Directorate Change

RNS Number:9028S
Telstra Corporation Ld
22 April 2008

23 April 2008                    114/2008



               John Stewart and John Mullen to join Telstra board


Telstra's board today announced the appointment of business leaders John Stewart
and John Mullen as non-executive directors.


Mr Stewart is currently the Managing Director and Group Chief Executive of the
National Australia Bank Ltd.  He was previously Deputy Chief Executive of
Barclays Bank and Chief Executive of Woolwich PLC.


Mr Mullen is currently the Chief Executive Officer of DHL Express.  He is also a
member of the board of management of Deutsche Post World Net, the parent of DHL.


"We are very pleased that John Stewart and John Mullen have agreed to join the
Telstra board, because they both bring exceptional national and international
commercial experience to our board," Telstra Chairman, Mr Donald McGauchie, said
today.


"John Stewart has led a distinguished career in the financial services and
products industry in Australia, New Zealand, the United States and the United
Kingdom.  He will bring exceptional insight and experience to the board.


"John Mullen is a proven CEO and non-executive director and is highly respected
for his strategic abilities.  Having worked for over two decades in a multitude
of senior positions with different multinationals, John will bring enormous
experience to the board.


"Both are highly respected and recognised for their significant experience
working in both Australian and international markets.  They will bring their
particular understanding of world's best practice to Telstra as the
transformation continues and as we benchmark Telstra's performance globally," Mr
McGauchie said.


The appointment of Mr Stewart and Mr Mullen will require endorsement at the next
Telstra Annual General Meeting on 21 November 2008. Upon their appointments,
Telstra will have 10 board members.


John Stewart's appointment is effective from 28 April 2008 and John Mullen's
appointment will be effective from 1 July 2008.


Telstra Media Contact:
Jeremy Mitchell (0438 205 416)



Note - biographies attached; high-resolution photographs available upon request.



                          Biography - Mr John Stewart


John Stewart is Group Chief Executive Officer of National Australia Bank, a
position he has held since February 2004.  He joined NAB in August 2003 as Chief
Executive, Europe and Principal Board Member.


Mr Stewart has had a long and successful career in the finance industry since he
first joined Woolwich PLC in 1977.  Mr Stewart was appointed to the Board of the
Woolwich in 1995 and became Chief Executive in 1996.  Following the Woolwich's
acquisition by Barclays PLC in October 2000, Mr Stewart was appointed Deputy
Chief Executive Officer and became a member of the Barclays Group Board and
Group Executive Committee.  Recently, Mr Stewart was a member of the Prime
Minister's Task Group on Emissions Trading.


Professional Qualifications

Associate, Chartered Insurance Institute
Fellow, Institute of Financial Services


Boards and Committees

Current:

*                Chair, Australian Bankers' Association
*                Director, Business Council of Australia
*                Member, Scottish Enterprise's International Advisory Board

Former:

*                Executive Director, Barclays PLC
*                Group CEO, Woolwich PLC




                           Biography - Mr John Mullen


Mr Mullen is Chief Executive Officer of DHL Express and a member of the Board of
Management of Deutsche Post World Net (DPWN), the parent company of DHL,
positions he has held since 2006.  He joined DPWN as an Advisor in 1994,
becoming Chief Executive Officer of DHL Express Asia Pacific in 2002, and Joint
Chief Executive, DHL Express and Chief Executive Officer DHL Express USA in
2005.


Mr Mullen is well regarded as a senior industry veteran, having worked for over
two decades in a multitude of senior positions with different multinationals.
His corporate experience includes 10 years with the TNT Group, with two years as
its Chief Operating Officer.  From 1991 to 1994, he held the position of Chief
Executive Officer of TNT Express Worldwide, based in the Netherlands.


Boards and Committees


Current:

*          Deutsche Post World Net, Board of Management
*          Embarq Corporation

Former:

*          Chair, Infochoice Ltd (Australian Public Company)
*          Deputy Chair, Transportes Guipuzcoana (Spain)
*          Ducros Services Rapides (France)
*          Supervisory Board, Securicor Omega Holdings (UK)


Not-For-Profit:

*          Australian Graduate School of Management
*          Advisory Council to the City of Seoul
*          International Swimming Hall of Fame (USA)
*          Chairman, National Foreign Trade Council (Washington DC)


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