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back to article Vish Nandlall exits Telstra CTO role

Telstra's CTO has returned to America after just 21 months in the role, sparking speculation that he was sacked over the accuracy of his CV. On Friday it emerged that Nandlall had left, with Telstra silent on why, but the carrier has no immediate plans for a replacement. The Australian set the hounds running with a claim that …

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  1. Anonymous Coward
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    not unusual at Telstra

    1993 IT head and director of research, fake doctorate. Item 2 at

    http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/424537/faking_it_5_executives_who_lied_their_resumes/

    2000 exec at subsidiary forgot to mention bankruptcy. And 20 kg of cannabis. http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/107585/tyler_hits_roof_bad_publicity/

    both mentioned at http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/business-spectator/seven-ways-to-fudge-a-resume/news-story/e62f7cbf31f19a0ff3a38ceda746a063

    Admittedly, 3 in 23 years doesn't look to be too bad.

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  2. Phil Kingston

    Hmmm. They only started checking the CV after 21 months? And after several well-published outages?

    In my experience, the HR drones only start going back through CVs when asked to because someone's looking for a good reason to unburden themselves of a troublesome employee. Or to let them carry the can.

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