Thodey is best known as the former boss of the telco giant and currently chairs Ramsay Health Care and technology company Xero.
Proxy advisors also urged shareholders to vote against the re-election of marketing executive Todd Sampson at the forthcoming annual general meeting.
A $20 million gift from the Susan and Isaac Wakil Foundation will help fund the venture,making the philanthropists the biggest named donors in the university’s history.
Former ABC managing director Mark Scott will have to navigate the “thinly disguised prejudice between academics and non-academic staff” when he becomes vice-chancellor.
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Australia's recently departed top spy Duncan Lewis has joined the board of defence giant Thales.