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51
QANTAS ANNUAL REPORT 2013
General Peter Cosgrove, AC, MC
FAICD
Independent Non-Executive Director
Peter Cosgrove was appointed to the
Qantas Board in July 2005.
He is a Member of the Safety,
Health, Environment and Security
Committee and a Director of Qantas
SuperannuationLimited.
General Cosgrove is a Director of
Cardno Limited, the Australian Rugby
Union and Prince’s Charities Australia.
He is Chairman of the South Australian
Defence Industry Advisory Board
and Leading Age Services Australia
and Chancellor ofthe Australian
CatholicUniversity.
General Cosgrove served in the
Australian Army from 1965, including
command of the International Forces
in East Timor from 1999 until the
International Forces were withdrawn in
February 2000. He was the Chief of the
Australian Defence Force from July 2002
until his retirement in July 2005.
General Cosgrove was Australian of the
Year in 2001.
Age: 66
Patricia Cross
BSc(Hons), FAICD
Independent Non-Executive Director
Patricia Cross was appointed to the
Qantas Board in January 2004.
She is Chairman of the Remuneration
Committee and a Member of the
Audit Committee and the Nominations
Committee. In October 2013, Mrs Cross
will retire from the Board after more than
nine years of service.
Mrs Cross is a Director of Macquarie
Group Limited, Macquarie Bank Limited,
the Grattan Institute and the Australian
Institute of Company Directors. She
is an Ambassador for the Australian
Indigenous Education Foundation.
Mrs Cross is a former Director of
National Australia Bank Limited,
Wesfarmers Limited, Suncorp-Metway
Limited, AMP Limited, JBWere Pty Limited,
and the Methodist Ladies College. She
was Chairman of Qantas Superannuation
Limited and Deputy Chairman of Victoria’s
Transport Accident Commission. She also
served in honorary Government roles
including the Australian Financial Centre
Forum and the Financial Sector Advisory
Council, as well as numerous charities.
Prior to becoming a professional
company director in 1996, Mrs Cross
held senior executive positions for over
15 years with Chase Manhattan Bank,
Banque Nationale de Paris and National
Australia Bank.
Age: 54
Richard Goodmanson
BEng(Civil), BCom, BEc, MBA
Independent Non-Executive Director
Richard Goodmanson was appointed
to the Qantas Board in June 2008.
He is Chairman of the Safety, Health,
Environment and Security Committee and
a Member of the Nominations Committee.
Mr Goodmanson is a Director of Rio Tinto
plc and Rio Tinto Limited.
From 1999 to 2009 he was Executive Vice
President and Chief Operating Ofcer of
E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company.
Previous to this role, he was President
and Chief Executive Ofcer of America
West Airlines. Mr Goodmanson was
also previously Senior Vice President of
Operations for Frito-Lay Inc. and was a
Principal at McKinsey & Company Inc. He
spent 10 years in heavy civil engineering
project management, principally in South
East Asia.
Mr Goodmanson was born in Australia
and is a citizen of both Australia and the
United States.
Age: 66