Qantas Board of Directors
Leigh Clifford, AO
BEng, MEngSci
Chairman and Independent Non-Executive Director
Leigh Clifford was appointed to the Qantas Board in August 2007 and as Chairman in November 2007.
He is Chairman of the Qantas Nominations Committee.
Mr Clifford is a Director of Bechtel Group Inc. He is Chairman of Bechtel Australia Pty Ltd and the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, a Senior Advisor to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co and a Board Member of the National Gallery of Victoria Foundation. Mr Clifford was previously a Director of Barclays Bank plc.
Mr Clifford was Chief Executive of Rio Tinto from 2000 to 2007. He retired from the Board of Rio Tinto in 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 spanned some 37 years, in Australia and overseas.
Age: 63
Alan Joyce
BApplSc(Phy)(Math)(Hon.), MSc(MgtSc), FRAeS
Chief Executive Officer
Alan Joyce was appointed Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Qantas in November 2008.
He is a Member of the Safety, Health, Environment and Security Committee. Mr Joyce is a Director of a number of controlled and associated entities of the Qantas Group, and a former Director of Jetstar Pacific Airlines Aviation Joint Stock Company.
He was the CEO of Jetstar from 2003 to 2008. Before that, Mr Joyce spent over 15 years in leadership positions for 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, where he held roles in Sales, Marketing, IT, Network Planning, Operations Research, Revenue Management and Fleet Planning.
Age: 45
General Peter Cosgrove, AC, MC
FAICD
Independent Non-Executive Director
Peter Cosgrove was appointed to the Qantas Board in July 2005.
He is a Member of the Safety, Health, Environment and Security Committee and a Director of Qantas Superannuation Limited.
General Cosgrove is a Director of the Australian Rugby Union and Cardno Limited. He is Chairman of the South Australian Defence Industry Advisory Board, the Australian War Memorial Council and is Chancellor of the Australian Catholic University.
General Cosgrove served in the Australian Army from 1965 including command of the international forces in East Timor from 1999 until the force was withdrawn in February 2000. He was the Chief of the Australian Defence Force from July 2002 until his retirement in July 2005.
General Cosgrove was Australian of the Year in 2001.
Age: 64
Patricia Cross
BSc(Hons), FAICD
Independent Non-Executive Director
Patricia Cross was appointed to the Qantas Board in January 2004.
She is a Member of the Audit and Remuneration Committees.
Mrs Cross is a Director of National Australia Bank Limited, JBWere Pty Limited, the Grattan Institute and the Methodist Ladies College. She is a Member of the Government's Australian Financial Centre Forum and Melbourne University's Advisory Council to the Faculty of Business and Economics.
Mrs Cross was previously a director of Wesfarmers Limited, the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Chairman of Qantas Superannuation Limited and Deputy Chairman of Victoria's Transport Accident Commission.
Prior to becoming a professional company director in 1996, Mrs Cross held senior executive positions with Chase Manhattan Bank, Banque Nationale de Paris and National Australia Bank.
Age: 52
Richard Goodmanson
BEng(Civil), BCom, BEc, MBA
Independent Non-Executive Director
Richard Goodmanson was appointed to the Qantas Board in June 2008.
He is a Member of the Remuneration Committee and a Member of the Safety, Health, Environment and Security Committee.
Mr Goodmanson is a Director of Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited.
From 1999 to 2009 he was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of E.I du Pont de Nemours and Company. Previous to this role, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of America West Airlines. Mr Goodmanson was also previously Senior Vice President of Operations for Frito-Lay Inc. and was a principal at McKinsey & Company Inc. He 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.
Age: 64
Garry Hounsell
BBus(Acc), FCA, CPA, FAICD
Independent Non-Executive Director
Garry Hounsell was appointed to the Qantas Board in January 2005.
He is Chairman of the Audit Committee and a Member of the Nominations Committee.
Mr Hounsell is Chairman of PanAust Limited and a Director of Orica Limited, DuluxGroup Limited and Nufarm Limited. He is Chairman of Investec Global Aircraft Fund, a Director of Ingeus Limited and a Board Member of law firm Freehills.
Mr Hounsell is the former Deputy Chairman of Mitchell Communication Group Limited. He is a former Senior Partner of Ernst & Young and Chief Executive Officer and Country Managing Partner of Arthur Andersen.
