Qantas Board of Directors
Leigh Clifford, AO Garry Hounsell
Alan Joyce Paul Rayner
Colin Storrie Dr John Schubert
General Peter Cosgrove, AC, MC James Strong, AO
Patricia Cross Barbara Ward
Richard Goodmanson Executive Team

Leigh Clifford, AO

Chairman

Independent Non-Executive Director

Leigh Clifford, AO

Leigh Clifford was appointed to the Qantas Board on 9 August 2007 and as Chairman on 14 November 2007.

He is Chairman of the Qantas Nominations Committee.

Mr Clifford is a Director of Barclays Bank plc and the Murdoch Children's Research Institute. He is a Member of the Bechtel Board of Counselors and a Senior Advisor to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. Mr Clifford is also a Board Member of the National Gallery of Victoria Foundation.

Mr Clifford was most recently Chief Executive of Rio Tinto from April 2000 to April 2007. He stepped down from the Board of Rio Tinto on 30 April 2007 after serving as a Director of Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited for 13 and 12 years respectively. His executive and board career with Rio Tinto has spanned some 37 years, including a wide variety of operational and marketing roles in the coal and metalliferous operations of the Rio Tinto Group in Australia and overseas.

Mr Clifford was formerly Chairman of the Council of Mining and Metals, the Coal Industry Advisory Board of the International Energy Agency and a Director of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.

Mr Clifford holds a Bachelor of Engineering and a Master of Engineering Science from the University of Melbourne. In 2008, Mr Clifford was made an Officer of the Order of Australia.

Age: 61

Alan Joyce

Chief Executive Officer

Alan Joyce

Alan Joyce was appointed Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Qantas on 28 November 2008. He was appointed Chief Executive Officer Designate and to the Qantas Board on 28 July 2008.

He is a former Director of Orangestar Investment Holdings Pte Limited (holding company of Singapore-based Jetstar Asia and Valuair) and Jetstar Pacific Airlines Aviation Joint Stock Company (in Vietnam).

Mr Joyce was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Jetstar in October 2003.

Prior to his appointment at Jetstar, Mr Joyce spent over 15 years in leadership positions for full service carriers Qantas, Ansett and Aer Lingus.

At both Qantas and Ansett, he led the Network Planning, Schedules Planning and Network Strategy functions. Prior to that, Mr Joyce spent eight years at Aer Lingus, Ireland's national carrier, where he held a number of roles in Sales, Marketing, IT, Network Planning, Operations Research, Revenue Management and Fleet Planning.

Mr Joyce holds a Bachelor of Science in Applied Science (Physics and Mathematics) (Honours) and a Master of Science in Management Science. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society.

Age: 42

Colin Storrie

Chief Financial Officer

Colin Storrie

Mr Storrie was appointed Chief Financial Officer and to the Qantas Board on 30 September 2008.

Mr Storrie has over 10 years experience in senior financial roles at Qantas. Previously he was Group Financial Controller, Group Treasurer and Deputy Chief Financial Officer with responsibility for the Group Finance function.

Mr Storrie has been a member of the Qantas Executive Committee since October 2005. He was formerly a Director of a number of controlled and associated entities to the Qantas Group, including, Australian air Express Pty Ltd, Star Track Express Pty Limited, Qantas Superannuation Limited and Jet Turbine Services Pty Limited. Prior to joining Qantas, Mr Storrie had several years of experience in finance and accounting roles within investment banking and the NSW Government.

Mr Storrie is a Certified Practising Accountant and a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce and a Graduate Diploma in Management.

Age: 40

General Peter Cosgrove, AC, MC

Independent Non-Executive Director

General Peter Cosgrove, AC, MC

Peter Cosgrove was appointed to the Qantas Board in July 2005.

He is a Member of the Qantas Safety, Environment and Security Committee and a Director of Qantas Superannuation Limited.

General Cosgrove is Vice-Chairman of the Australian Rugby Union and a Director of Cardno Limited. He is a consultant to Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu and is a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. General Cosgrove is also Chairman of the South Australian Defence Industry Advisory Board and a Member of the Australian War Memorial Council.

