Second Top Optus Executive Resigns Amid Network Turmoil

Lambo Kanagaratnam, a top executive, has tendered his resignation following a series of network outages and security breaches.

An Optus service message is displayed on a phone outside an Optus store in Sydney, Australia, on Oct. 5, 2022. Brendon Thorne/Getty Images

Another top Optus executive, Lambo Kanagaratnam, has resigned following widespread network outages and security breaches.

Optus CFO Michael Venter told The Epoch Times that the telco giant’s managing director of networks had “made the decision that the time is right for him to leave Optus,” following a nine-year tenure.