SingTel chief commercial officer Michael Smith to return to Australia

Michael Smith, the chief commercial officer of Asian telco giant SingTel, is returning to Australia, Mumbrella can reveal.

Smith moves home for personal reasons, according to the executive, and will continue to perform the same role from Sydney, the headquarters for SingTel-owned telco Optus.

SingTel said that there would be no staff changes as a result of Smith’s relocation, only that the executive will be “spending more time on planes”.

News of Smith’s move comes in the same month that Optus’ head of marketing and brand Nathan Rosenberg quit the firm. He is to stay on until September before moving on to a role outside of Australia, according to reports.