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11. DR JOHN SCHUBERT
Dr John Schubert, BE, PhD, FIEAust, CPEng, FTS, FIChemE,
was appointed to the Qantas Board in October 2000.
He is a Member of the Safety, Environment & Security
Committee.
Dr Schubert is Deputy Chairman of the Commonwealth Bank
of Australia and Director of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton
Plc. He is also Chairman of Worley Group Limited, Chairman
of G2 Therapies Limited and Director of the Great Barrier Reef
Research Foundation. Dr Schubert is a Member of the Australian
Graduate School of Management Advisory Board and
the Business Council of Australia.
Dr Schubert commenced his career with Esso Australia Ltd in
1969. He worked as a professional engineer on the various oil
and gas production facilities for the Bass Strait Field. From 1972
to 1982 he held various positions with Esso in Australia and
overseas. During 1982/83 he was Executive Assistant to the
President of Exxon Corporation, New York. In September 1983
he was appointed to the Board of Esso Australia. On
1 October 1985 Dr Schubert became Esso’s Deputy Managing
Director and on 1 January 1988 he became Esso’s Chairman
and Managing Director.
Dr Schubert was appointed Managing Director and Chief
Executive Officer of Pioneer International Limited in July 1993,
he held this position until the company merged with Hanson
PLC in May 2000. He was also appointed President of the
Business Council of Australia in January 2001. He held this
position until he resigned in October 2003.
12. NICK TAIT, OBE
Nick Tait was appointed to the Qantas Board by British Airways
Plc (BA) in March 1993, following the acquisition by BA of
25 per cent equity in Qantas.
Mr Tait is a Member of the Safety, Environment & Security
Committee and the Chairman’s Committee.
Mr Tait was General Manager Investments and Joint Ventures
Australasia for BA until his retirement from BA in August 2001.
Previously, he had been General Manager Australia and New
Zealand for BA since 1983.
In 1964, Mr Tait joined BOAC (British Overseas Airways
Corporation). He went on to hold various positions in Adelaide,
Sydney and then Melbourne as Manager Victoria, South
Australia and Northern Territory.
In 1978, he became Manager Malaysia and Brunei, based in
Kuala Lumpur, returning to Australia in 1980 to take over the
local organisation.
During his career, he has spent varying periods in Sri Lanka,
Thailand, Japan, the UK, USA, Hong Kong, Singapore and
Bahrain.
Mr Tait is a Director of Garvan Research Foundation and was
formerly a Director of Tourism Council Australia. Mr Tait is a
Councillor of the Global Foundation Advisory Council. He is
a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
He is married with three children and his interests include golf,
sailing and amateur farming.
In June 2003, Mr Tait was awarded the Order of the British
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Qantas Annual Report 2004 35Spirit of Australia
Geoff Dixon
Chief Executive Officer
Peter Gregg
Chief Financial Officer
Denis Adams
Executive General Manager
Associated Businesses
Fiona Balfour
Executive General Manager
Qantas Business Services
and Chief Information Officer
John Borghetti
Executive General Manager Qantas
Kevin Brown
Executive General Manager People
David Cox
Executive General Manager
Engineering Technical Operations
and Maintenance Services
Paul Edwards
Executive General Manager Fleet,
Network and Alliances
Grant Fenn
Executive General Manager
Airports and Catering
Alan Joyce
Chief Executive Jetstar
Narendra Kumar
Executive General Manager
Regional Airlines
Andrea Staines
Chief Executive Australian Airlines
David Hawes
Head of Government
and International Relations
Brett Johnson
General Counsel & Company Secretary
Captain Chris Manning
Head of Flight Operations
and Qantas Chief Pilot
Michael Sharp
Head of Corporate Communication
Executive Committee