Mr. Gus Barda joining PBN Board of Directors

Melbourne Australia, 1 June 2018 – The Board of Directors of Pacific Broadband Networks (PBN), supplier of optical broadband products and technology solutions, has announced that Mr. Gus Barda has joined the PBN Board of Director, effective 1st March 2018. Gus was an Executive Director at Telstra before his retirement in 2014. Over his 37-year career at Telstra, he has held a number of senior and executive leadership positions in Strategy and Operational Line management. Before joining the Board, Gus previously served as an advisor to PBN for three years between 2014 and 2016. Over the past two years Gus has been working as a Board member of the Telstra Historical Society to establish a Technology museum in Melbourne, Victoria as well as undertaking volunteer Board duties with the Living the Dream foundation.

“The Board of Directors has great confidence that Gus will take a distinctive lead in bringing the company to meet its strategic goals for future expansion and growth”, said Mr. Bill Zhang, Chairman & CEO of PBN. “He will be driving the company's global strategy and guiding the evolving corporate culture. The appointment reflects PBN’s continued growth and global positioning. Gus’ extensive strategy and operational experiences are a seamless complement to PBN’s ambitions; Gus will help to drive PBN towards the level we are pursuing.”