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John Schubert was appointed to the Qantas Board
in October 2000. He is Chairman of the Qantas
Safety, Environment & Security Committee and a
Member of the Qantas Nominations Committee.
He is Chairman of Commonwealth Bank of
Australia and a Director of BHP Billiton Limited
and BHP Billiton plc. He is also Chairman of G2
Therapies Limited and the Great Barrier Reef
Foundation. 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. Dr Schubert
was Managing Director and Chief Executive Offi cer
of Pioneer International Limited from 1993 until
2000. From 2001 to 2003, he was President of
the Business Council of Australia. He was also
previously Chairman of WorleyParsons Limited.
Age: 66
Colin Storrie was appointed Chief Financial Offi cer
and Finance Director, and to the Qantas Board
on 30 September 2008. Mr Storrie has over 10
years’ experience in senior fi nancial roles at Qantas.
Previously, he was Group Financial Controller,
Group Treasurer and Deputy Chief Financial Offi cer
with responsibility for the Group Finance function.
He has been a member of the Qantas Executive
Committee since October 2005. Mr Storrie is a
Director of a number of controlled and associated
entities of the Qantas Group. He was formerly a
Director of Jetset Travelworld Limited, Australian
air Express Pty Ltd, Star Track Express Pty Limited,
Qantas Superannuation Limited and Jet Turbine
Services Pty Limited. Prior to joining Qantas, Mr
Storrie worked in fi nance and accounting roles
within investment banking and the New South
Wales Government. Age: 41
James Strong was appointed to the Qantas
Board in July 2006. He is Chairman of the Qantas
Remuneration Committee. Mr Strong was the
Chief Executive Offi cer and Managing Director of
Qantas between 1993 and 2001, following an
appointment to the Board in 1991. He is Chairman
of Woolworths Limited, Insurance Australia Group
Limited (IAG), IAG Finance (New Zealand) Limited
and the Australia Council for the Arts and a Director
of the Australian Grand Prix Corporation. 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 Chief Executive Offi cer of Australian Airlines
from 1985 until 1989. He has been admitted as a
barrister and/or solicitor in various state jurisdictions
in Australia. Age: 65
Peter Cosgrove was appointed to the Qantas
Board in July 2005. He is a Member of the Qantas
Safety, Environment & Security Committee and a
Director of Qantas Superannuation Limited. General
Cosgrove is Vice-Chairman of the Australian Rugby
Union and a Director of Cardno Limited. He is also
Chairman of the South Australian Defence Industry
Advisory Board, Chairman of the Australian War
Memorial Council and a consultant to Deloitte
Touche Tohmatsu. General Cosgrove served in the
Australian Army from 1965 and was the Chief of
the Australian Defence Force from July 2002 until
his retirement in July 2005. He was in command
of the international forces in East Timor from 1999
until the force was withdrawn in February 2000,
for which General Cosgrove was appointed a
Companion of the Military Division of the Order of
Australia. General Cosgrove was Australian of the
Year in 2001. Age: 62
Barbara Ward was appointed to the Qantas Board
in June 2008. She is a Member of the Qantas
Safety, Environment & Security Committee. Ms
Ward is the Chairman of Country Energy, a Director
of Lion Nathan Limited, Brookfi
eld Multiplex
Funds Management Limited and O’Connell Street
Associates Pty Ltd and is on the Advisory Board
of LEK Consulting. She was formerly a Director
of Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Brookfi eld
Multiplex Limited, Allco Finance Group Limited,
Record Investments Limited, Data Advantage
Limited, Rail Infrastructure Corporation and Delta
Electricity. She was Chairman of NorthPower and a
Board Member of Allens Arthur Robinson. Prior to
becoming a professional company director in 1998,
Ms Ward was Chief Executive Offi cer 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: 55
Patricia Cross was appointed to the Qantas Board
in January 2004. She is a Member of the Qantas
Audit Committee and the Qantas Remuneration
Committee. Mrs Cross is a Director of Wesfarmers
Limited, National Australia Bank Limited, the
Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, the Grattan
Institute and the Methodist Ladies College. She is also
a Member of the Federal Government’s Australian
Financial Centre Forum. Mrs Cross was previously
Chairman of Qantas Superannuation Limited and
Deputy Chairman of Victoria’s Transport Accident
Commission. She has served on a variety of publicly
listed, government, university and private company
boards. 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: 50
Dr John Schubert
BE, PhD, FIEAust, CPEng, FTS, FIChemE
Independent Non-Executive Director
James Strong, AO
Independent Non-Executive Director
Barbara Ward
BEc, MPolEc
Independent Non-Executive Director
Colin Storrie
BCom, GradDipMgt, CPA, MAICD
Chief Financial Offi cer
General Peter Cosgrove, AC, MC
FAICD
Independent Non-Executive Director
Patricia Cross
BSc (Hons), FAICD
Independent Non-Executive Director
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