| Leigh Clifford, AO | Patricia Cross |
| Geoff Dixon | Garry Hounsell |
| Peter Gregg | Dr John Schubert |
| Mike Codd, AC | James Strong, AO |
| General Peter Cosgrove, AC, MC | Executive Team |
Leigh Clifford, AO
Chairman
Independent Non-Executive Director
Leigh Clifford was appointed to the Qantas Board on 9 August 2007 and as Chairman on 14 November 2007.
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.
Mr Clifford was most recently Chief Executive of Rio Tinto plc 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 a Chairman of the International Council of Mining and Metals, a Member of the Coal Industry Advisory Board of the International Energy Agency for a number of years and its Chairman from 1998 to 2000. He was previously a Director of New Orleans-based 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: 60
Geoff Dixon
Chief Executive Officer
Geoff Dixon was appointed Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Qantas in March 2001. He was Chief Executive Designate from November 2000, after serving as Deputy Chief Executive Officer since November 1998. He was appointed to the Qantas Board in August 2000.
Mr Dixon is a Member of the Qantas Safety, Environment & Security Committee and Chairman of a number of controlled entities of the Qantas Group.
Mr Dixon is a Director of Consolidated Media Holdings Limited and Air Pacific Limited. He was formerly a Director of Leighton Holdings Limited.
Mr Dixon joined Qantas in 1994 and has had responsibility in the airline for all commercial activities, including worldwide sales and marketing, network development, revenue management, fleet planning, cabin crew, customer service, product development and airline alliances.
Before joining Qantas, Mr Dixon was Director of Marketing and Industry Sales at Ansett Australia and General Manager of Marketing and Corporate Affairs at Australian Airlines. He has also worked in the Mining and Media Industries.
Mr Dixon is on the Governing Board of IATA, the Board of the Business Council of Australia and is a Member of the International Marketing Institute of Australia.
Age: 68
Peter Gregg
Chief Financial Officer and Executive General Manager Strategy
Peter Gregg was appointed Chief Financial Officer and to the Qantas Board in September 2000.
He is Chairman of the Singapore-based company, Orangestar Investment Holdings Pte Limited and is a Director of a number of controlled entities and associated companies of the Qantas Group.
Mr Gregg is a Director of Leighton Holdings Limited and Stanwell Corporation Limited. He was formerly a Director of Air Pacific Limited.
He was also actively involved in the privatisation of Qantas. Mr Gregg is responsible for Group Finance, Investor Relations, Strategy, Economics, IT Services, Shared Services and Strategic Procurement.
Previously Mr Gregg was Deputy Chief Financial Officer and Group Treasurer at Qantas. He was also Treasurer Australian Airlines and has worked for the Queensland Government in various risk management roles.
He is a Fellow of the Finance and Treasury Association, a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and holds a Bachelor of Economics.
Age: 53
Mike Codd, AC
Independent Non-Executive Director
Mike Codd was appointed to the Qantas Board in January 1992.
He is Chairman of the Qantas Safety, Environment & Security Committee and a Member of the Qantas Audit Committee.
Mr Codd is Chancellor of the University of Wollongong. He is a Director of the Wealth Management Companies of the National Australia Bank and Chairman of INGEUS Ltd.
He was Deputy Chairman of the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) and the Menzies Foundation. Mr Codd was a Director of Telstra, IBM Australia and CitiPower Ltd. He was also a Member of the Advisory Boards of Spencer Stuart and Blake Dawson Waldron.
From 1981 to 1986, Mr Codd held senior positions in the Commonwealth Government, as Secretary of the Department of Employment and Industrial Relations, Chairman of the Industries Assistance Commission and Secretary of the Department of Community Services.
From 1986 to 1991, Mr Codd held the position of Head of Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, and Secretary to Cabinet.
Mr Codd holds a Bachelor of Economics (Honours).
In 1991, Mr Codd was made a Companion of the Order of Australia.
Age: 68
General Peter Cosgrove, AC, MC
Independent Non-Executive Director
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: 60
Patricia Cross
Independent Non-Executive Director
Patricia Cross was appointed to the Qantas Board in January 2004.
She is a Member of the Qantas Audit Committee and Qantas Remuneration Committee.
Mrs Cross is a Director of Wesfarmers Limited, National Australia Bank Limited and the Murdoch Children's Research Institute.
She is also a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management and a Fellow of the Finance and Treasury Association.
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.
In 2003, Mrs Cross received a Centenary Medal for service to Australian society through the finance industry.
Age: 48
Garry Hounsell
Independent Non-Executive Director
Garry Hounsell was appointed to the Qantas Board in January 2005.
He is the Chairman of the Qantas Audit Committee and was appointed as a Member of the Qantas Nominations Committee on 18 July 2007.
Mr Hounsell is currently a Director of Orica Limited and Nufarm Limited. Mr Hounsell is also Deputy Chairman of Mitchell Communication Group Limited and a consultant to Investec Bank (Australia) Ltd.
He is a Director of The Macfarlane Burnet Institute for Medical Research and Public Health Ltd. He is also 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
Dr John Schubert
Independent Non-Executive Director
John Schubert, BE, PhD, FIEAust, CPEng, FTS, FIChemE, was appointed to the Qantas Board in October 2000.
He is a Member of the Qantas Safety, Environment & Security Committee and the Qantas Nominations Committee.
Dr Schubert is Chairman of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia and a Director of BHP Billiton Limited. He is also Chairman of G2 Therapies Limited and the Great Barrier Reef Research Foundation. Dr Schubert is a 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 was appointed to the Qantas Board on 1 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, Rip Curl Group Pty Ltd and the Australian Council for the Arts. He is also involved in other arts and private organisations.
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: 63
Executive Team
- Geoff Dixon - Chief Executive Officer
- Peter Gregg - Chief Financial Officer and Executive General Manager Strategy
- John Borghetti - Executive General Manager Qantas
- Kevin Brown - Executive General Manager People
- David Cox - Executive General Manager Engineering
- Curtis Davies - Executive General Manager Services
- Grant Fenn - Executive General Manager Freight Enterprises
- David Hawes - Group General Manager Government and International Relations
- Simon Hickey - Executive General Manager Loyalty
- Brett Johnson - General Counsel
- Alan Joyce - Chief Executive Officer Jetstar
- Rob Kella - Chief Risk Officer
- Colin Storrie - Deputy Chief Financial Officer
