Mr. Andrew SCHULTZ
Chief Financial Officer and Head of Strategy, CSL Limited

Andrew Schultz is the Chief Financial Officer & Head of Strategy of CSL Limited. In his capacity, Andrew is responsible for Finance and Administration and will also lead the development of the company strategy to promote and enhance the company performance.

Andrew joined CSL in August 2012 and has over 15 years experience in the telecommunications industry. Prior to joining CSL, taking on this role as Chief Financial Officer at CSL, Andrew was the Director of Corporate Planning and Portfolio Management for Telstra in Australia, where he was responsible for Corporate Forecasting and Planning, Investment Management and Capex Prioritisation, Profitability and Portfolio Management and Regulatory Reporting. During his time at Telstra, Andrew held several Director roles in Finance delivering innovative change and new capability to the business to assist in commercial decisions.

Andrew was born in South Africa and began his business career in the oil and gas industry with a joint venture between Shell and BP, before moving into the telecommunications industry with Orange in London, then owned by Hutchison and later taken over by France Telecom. His career progressed through various Finance and Strategy roles in the Orange UK business to later take on responsibility for the Strategic Planning and Benchmarking functions at Orange Group covering all mobile operations, globally. In 2003 Andrew joined Hutchison 3G UK as Head of Business Planning at an exciting time for 3UK as they entered the market and launched their 3G/UMTS network. In 2007 Andrew moved to Australia with his wife and two children to take on a Finance Director role in Telstra.

Andrew holds a Bachelor of Commerce with majors in Business Economics and Industrial Psychology and also a post graduate Honours Bachelor of Commerce in Business Management, Strategy and Marketing from the University of South Africa. In 2012, Andrew was awarded Top 40 Under 40 by CPA. He participates and support several charities and enjoys travelling and the outdoors with his family who are all winter and summer sport fanatics.