "Advisory Council Meets to Discuss Reform Agenda | Minister for Communications". Archived from the original on 18 July 2014.
- ^ "Malcolm Turnbull | Minister for Communications". Archived from the original on 25 October 2013.
- ^ "Press Release - Hockey Announces Expert Group for Electronic Commerce [23/09/99]". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
- ^ "Former Minister for Financial Services and Regulation the Hon Joe Hockey MP - Biography". Archived from the original on 2 February 2008.
- ^ "DFAT - Annual Report 1999-2000". Archived from the original on 14 February 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
- ^ "Firmus - Sustainably enabling AI". Firmus.
- ^ "The GPU cloud built with sustainable technology - SMC". Sustainable Metal Cloud (SMC).
- ^ "Firmus and STT partner for "sustainable AI factory"". CRN Australia. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "ST Telemedia Global Data Centres and Firmus Technologies Forge Partnership to Build a Global Network of Sustainable AI Factories | STT GDC". www.sttelemediagdc.com. Retrieved 20 March 2024.