Age: 56
Corinne Namblard
MPolSc
Independent Non-Executive Director
Corinne Namblard was appointed to the Qantas Board in June 2011.
Ms Namblard is a Director of Codan Limited.
Ms Namblard has more than 30 years international experience in Finance, Infrastructure and related industries. Most recently, Ms Namblard spent 10 years as CEO of Luxembourg-based Galaxy Fund, a transport equity fund. Prior to that, she held an executive committee level Business Development role with French engineering firm, Egis Group.
Earlier, Ms Namblard spent 19 years with Banque Nationale de Paris, holding roles in foreign exchange, debt and equity capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, and project finance.
Ms Namblard has held numerous board positions in investee companies including South Australian-based Flinders Ports. Ms Namblard was also Chair of the Geneva-based United Nations PPP Alliance and a Transport Expert for the European Commission.
Ms Namblard holds French and Canadian citizenships, but now resides in South Australia.
Age: 55
Paul Rayner
BEc, MAdmin, FAICD
Independent Non-Executive Director
Paul Rayner was appointed to the Qantas Board in July 2008.
He is a Member of the Audit Committee and Safety, Health, Environment and Security Committee.
Mr Rayner is a Director of Boral Limited, Centrica plc and Treasury Wine Estates. He also the Chairman of each of their Audit Committees.
From 2002 to 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.
Age: 57
Dr John Schubert, AO
BE, PhD, FIEAust, CPEng, FTS, FIChemE
Independent Non-Executive Director
John Schubert was appointed to the Qantas Board in October 2000.
He is Chairman of the Safety, Health, Environment and Security Committee and a Member of the Nominations Committee.
Dr Schubert is a Director of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton plc. He is also Chairman of G2 Therapies Limited and the Great Barrier Reef Foundation.
He was most recently Chairman of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia and was also previously Chairman of WorleyParsons Limited and President of the Business Council of Australia. Dr Schubert was also Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Pioneer International Limited from 1993 until 2000.
Dr Schubert 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.
Age: 68
James Strong, AO
Independent Non-Executive Director
James Strong was appointed to the Qantas Board in July 2006.
He is Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and a Member of the Nominations Committee.
Mr Strong was the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Qantas between 1993 and 2001, following his appointment to the Board in 1991.
He is Chairman of Woolworths Limited, Kathmandu Holdings Limited, the Australia Council for the Arts, and the organising committee for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015. He is also a member of the Nomura Australia Advisory Board and a Director of the Australian Grand Prix Corporation.
Mr Strong was formerly the Chairman of Insurance Australia Group Limited, a Director of IAG Finance (New Zealand) Limited, 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 1985 until 1989.
He has been admitted as a barrister and/or solicitor in various state jurisdictions in Australia.
Age: 67
Barbara Ward, AM
BEc, MPolEc
Independent Non-Executive Director
Barbara Ward was appointed to the Qantas Board in June 2008.
She is a Member of the Safety, Health, Environment and Security Committee and the Audit Committee.
Ms Ward is the Chairman of Essential Energy, a Director of a number of Brookfield Multiplex Group companies and O'Connell Street Associates Pty Ltd, and is on the Advisory Board of LEK Consulting.
She was formerly a Director of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Lion Nathan Limited, Brookfield Multiplex Limited, Allco Finance Group Limited, Rail Infrastructure Corporation and Delta Electricity. She was Chairman of NorthPower and a Board Member of Allens Arthur Robinson.
Ms Ward was Chief Executive Officer of Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services from 1993 to 1998. Before that, Ms Ward held various positions at TNT Limited, including General Manager Finance, and also served as a Senior Ministerial Adviser to The Hon PJ Keating.
Age: 57
Executive Team
- Alan Joyce - Chief Executive Officer
- Bruce Buchanan - Group Chief Executive Officer Jetstar
- Gareth Evans - Chief Financial Officer
- Lesley Grant - Group Executive Customer and Marketing
- Rob Gurney - Group Executive - Qantas Airlines, Commercial
- Olivia Wirth - Group Executive Government and Corporate Affairs
- Simon Hickey - Chief Executive Officer Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Brett Johnson - General Counsel
- Jon Scriven - Group Executive, People and Corporate Services
- Lyell Strambi - Group Executive Qantas Airlines Operations
- Jayne Hrdlicka - Group Executive Strategy and Technology
