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Edward (Ted) Pretty

Edward Pretty BA LLB (First Class Honours)

Group Managing Director and CEO Hills Limited

Term 2012 – incumbent

Born 1957

Alma mater Macquarie University (Sydney)

Profession •	Businessman •	Lawyer Edward "Ted" Pretty, (born 1957, Darwin, NT, Australia), is an Australian businessman and lawyer.

Pretty is mostly known as the former Group Managing Director Technology Innovation and Product of Australia's largest telecommunications company Telstra, and for overseeing major aspects of the implementation of its transition into internet and media businesses as well as early transformation into IP networking. Pretty held numerous C level positions in Telstra during his 8.5 years and prior to that role was a board member of Optus Communications and Optus Vision the second competitive carrier.

In 2012, Pretty was appointed Group Managing Director and CEO of Hills Limited. Hills Limited has been described as an Australian legend, and was founded on the innovative Hills Hoist, created by Lance Hill in 1945. Today it is an Australian ASX300 company recognized for its delivery of technology and innovation to government, enterprise, business and the home.

Early life

Pretty was born in Darwin in 1957 to Australian parents. He is the only boy of 5 siblings. His father served in the Royal Australian navy for 33 years and received a British Empire Medal a Queens Honour for service. He was raised in Australia and Singapore attended Telopea Park High School in Canberra. He then studied at the Macquarie University Sydney, where he earned a Bachelor of Economics and Law the latter with First Class Honours.

Career

Law Pretty was a lawyer specializing in IT and telecommunications for over 11 years prior to entering into corporate life and was a partner and leading Australian law firm Gilbert and Tobin

Communications

Before his tenure at Telstra, Pretty served as a director of Optus and Optus Vision, Australia’s second Australian telecommunications carrier where he represented the interest of its then shareholder BellSouth Corporation.

Telstra

In October 1997 Pretty was appointed Managing Director, International of Australia's public and largest telecommunications company Telstra. He subsequently served in various Group Managing Director roles including as head of Convergent Business, Telstra Retail and finally as Head of Technology Innovation and Product. During his tenure at Telstra, Pretty oversaw the entry and early steps of the company in internet and online business and as Chair of Sensis Directories business. Pretty resigned from Telstra in September 2005.

Directorships Pretty is a director of ASX Listed NextDC Limited and also was Advisory Chairman, Australia and New Zealand of Indian IT company  Tech Mahindra Group. He was also Chairman and on the Board of ASX listed RP Data Limited for 8 years.

Hills Limited On 3 September 2012, Pretty was confirmed as the new Group Managing Director of Hills Limited. On the appointment the company embarked on a major restructure and transformation and today is a leaner more focused technology product and services business delivering integrated security and surveillance, AV, lighting, communications and alert devices and services into trusted environments such as hospitals, aged care, transport, education, banking and the corporate sector.

Personal life Pretty is married and lives with his wife in Sydney and Launceston. He has 5 children.