General Cosgrove served in the Australian Army from 1965 and was the Chief of the Australian Defence Force from July 2002 until his retirement in July 2005.

He was in command of the international forces in East Timor from 1999 until the force was withdrawn in February 2000, for which General Cosgrove was appointed a Companion of the Military Division of the Order of Australia.

He was awarded the Military Cross for his service in Vietnam early in his career and has received several foreign awards including the Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (CNZM), Commander of the United States Legion of Merit, the Republic of Singapore's Distinguished Service Order and France's Legion D'Honneur.

General Cosgrove was Australian of the Year in 2001.

Age: 61

Patricia Cross

Independent Non-Executive Director

Patricia Cross

Patricia Cross was appointed to the Qantas Board in January 2004.

She is a Member of the Qantas Audit Committee and the Qantas Remuneration Committee.

Mrs Cross is a Director of Wesfarmers Limited, National Australia Bank Limited, the Murdoch Children's Research Institute and the Grattan Institute. She is also a Member of the Federal Government's Australian Financial Centre Forum.

Mrs Cross was previously Chairman of Qantas Superannuation Limited and Deputy Chairman of Victoria's Transport Accident Commission. She was a Director of AMP Limited and Suncorp-Metway Limited. Mrs Cross was a Member of the Financial Sector Advisory Council, the Companies and Securities Advisory Committee, the Merrill Lynch Australasia Advisory Board and an Advisory Member of the Deloitte Touche Board of Partners. She has also served on a variety of not for profit boards.

Prior to becoming a professional company director in 1996, Mrs Cross held various senior executive positions with Chase Manhattan Bank, Banque Nationale de Paris and National Australia Bank in New York, Europe and Australia.

Mrs Cross holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours), from Georgetown University and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

In 2003, Mrs Cross received a Centenary Medal for service to Australian society through the finance industry.

Age: 49

Richard Goodmanson

Independent Non-Executive Director

Richard Goodmanson

Richard Goodmanson was appointed to the Qantas Board on 19 June 2008.

He is a Member of the Qantas Remuneration Committee.

Mr Goodmanson has served as Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer of E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Inc. since May 1999. He is a Director of Rio Tinto plc, Rio Tinto Limited and the United Way of Delaware (as Past Chair), and is an economic advisor to the Governor of Guangdong Province.

From 1996 to 1999, he was President & Chief Executive Officer of America West Airlines. Mr Goodmanson was previously Senior Vice President of Operations for Frito-Lay Inc. and was a principal at McKinsey & Company Inc. He previously spent 10 years in heavy civil engineering project management, principally in South East Asia.

Mr Goodmanson was born in Australia and is a citizen of both Australia and the United States. He holds Bachelor degrees in Civil Engineering, Commerce, Economics and a MBA.

Age: 61

Garry Hounsell

Independent Non-Executive Director

Garry Hounsell

Garry Hounsell was appointed to the Qantas Board in January 2005.

He is Chairman of the Qantas Audit Committee and a Member of the Qantas Nominations Committee.

Mr Hounsell is currently Chairman of PanAust Limited, a Director of Orica Limited and Nufarm Limited. Mr Hounsell is also Deputy Chairman of Mitchell Communication Group Limited.

He is also Chairman of Investec Global Aircraft Fund, a Director of Ingeus Limited and a Board Member of law firm Freehills.

Mr Hounsell is also a Director of The Macfarlane Burnet Institute for Medical Research and Public Health Ltd. He is a Fellow of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia, a Certified Practicing Accountant and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Mr Hounsell is a former Senior Partner of Ernst & Young and Chief Executive Officer and Country Managing Partner of Arthur Andersen.

He holds a Bachelor of Business (Accounting).

Age: 53

Paul Rayner

Independent Non-Executive Director

Paul Rayner

Paul Rayner was appointed to the Qantas Board on 16 July 2008.

