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Kathrine Dyer

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Chief Operating Officer at Optus
📍 Greater Melbourne Area, Australia

Kathrine Dyer is the Chief Operating Officer at Optus, bringing over 30 years of telecommunications experience. At her previous role with nbn® Australia, she was instrumental in leading the design, build, and operation of the national broadband network. She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from RMIT University.

Kathrine is a vocal advocate for increasing female participation in technical and field-based roles. She actively champions initiatives that empower women with the skills and capabilities needed to service critical telecommunications infrastructure, demonstrating a strong commitment to workforce diversity.

She played a pivotal role in one of Australias largest and most complex infrastructure projects: the nationwide nbn™ network rollout.

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Experience
26 Years
Current Role
Chief Operating Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Greater Melbourne Area, Australia
Personality Overview

How Kathrine shows up

Confident & Optimistic
Decisive
Charming & Persuasive

They usually prefer to drive the conversation. They respond well to objective pitches but also attach some value to relationships. They don’t mind taking a stand if they believe in something.

Priorities

Topics Kathrine cares about

Fibre Network Expansion
Frequently posts about significant investments and progress in upgrading Australia's network from Fibre to the Node (FTTN) to full Fibre to the Premises (FTTP).
Women in STEM
Passionate about increasing female participation in technical fields, she publicly celebrates the recruitment and training of women into field technician traineeships.
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Career

Work history

4-2025
Chief Operating Officer
Optus
10-2023 - 1-2024
Consulting to CEO and Executive Committee
nbn® Australia
8-2020 - 10-2023
Chief Operating Officer
nbn® Australia
7-2017 - 8-2020
Chief Network Deployment Officer
nbn® Australia
1-2016 - 7-2017
Executive General Manager, Network Engineering & Deployment
nbn® Australia
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.)
RMIT University
MAICD
Australian Institute of Company Directors
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DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

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