Qantas 2011 Annual Report Download - page 33

31 ANNUAL REPORT 2011
for the year ended 30 June 2011
Directors’ Report
The Directors of Qantas Airways Limited (Qantas) present their Report
together with the Financial Statements of the consolidated entity,
being Qantas and its controlled entities (Qantas Group), for the year
ended  June  and the Independent Audit Report thereon.
DIRECTORS
The Directors of Qantas at any time during or since the end of the
year are:
Leigh Clifford, AO
Alan Joyce
Peter Cosgrove, AC, MC
Patricia Cross
Richard Goodmanson
Garry Hounsell
Corinne Namblard (appointed  June )
Paul Rayner
John Schubert, AO
James Strong, AO
Barbara Ward, AM
Details of Directors, their qualications, experience and any special
responsibilities, including Qantas Committee Memberships, are set
out on pages  and .
PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES
The principal activities of the Qantas Group during the course
of the year were the operation of international and domestic air
transportation services, the provision of freight services and the
operation of a Frequent Flyer loyalty program. There were no
signicant changes in the nature of the activities of the Qantas
Group during the year.
DIVIDENDS
No nal dividend will be paid in relation to the year ended  June
 (: nil nal dividend). No interim dividend was paid during
the year.
REVIEW OF OPERATIONS AND STATE OF AFFAIRS
A review of, and information about, the Qantas Group’s operations,
including the results of those operations and changes in the state of
affairs of the Qantas Group during the year together with information
about the Group’s nancial position appear on pages  to . In the
opinion of the Directors, there were no other signicant changes in
the state of affairs of the Qantas Group that occurred during the year
under review.
EVENTS SUBSEQUENT TO BALANCE DATE
Refer to page  for events which occurred subsequent to balance
date. Other than the matters disclosed on page , since the end of
the year and to the date of this report no other matter or circumstance
has arisen that has signicantly affected or may signicantly affect
the Qantas Group’s operations, results of those operations or state
of affairs in future years.
LIKELY DEVELOPMENTS
Further information about likely developments in the operations
of the Qantas Group in future years and the expected results of those
operations has been omitted from this Directors’ Report because
disclosure of the information is likely to result in unreasonable
prejudice to the Qantas Group. Further information about the
Qantas Group’s business strategies and its prospects for future
years has been omitted from this Directors’ Report because disclosure
of the information is likely to result in unreasonable prejudice to the
Qantas Group.
DIRECTORS’ MEETINGS
The number of Directors’ Meetings held (including Meetings of Committees of Directors) during / are as follows:
Qantas Board
Audit
Committee
Safety, Health,
Environment & Security
Committee
Remuneration
Committee
Nominations
Committee
Meetings
Sub-Committee
Meetings
Directors Attended HeldAttended HeldAttended Held Attended Held Attended Held Attended Held
Leigh Clifford     – – – – – –  
Alan Joyce     – –   – – – –
Peter Cosgrove   – – – –   – – – –
Patricia Cross   – –   – –   – –
Richard Goodmanson   – – – –     – –
Garry Hounsell   – –   – – – –  
Corinne Namblard   – – – – – – – – – –
Paul Rayner   – –     – – – –
John Schubert   – – – –   – –  
James Strong   – – – – – –    
Barbara Ward   – –     – – – –
. All directors are invited to, and regularly attend, Committee meetings in an ex-ofcio capacity. The above table reects the attendance of a Director only where they are a member
of the relevant Committee.
. Sub-Committee meetings convened for specic Board-related business.
. Number of meetings held during the period that the Director held ofce. Ms Namblard was appointed to the Qantas Board on  June .
. Number of meetings held and requiring attendance.