Australia Post fails to deliver as boss Christine Holgate’s chief spin doctor Phil Dalidakis quits
What will Communications Minister Paul Fletcher make of this?
One of Australia Post boss Christine Holgate’s highest profile hires has walked after just eight months.
Margin Call understands that Holgate’s new, high profile chief spin doctor and former Victorian Labor minister Phil Dalidakis tendered his shock resignation on Monday morning.
Dalidakis, a former minister in Victorian Premier Dan Andrews’ government, was persuaded by Holgate to leave the state parliament and join the national mail service back in June.
His role was to be executive general manager of corporate services. His predecessor in that job was paid $1.5m a year.
The resignation comes as operatives from Boston Consulting Group comb Aussie Post floor by floor seeking cost reductions.
Former Optus exec Fletcher has a review of Holgate’s organisation underway, too.
Dalidakis’s exit follows news that Post’s long-serving chief operating officer - and resident festive season Santa - is poised to begin a six-month career break.
Company secretary Erin Kelly, who was not long back from maternity leave, was also made redundant at the end of last year, while many other senior staff followed former boss Ahmed Fahour our the door to Latitude Financial.
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