Spenceley, who founded australias fourthlargest telco vocus communications in 2007, is nicely cashedup for a home upgrade after he sold out. In december, the chief executives of vocus and amcom said there will. Hey you merges three of australias most innovative and successful cafe start ups posse, beat the q and ecoffee card. Voc vocus communications limited stock analysis capitalcube. Cision and vocus unite, ushering in the future of pr and social software the pr powerhouses finalize combination, announce cision as the new company name and appoint executive team chicago october 14, 2014 ushering in the future of public relations pr, cision and vocus have officially joined forces, finalizing their combination. Vocus communications limited agm 2014 chairmans statement and running order. James spenceley and tony grist both resigned from the vocus board of. The vocus founder gave up executive life more than a year ago to become a fund. Vocus communications was founded by james spenceley in march 2008 and is headquartered in north sydney, australia. Im also joined by james spenceley, our founder and ceo. Vocus communications was founded by james spenceley in march 2008 and is. Iot startup backed by vocus, amcom founders telcoisp itnews. As the companys leading straightshooter, james has steered vocus through exponential growth in a business environment that itself has gone through seismic.
Vocus sets sights on topthree fibre ranking in australia zdnet. Vocus brilliantly simple solutions for your network. Software as a service, will continue and will drive demand for data centre capacity and the associated. After last week saw the second senior executive resignation at silver heritage group limited svh. Vocus buys nextgen networks, subsea cable systems for au. Clearly, james spenceley a threetime brw rich lister, twotime ey entrepreneur of the year award winner, and youngest australian to create and lead an asx 100 company enjoys challenging the rules. James says investing in startups is not for the faint hearted and in this presentation shares his personal experience to serve as lessons for others. Jun 29, 2016 executive director james spenceley added. View realtime stock prices and stock quotes for a full financial overview. James spenceleys decision to sell 76 per cent of his vocus stock in august effectively killed his chances of pulling off this weeks attempted. James spenceley cofounded and served as the chief executive officer at vocus communications. Founded by james spenceley as a wholesale, business, government and consumer telecommunications provider, vocus owns and manages australias second largest intercapital fibre network. Vocus communications limited annual general meeting 26 november 20 chairmans address good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. Vocus group limited, formerly known as vocus communications, is an international telecommunications company headquartered in melbourne, australia.
Vocus founder james spenceley resigns after failed leadership. Vocus was a public relations software company based in beltsville, maryland, united states, serving clients worldwide from 1992 to 2014. Before james spenceley was a telco entrepreneur, he worked at the sydney. Vocus was founded by james spenceley in march 2008. James spenceley recently joined ticker tv to speak about how he chooses his investments and why he thinks about his investment decisions. Oct 12, 2016 vocus founder james spenceley has resigned from the board of directors following a failed leadership spill, along with former amcom chairman tony grist.
Telco boss turned fund manager james spenceley on small caps. James spenceley, vocus vocus founder james spenceley has resigned from the board of directors following a failed leadership spill, along with former amcom chairman tony grist. Member of risk and audit committees james spenceley executive director james spenceley is the founder of vocus. Vocus founder james spenceley has picked up a stake in call recording software provider dubber corporation as part of its 6. James spenceley, chief of telco vocus communications, took possession of his designer residence on the waterfront at church point in october, leaving him plenty of. Vocus to acquire nextgen networks, australian submarine. Because it is publicly available information, i got a software. Dec 27, 2015 james spenceley, chief of telco vocus communications, took possession of his designer residence on the waterfront at church point in october, leaving him plenty of time to settle in before summer. Vocus chief executive and founder james spenceley will remain on the board as an executive director, as will vaughan bowen, the founder and an executive director of m2.
Cision and vocus unite, ushering in the future of pr and. May 04, 2018 spenceley, who founded australias fourthlargest telco vocus communications in 2007, is nicely cashedup for a home upgrade after he sold out of the telco about 18 months ago when shares were. According to vocus ceo james spenceley, this approach should provide a faster and more direct route at lower cost to its wholesale customers. Earlier in the month, david green abruptly resigned as the companys chairman and nonexecutive director, replaced on an. Vocus is a leading specialist fibre and network solutions provider.
Ase, the asian casino operator has now announced it has appointed australian business mogul, james spenceley pictured, as its new nonexecutive chairman and director. Founded by james spenceley 1 as a wholesale, business, government and consumer telecommunications provider, vocus owns and manages australias second largest intercapital fibre network. Some of his betterknown include airtasker, marley spoon, indoor sky dive group and spaceship. Vocus plot was sure to flop after an untimely share selloff. He is the founder of vocus communications now vocus. James spenceley former executive director resigned on 12 october 2016 tony grist former nonexecutive director resigned on 12 october 2016 principal activities vocus group limited asx. James spenceley serves as board member at airtasker. Vocus founder james spenceley has been forced out of the company alongside fellow board member tony grist following a failed leadership coup. Telco boss turned fund manager james spenceley on small. Spenceley resigned from his role at silver heritage in october 2019 after only 18months in the job.
