Optus appoints marketing directors to consumer and mobile operations

Tim Burrowes

November 12, 2009 3:38

Optus has appointed Jim Jaques as marketing director for its consumer business, and brought in former Vodafone executive Hugh Humphrey into a new role created to drive its enterprise mobile business.

Jim Jaques Jaques replaces Anthony Hearne who has moved to Virgin Mobile to take up the position of head of marketing.

Jaques has had 20 years of consumer marketing experience and has held senior roles with the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Bell Mobility Cellular and Visa International.

Meanwhile, in Humphrey’s new position he will be responsible for creating integrated enterprise mobility offerings for Optus’ corporate and government customers.

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.