Michael Malone (businessman)
| Michael Malone | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1969 (age 47–48) Ennis, Co Clare |
| Residence | Perth, Western Australia |
| Education |
Postgraduate Diploma in Education |
| Alma mater | The University of Western Australia |
| Occupation |
Director NBN Co 2016-current |
| Known for | ISP Entrepreneur Internet consumer rights Technology pioneer businessman |
Postgraduate Diploma in Education
Director NBN Co 2016-current
Director Seven West Media 2015-current
Director Speedcast 2014-current
Director Superloop 2014-current
Director Dreamscape 2015-current
Chairman of Diamond Cyber Security 2014-current
Michael Malone is an Australian technology entrepreneur and business executive. He was the founder and Managing Director of the Perth-based telecommunications provider iinet starting the business in his garage. He is a pioneer of dial up access back in 1993 before the Internet became mainstream. Over the years he has been an advocate for Internet consumer rights as well participating in metadata debate. He was recently appointed as a non executive director of the NBNco in 2016.
Malone was born in Co Clare and migrated to Australia in 1978 with his parents and two brothers.
Malone has a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Post Graduate Diploma in Education from The University of Western Australia.
Michael Malone and Michael O'Reilly founded iiNet in 1993, who started the business in a suburban garage in Perth as iiNet Technologies Pty Ltd. It began as one of the first Australian ISPs to offer TCP/IP Internet access, as opposed to the store-and-forward techniques (such as MHSnet) that were then in use at other ISPs. It claims it was the first ISP to offer access in Australia, and to be the first to base operations on the then new Linux operating system.
The company outgrew its suburban home in 1995 and moved to CBD office accommodation yet its early growth during the Internet boom was hampered by the ability of Telstra (not releasing Bigpond as an ISP until 1997) to cope with the demand of needed telephone lines, and by the sheer competitive pressure in the Perth market, which had a comparative oversupply of low-cost providers. In 1996, iiNet successfully expanded into the Adelaide market under the name light.iinet.net.au (named after Colonel Light), in partnership with locals John Lindsay and Leigh Hart.
During his executive tenure at iiNet, Malone aggressively grew iiNet by making acquisitions over leading ISP all over the Australian market. He grew the company to become the third biggest ISP in Australia. He was also a passionate advocate for Internet consumer rights in regards to privacy as well contributing to the metadata debate. Malone was a lead witness and spokesperson in the Roadshow Films Pty Ltd v iiNet Ltd copyright case that was successful in the High Court of Australia.
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