Peter Corrigan

Inspirer
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Vice President Operations at Optus

Australia

Overview

Peter is a seasoned IT executive with over 30 years of experience in the telecommunications industry, currently serving as the Vice President of Operations at Optus. An alumnus of the University of Melbourne, he specializes in enterprise-scale digital transformations, IT operations, and software engineering, with a history of senior leadership at Telstra.

He is the author of a publication on Oracle Performance Tuning, highlighting his deep technical expertise in database optimization.

Personality Overview

Fast Adopter

Charming & Persuasive

Confident & Optimistic

They usually prefer to drive the conversation.  They don’t mind taking a stand if they believe in something. They measure a product on its merit but can be influenced by strong testimonials.

Topics They Care About

Digital Transformation
Focuses on large-scale digital journeys for enterprises, utilizing Agile and DevOps methodologies to transform software engineering and IT operations.
Customer Experience
Has an unrelenting focus on improving the customer journey through technology, which has been a consistent theme in his executive roles.
IT Operations & Cloud
His role at Optus involves unifying Infrastructure, Cloud, Workplace, and SRE Operations into a single, end-to-end division.

Media Appearances

Peter has no verified media appearances

Work History

2-2026
Vice President Operations at Optus
1-2023 - 2-2026
Retirement at Career Break
7-2020 - 12-2022
Customer Technologies Group Executive at Telstra
7-2015 - 7-2020
Executive Director, Telstra Software Engineering at Telstra
7-2010 - 6-2015
Director IT Operations at Telstra

Education

1980 - 1982
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) from University of Melbourne
1974 - 1979
HSC / Year 12 from St Colman’s College Shepparton

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Exp : 20 Location : Australia Job Level : Senior Designation : Vice President Operations at Optus
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Insights For Selling To Peter

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Keep your pitch focused on the impact but insert some anecdotes into it
  • Clearly address the competitive aspects
  • Look like someone who is on top of their game

DONT's

  • Don’t be very informal even if they are being so themselves
  • Don't be unorganized, be prepared for the pitch
  • Don’t be too verbose or overly friendly; a little bit, however, is fine

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Peter is

  • Belief in the value of the product, relationship and a sense of accomplishment matter the most.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Peter

  • They are not shy of saying no if they do not develop trust in your product.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Peter move?

  • They can take fast decisions if they develop conviction in the product and find you trustworthy.
  • Can Peter take some risk or not?

  • They have the capability of taking risky decisions if necessary.

You And Peter

Personality Compatibility


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