EC Member Profile
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James SpenceleyPosition: CEO Organization: Vocus Group Limited Serving until: March 2011 |
James Spenceley has been an APNIC member and part of the Internet community for well over a decade. During this time he has been a strong supporter of APNIC events, sponsoring standalone APNIC Meetings in both 2000 and 2008. In addition, he has proposed policy initiatives and has been active in policy debates.
James founded his first ISP in the mid-1990s and from these small beginnings has been involved with networks and companies both large and small. He has, during his career, been directly responsible for the largest build of an IP network in Australian history (Comindico) where he looked after much of the business plan and products while managing multi-million dollar budgets, vendor relations, technology selection, and routing policies. The network and products he built changed the cost structure of Internet access within the Australian market allowing many independent ISPs to compete in the Australian market place.
Since Cominidico, James founded Vocus, which as CEO he has successfully managed into one of the fastest growing IT companies in Australia and now one of the largest IP backbones for Australia. Vocus now offers IP services in three markets (Australia, New Zealand, and USA).
James is also a founding director of AusNOG (Australian Network Operators Group), defining the company structure and 'not for profit' nature of the AusNOG organization. Since it's founding AusNOG has held three conferences. AusNOG is now a self-funding financially sound entity within its own rights.
James was elected to the APNIC Executive Council in February 2008.