Sensis boss Bruce Akhurst ousted after seven years at the helm

Bruce Akhurst, the CEO of Telstra’s troubled directories business Sensis – which operates the Yellow Pages – is to leave the company after a 15-year stint with the company.

He is to be replaced temporarily by Rick Ellis, Telstra Digital Media’s group MD, during the search for a replacement.

Telstra CEO David Thodey said in a statement that during Akhurst’s time, Sensis had “managed to maintain strong print revenues compared to its global peers”.

Thodey also thanked Akhurst for his role in helping Telstra to make the transition “from a traditional phone company to a full service information, advertising and telecommunications provider”.