Mike Quigley was born in Kent, England in 1953. He is an Australian citizen, and is married with three daughters. Mr Quigley was educated at the University of NSW with a B.Sc in Mathematics and Physics, and a B.E (Hons 1) in Electrical Engineering.

Mr Quigley's early career with STC (before it was acquired by Alcatel) was in the area of R&D and technical management. He then took on progressively more senior general management roles in Australia before becoming responsible for Alcatel's business in Australia and New Zealand.

In 1999 Mr Quigley became Chief Operating Officer (COO) and then President and Chief Executive Officer of Alcatel USA. In 2003 Mr Quigley was appointed President of Alcatel's Fixed Communications Group in Paris, responsible for infrastructure products including network switches and optical communications systems. He was then promoted to President and COO of Alcatel.

In November 2006 Alcatel merged with Lucent. After supporting the new Chief Executive Officer through the initial phases of the merger, Mr Quigley decided to return to Australia in September 2007.

Mr Quigley is currently Chief Executive Officer of NBN Co, the Australian Government Business Enterprise charged with providing a high speed broadband wholesale service throughout Australia. He is also a Non-Executive Director of the Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute.

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