Kordia Australia gets new chief executive

Kordia Group has announced the appointment of Ken Benson to the position of chief executive of Kordia Australia.

Benson’s appointment follows the resignation of Peter Robson, who led Kordia Australia for the last 10 years and resigned to pursue new work challenges. He will remain in a consulting capacity to focus on completing several key Kordia projects.

Ken Benson is an experienced telco professional with global senior executive experience. He has held executive leadership roles at international telecommunications companies such as Telstra Corporation, Telecom New Zealand and British Telecom. He has also served as both chairman and a director of telecommunications-related businesses in EMEA and Asia Pacific.

Benson takes up his role on 3 March and will be based in Kordia’s Sydney office.