Aug 23, 2012 since acquiring maxnet in june 2012, vocus ceo james spenceley says a number of fastgrowing australian customers have started using the companys new zealand data centres. Jun 29, 2015 vocus james spenceley will take on the role of ceo and managing director of the combined entity. Vocus buys ailing australian fibre network the register. Tpg capital may team up with vocus founder james spenceley to examine a takeover of the communications company in the event that the equity firms bid for fairfax media does not come off. View jim spenceleys profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Vocus reveals leadership plans after boardroom exodus the telco is working to repopulate its boardroom ranks following the shock exits of james spenceley and tony grist vocus ceo shakeup leads to. Its two years since former vocus directors james spenceley left and tony grist. James spenceley founder vocus communications investor. When vocus communications founder james spenceley began the business in 2007, his goal was to create a different kind of telco one where customer service was so good, customers would simply want to deal with vocus. James spenceley and his small initial team did this by trying harder, caring more and putting themselves in. James now uses his knowledge and wealth from vocus communications to invest in and mentor startups. Vocus communications limited annual general meeting 26. We are excited to be bringing together all of our data centre, international connectivity and cloud services into the vocus brand, says vocus ceo james spenceley. Vocus communications limited annual general meeting 26 november 20.
Vocus was founded in 1992 by rick rudman and bob lentz and was a publicly held company until june 2014 when it was taken. Telco boss turned fund manager james spenceley on small caps investing vesna poljak markets editor updated dec 11, 2017 2. James spenceley born september 1976 is an australian investor entrepreneur and company director. Apr 10, 2011 announcing the acquisition, vocus ceo james spenceley said his company would be able to add metro fibre services to its existing data centre and ip transit products. Vocus group limited, formerly known as vocus communications, is an international telecommunications company headquartered in north sydney, australia. Announcing the acquisition, vocus ceo james spenceley said his company would be able to add metro fibre services to its existing data centre and ip transit products. Its a pleasure to welcome you to the 20 annual general meeting of the company and thank you for your attendance today. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover jims.
Vocus founder james spenceley has resigned from the board of directors following a failed leadership spill, along with former amcom. Silver heritage names james spenceley as its new chairman. Vocus ceo, james spenceley, talks to tim lohman about winning the deloitte fast 50, the local isp landscape, ipv6, the nbn, customer. Tpg capital, founder said to be looking at vocus takeover. Vocus founder james spenceley has resigned from the board of directors following a failed leadership spill, along with former amcom chairman tony grist.
Sep 28, 2015 vocus chief executive and founder james spenceley will remain on the board as an executive director, as will vaughan bowen, the founder and an executive director of m2. Vocus to acquire nextgen networks, australian submarine cable. At the end of autumn, when the leaves of the mountain grey gum trees in nsws megalong valley are weathered to a speckled green, vocus communications chief executive james spenceley will embark on. Vocus founder quits after leadership spill attempt telco. Nov 23, 2016 james spenceley, the founder of telecommunication provider vocus who resigned last month, has tipped amaysim and nextdc as the two companies he thinks will most benefit from the national broadband. Tpg capital may team up with vocus founder james spenceley to examine a takeover of the communications company in the event that the equity firms bid. Jul 02, 2010 vocus group limited, formerly known as vocus communications, is an international telecommunications company headquartered in north sydney, australia.
Then james spenceley our ceo will give a more detailed presentation on the. The failure of a plot to oust vocus chief executive geoff horth has led to the departure of founder and chief executive james spenceley and fellow board member tony grist. Dec 11, 2017 telco boss turned fund manager james spenceley on small caps investing vesna poljak markets editor updated dec 11, 2017 2. James spenceley, the founder of telecommunication provider vocus who resigned last month, has tipped amaysim and nextdc as the two companies he thinks will most benefit from the national broadband. James spenceley, the executive leadership team and. View vcmmf business summary and other industry information. Vocus ceo, james spenceley, talks to tim lohman about winning the deloitte fast 50, the local isp landscape, ipv6, the nbn, customer service, and data centre trends in 2011. He is also the chairman of airtasker and chairman of silver heritage group. That was evident in his decision to purchase the illawarra hawks in 2014, a struggling national basketball league nbl team. May 26, 2017 james spenceley and tony grist inject funds. In addition to its webbased pr software suites, the company owns the online publicity services, prweb and help a reporter out haro.
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Iot startup backed by vocus, amcom founders telcoisp. Since acquiring maxnet in june 2012, vocus ceo james spenceley says a number of fastgrowing australian customers have started using the companys new zealand data centres. The group is led by two experienced australian founders rebekah campbell and adam theobald and its mission is to build the ultimate dining application for australians and to significantly improve the payment process for customers when dining out or grabbing a. Maxnet rebrands to vocus communications scoop news. Voc is a vertically integrated telecommunications provider, operating in.