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Rocco Arico

Non Executive Director | Executive & Business Coach | Senior Leadership | Strategy | Risk & Security | Digital IT & T | Sales & Marketing

I am a Non-Executive Director, Executive Coach and Change, Corporate Governance & Risk professional with over a decade of board level experience. My experience spans the public, private and not for profit sectors with particular experience of the: sales and marketing, technology, professional services and education industries across corporates, government and SMEs in ANZ, Asia, Europe and the Middle East. At board level some highlights include: Non-Executive Director & Treasurer of the Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association and Executive Director of the Australian Electronics Development Centre. In an executive capacity I have held senior executive positions in a range of leading organisations including Telstra, Ernst and Young Consulting, NEC, Alcatel, Lucent Technologies and Melbourne Business School's Centre for Coaching in Organisations (on an associate basis). Here I can evidence a passion for good corporate governance, strategic alignment and learning and development. Finally, I am a past Fellow of the AICD and have completed the Company Directors' course. I hold an MBA from Melbourne Business School and in the past held an Australian government “top secret” security clearance.


Expertise

  • Large (200+ employees) organisation – unlisted
  • Small organisation (1-9 employees)
  • Not-for-profit organisation Small (10-199 employees)
  • Government owned organisation/entity
  • Computer & Network Security
  • Education Management
  • Executive Office
  • Government Relations
  • Higher Education
  • Information Technology & Services
  • International Trade & Development
  • Management Consulting
  • Marketing & Advertising
  • Professional Training
  • Sales
  • Security & Investigations
  • Staffing & Recruiting
  • Telecommunications
  • Governance
  • Business Acumen
  • Change Management
  • Communication
  • Finance & Investments
  • Government Relations
  • Human Resources
  • IT
  • Marketing
  • Public Relations
  • Risk
  • Senior Leadership
  • Strategic Thinking

Experience

  • Non Executive
  • CEO
  • GM/MD
  • Executive Director
  • Senior Manager
  • Manager
  • Consultant
  • Other

Board or Committee Experience

Title Sub Committee Company Name Industry
Non Executive Director & TreasurerAustralian Mobile Telecommunications AssociationTelecommunications
Executive DirectorAustralian Electronics Development CentreElectronics and Education

Executive Career Summary

Title Company Name Industry
Business and Executive CoachMelbourne Business School/WhyteCoEducation and Training
Executive General Manager of National Sales and Marketing, Business SolutionsNEC AustraliaIT & Telecommunications
Sales Director for Australia and New ZealandLucent Technologies Worldwide ServicesIT & Telecommunications
Account DirectorAlcatel AustraliaIT & Telecommunications
Joint Managing DirectorZamroHuman Resources
Executive DirectorAustralian Electronics Development CentreElectronics
Director of TelecommunicationsErnst & Young ConsultingProfessional Services
Regional Manager for Asia South UK & Middle EastTelcom Australia (Telstra) InternationalIT & Telecommunications
Director of Corporate Security and Protective Services, Audit DirectorateTelecom Australia (Telstra) Corporate Security and Protective ServicesRisk and security management
General Manager of ComtestTelecom Australia (Telstra) Regulatory DirectorateIT & Telecommunications
Various Maketing Manager and Product Manager rolesTelecom Australia (Telstra)IT & Telecommunications
Various Technology Management rolesTelecom Australia (Telstra)IT & Telecommunications