He is a Member of the Qantas Audit Committee and Qantas Safety, Environment & Security Committee.

Mr Rayner is a Director of Boral Limited and Centrica plc (a company listed in the top 30 of the UK's FTSE100, with energy businesses in the UK, North America and Europe, including British Gas). He also serves as a Member of Boral's Audit Committee and as Chairman of Centrica's Audit Committee.

From 2002 to April 2008, Mr Rayner was Finance Director of British American Tobacco plc, based in London. Mr Rayner joined Rothmans Holdings Limited in 1991 as its Chief Financial Officer and held other senior executive positions within the Group, including Chief Operating Officer of British American Tobacco Australasia Limited from 1999 to 2001.

Previously Mr Rayner worked for 17 years in various finance and project roles with General Electric, Rank Industries and the Elders IXL Group.

Mr Rayner holds a Bachelor of Economics and a Master of Administration.

Age: 54

Dr John Schubert

Independent Non-Executive Director

Dr John Schubert

John Schubert, BE, PhD, FIEAust, CPEng, FTS, FIChemE, was appointed to the Qantas Board in October 2000.

He is Chairman of the Qantas Safety, Environment & Security Committee and a member of the Qantas Nominations Committee.

He is Chairman of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia and a Director of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton plc. He is also Chairman of G2 Therapies Limited and the Great Barrier Reef Foundation. Dr Schubert is an Honorary Member of the Business Council of Australia.

Dr Schubert commenced his career with Esso Australia Ltd as a professional engineer and held various positions with Esso in Australia and overseas. In 1983 he was appointed to the Board of Esso Australia. In 1985, Dr Schubert became Esso's Deputy Managing Director and in 1988 he became Esso's Chairman and Managing Director.

Dr Schubert was Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Pioneer International Limited from 1993 until 2000. From 2001 to 2003 he was the President of the Business Council of Australia. He was also previously Chairman of Worley Parsons Limited.

Age: 65

James Strong, AO

Independent Non-Executive Director

James Strong, AO

James Strong was appointed to the Qantas Board in July 2006.

He is Chairman of the Qantas Remuneration Committee.

Mr Strong was previously the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Qantas between 1993 and March 2001, following an appointment to the Board in 1991.

He is Chairman of Woolworths Limited, Insurance Australia Group Limited (IAG), IAG Finance (New Zealand) Limited and the Australia Council for the Arts.

Mr Strong was formerly the Group Chief Executive of the DB Group in New Zealand and National Chairman of Partners of Corrs Chambers Westgarth. He was also Chief Executive Officer of Australian Airlines from December 1985 until September 1989. He has been admitted as a barrister and/or solicitor in various state jurisdictions in Australia.

In 2006 Mr Strong was made an Officer of the Order of Australia.

Age: 64

Barbara Ward

Independent Non-Executive Director

Barbara Ward

Barbara Ward was appointed to the Qantas Board on 19 June 2008.

She is a Member of the Qantas Safety, Environment & Security Committee.

Ms Ward is the Chairman of Country Energy (a New South Wales Government-owned energy services corporation) and a Director of Lion Nathan Limited and Brookfield Multiplex Funds Management Limited. She is also a trustee of the Sydney Opera House Trust.

Ms Ward has previously served on the Board of a number of public companies including the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Multiplex Limited, Allco Finance Group Limited, Record Investments Limited and Data Advantage Limited.

She has also served on the Board of a range of public sector entities including NorthPower as Chairman, Rail Infrastructure Corporation and Delta Electricity. She was also previously on the Board of law firm Allens Arthur Robinson, as well as a number of not for profit organisations.

Prior to becoming a professional company director in 1998, Ms Ward was Chief Executive Officer of Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services from 1993 to 1998. Before that, Ms Ward held various positions in the finance department of TNT Limited, including General Manager Finance, and also served as a Senior Ministerial Adviser to The Hon PJ Keating.

Ms Ward holds a Bachelor of Economics and a Master of Political Economy.

Age: 54

Executive Team

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