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: 65
Alan Joyce
BApplSc(Phy)(Math)(Hons), 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 the current Chairman of the International Air Transport Association. He is also a Director of a number of controlled entities of the Qantas Group.
Mr Joyce 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: 46
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 Cardno Limited and the Australian Rugby Union. He is Chairman of the South Australian Defence Industry Advisory Board and Leading Age Services Australia and 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from 1965 including command of the International Forces in East Timor from 1999 until the International Forces were withdrawn in February 2000.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: 65
Patricia Cross
BSc(Hons), FAICD
Independent Non-Executive Director
Patricia Cross was appointed to the Qantas Board in January 2004.
She is Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and a Member of the Audit Committee and the Nominations Committee.
Mrs Cross is a Director of National Australia Bank Limited, JBWere Pty Limited, the Grattan Institute and the Australian Institute of Company Directors. She is also a Member of Melbourne University's Advisory Board to the Faculty of Business and Economics.
Mrs Cross is a former Director of Wesfarmers Limited, Suncorp-Metway Limited, AMP Limited and the Methodist Ladies College. She was Chairman of Qantas Superannuation Limited and Deputy Chairman of Victoria's Transport Accident Commission. She also served in honorary Government roles including the Australian Financial Centre Forum and the Financial Sector Advisory Council, as well as numerous charities.
Prior to becoming a professional company director in 1996, Mrs Cross held senior executive positions for over 15 years with Chase Manhattan Bank, Banque Nationale de Paris and National Australia Bank.
Age: 53
Richard Goodmanson
BEng(Civil), BCom, BEc, MBA
Independent Non-Executive Director
Richard Goodmanson was appointed to the Qantas Board in June 2008.
He is Chairman of the Safety, Health, Environment and Security Committee and a Member of the Nominations 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: 65
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 DuluxGroup Limited and Treasury Wine Estates Limited. He is also Chairman of Investec Global Aircraft Fund and a Director of Ingeus Limited.
Mr Hounsell was formerly a Director of Orica Limited and Nufarm Limited and the Deputy Chairman of Mitchell Communication Group Limited. He was also a former Senior Partner of Ernst & Young, Chief Executive Officer and Country Managing Partner of Arthur Andersen and a Board Member of law firm Herbert Smith Freehills.
Age: 58
William Meaney
BScMEng, MSIA
Independent Non-Executive Director
William Meaney was appointed to the Qantas Board in February 2012.
He is a Member of the Safety, Health, Environment and Security Committee.
Mr Meaney is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Iron Mountain Inc. He is a Member of the Asia Business Council and also serves as Trustee of Carnegie Mellon University and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Mr Meaney was formerly the Chief Executive Officer of The Zuellig Group and a Director of moksha8 Pharmaceuticals, Inc. He was also the Managing Director and Chief Commercial Officer of Swiss International Airlines and Executive Vice President of South African Airways responsible for sales, alliances and network management.
Prior to these roles, Mr Meaney spent 11 years providing strategic advisory services at Genhro Management Consultancy, as the Founder and Managing Director, and as a Principal with Strategic Planning Associates.
Mr Meaney holds United States, Swiss and Irish citizenships.
Age: 53
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 the Remuneration Committee.
Mr Rayner is Chairman of Treasury Wine Estates Limited. He is also a Director of Boral Limited and Centrica plc and 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: 59
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 a Director of a number of Brookfield Multiplex Group companies, O'Connell Street Associates Pty Ltd and the Sydney Children's Hospital Foundation.
She was formerly a Director of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Lion Nathan Limited, Brookfield Multiplex Limited, Allco Finance Group Limited, Rail Infrastructure Corporation, Delta Electricity, Ausgrid, Endeavour Energy and Essential Energy. She was also Chairman of Country Energy and NorthPower, a Board Member of Allens Arthur Robinson and on the Advisory Board of LEK Consulting.
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: 59
Executive team
- Alan Joyce - Chief Executive Officer
- Gareth Evans - Chief Financial Officer
- Andrew Finch - General Counsel
- Lesley Grant - Chief Executive Officer Qantas Loyalty
- Simon Hickey - Chief Executive Officer Qantas International
- Jayne Hrdlicka - Chief Executive Officer Jetstar Group
- Jon Scriven - Group Executive People
- Lyell Strambi - Chief Executive Officer Qantas Domestic
- Olivia Wirth - Group Executive Government and Corporate Affairs
