ACCAN appoints new CEO

The Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN) has announced a new chief executive officer (CEO), following the departure of Allan Asher last month.

Meet ACCAN's new CEO, Teresa Corbin (Credit: ACCAN)

Teresa Corbin, one of the founding members of ACCAN, has today been appointed as the action group's new CEO, effective immediately.

"We are delighted that Teresa will take ACCAN into its next phase as we continue our advocacy for accessible, available and affordable communications for all Australians," said ACCAN chairperson Sue Salthouse.

Corbin previously held the deputy CEO role in 2009 and stepped into an acting CEO role when Asher left to take up his new post as the Commonwealth Ombudsman.

"I am pleased to be taking up the baton from Allan Asher, ACCAN's inaugural CEO, and to be leading a fantastic team of consumer advocates," Corbin said today.

"We need better industry practices and smarter regulation, so that customers come first and are given a fair go. We cannot afford to migrate the existing bad practices to the new era of the National Broadband Network."