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Board of Directors
Geoff DixonMargaret Jackson • AC
Margaret Jackson, AC
Chairman, Independent Non-Executive Director
Margaret Jackson was appointed to the Board in July 1992
and as Chairman in August 2000. Ms Jackson also Chairs
the Qantas Nominations Committee.
Ms Jackson is a Director of Australia and New Zealand Banking
Group Limited and Billabong International Limited. She is a
Member of the Business Council of Australia Chairmen’s Panel,
a Fellow of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia
and a Member of the Foreign Affairs Council. In addition,
Ms Jackson is an Executive Committee Member of the Australia
Japan Business Co-operation Committee.
Ms Jackson was a Partner of KPMG Peat Marwick’s Management
Consulting Division and National Chairman of the KPMG Micro
Economic Reform Group until 30 June 1992.
Ms Jackson was formerly the Chairman of Victoria’s Transport
Accident Commission, Deputy Chairman of Southcorp Limited
and a Director of John Fairfax Holdings Limited, ANZ Grindlays
Bank Limited, The Broken Hill Proprietary Company Limited,
Pacifi c Dunlop Limited, Telecom Australia and the Australian
Wool Corporation.
Ms Jackson holds a MBA (with Distinction) from
Melbourne University.
On 9 June 2003, Ms Jackson was made a Companion of the
Order of Australia.
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 Board in August 2000.
Mr Dixon is a Member of the Qantas Safety, Environment &
Security Committee and a Director of a number of controlled
entities of the Qantas Group.
Mr Dixon is a Director of Publishing and Broadcasting Limited
and Air Pacifi c 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, fl eet
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.
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