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45 Qantas Annual Report 2008
James Strong, AO
Independent Non-Executive
Director
James Strong was appointed to
the Qantas Board in 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 Finance (New Zealand)
Limited, Rip Curl Group Pty Ltd and
the Australia Council for the Arts.
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: 64
Barbara Ward
Independent Non-Executive
Director
Barbara Ward was appointed to
the Qantas Board on 19 June 2008.
She is a Member of the Qantas
Safety, Environment & Security
Committee.
Ms Ward is the Chairman of
Country Energy (a New South Wales
Government-owned energy services
corporation) and a Director of Lion
Nathan Limited and Brookfield
Multiplex Funds Management
Limited. She is also a Trustee of
the Sydney Opera House Trust.
Ms Ward has previously served on
the Board of a number of public
companies including the
Commonwealth Bank of Australia,
Multiplex Limited, Allco Finance
Group Limited, Record Investments
Limited and Data Advantage
Limited.
She has also served on the Board
of a range of public sector entities
including NorthPower as Chairman,
Rail Infrastructure Corporation and
Delta Electricity. Ms Ward was
also previously on the Board of law
firm Allens Arthur Robinson, as well
as a number of not for profit
organisations.
Prior to becoming a professional
company director in 1998, Ms Ward
was Chief Executive Officer of
Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services
from 1993 to 1998. Before that,
Ms Ward held various positions in
the finance department of TNT
Limited, including General Manager
Finance, and also served as a Senior
Ministerial Adviser to The Hon PJ
Keating.
Ms Ward holds a Bachelor of
Economics and a Master of Political
Economy.
Age: 54
Executive Team
Geoff Dixon
Chief Executive Officer
Alan Joyce
Chief Executive Officer Designate
and Chief Executive Officer Jetstar
Peter Gregg
Chief Financial Officer and
Executive General Manager Strategy
John Borghetti
Executive General Manager Qantas Airlines
Kevin Brown
Executive General Manager People
David Cox
Executive General Manager Qantas 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
Rob Kella
Chief Risk Officer
Colin Storrie
Chief Financial Officer Designate
and Deputy Chief Financial Officer
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