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Dr John Schubert, AO
BE, PhD, FIEAust, CPEng, FTS, FIChemE
Independent Non-Executive Director
James Strong, AO
Independent Non-Executive Director
Barbara Ward, AM
BEc, MPolEc
Independent Non-Executive Director
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John Schubert was appointed to
the Qantas Board in October 2000.
In November 2012, Dr Schubert will
retire from the Board after more
than 12 years of service.
He is Chairman of the Safety, Health,
Environment and Security Committee and
a Member of the Nominations Committee.
Dr Schubert is a Director of BHP Billiton
Limited and BHP Billiton plc. He is also
Chairman of G2 Therapies Limited and
the Great Barrier Reef Foundation.
He was previously Chairman of the
Commonwealth Bank of Australia and
WorleyParsons Limited and President
of the Business Council of Australia.
Dr Schubert was also Managing Director
and Chief Executive Officer of Pioneer
International Limited from 1993 until 2000.
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.
Age: 69
James Strong was appointed to
the Qantas Board in July 2006.
He is Chairman of the Remuneration
Committee and a Member of the
Nominations Committee.
Mr Strong was the Chief Executive
Officer and Managing Director of Qantas
between 1993 and 2001, following his
appointment to the Board in 1991.
He is Chairman of Woolworths Limited,
Kathmandu Holdings Limited and the
Organising Committee for the ICC Cricket
World Cup 2015. He is also a member
of the Nomura Australia Advisory Board
and a Director of the Australian Grand
Prix Corporation and the Sydney
Writers’ Festival.
Mr Strong was formerly the Chairman
of Insurance Australia Group Limited,
a Director of IAG Finance (New Zealand)
Limited, 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 1985
until 1989.
He has been admitted as a barrister
and/or solicitor in various state
jurisdictions in Australia.
Age: 68
Barbara Ward was appointed to
the Qantas Board in June 2008.
She is a Member of the Safety, Health,
Environment and Security Committee
and the Audit Committee.
Ms Ward is a Director of a number of
Brookfield Multiplex Group companies
and O’Connell Street Associates Pty Ltd
and is on the Advisory Board of LEK
Consulting. She is also a Director of
Ausgrid, Endeavour Energy and
Essential Energy.
She was formerly a Director of the
Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Lion
Nathan Limited, Brookfield Multiplex
Limited, Allco Finance Group Limited,
Rail Infrastructure Corporation and Delta
Electricity. She was Chairman of Country
Energy and NorthPower and a Board
Member of Allens Arthur Robinson.
Ms Ward was Chief Executive Officer 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: 58