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MICHAEL L’ESTRANGE AO
BA, MA (Oxon)
Independent Non-Executive Director
Michael L’Estrange was appointed to
theQantas Board in April 2016.
He is a Member of the Safety, Health,
Environment and Security Committee.
Mr L’Estrange was Head of the National
Security College at the Australian
National University from 2009 to 2015.
Prior to this, he was the Secretary of the
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
for almost five years and the Australian
High Commissioner to the UK between
2000 and 2005. He served as Secretary
to Cabinet and Head of the Cabinet Policy
Unit from 1996 for more than four years
and, prior to that, as Executive Director
ofthe Menzies Research Centre.
He has been a Non-Executive Director of
Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited and a
Director of the University of Notre Dame,
Australia since 2014.
Mr L’Estrange studied at Sydney
University and later as a Rhodes Scholar
at Oxford University where he graduated
as a Master of Arts with First Class
Honours.
Age: 63
WILLIAM MEANEY
BSc, MEng, MSIA
Independent Non-Executive Director
William Meaney was appointed to the
Qantas Board in February 2012.
He is a Member of the Safety, Health,
Environment and Security Committee
and the Remuneration Committee.
Mr Meaney is the President and Chief
Executive Officer of Iron Mountain Inc.
Heis a Member of the Asia Business
Council and also serves as Trustee
of Carnegie Mellon University and
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Mr Meaney was formerly the Chief
Executive Officer of The Zuellig Group and
a Director of moksha8 Pharmaceuticals
Inc. He was also the Managing Director
and Chief Commercial Officer of Swiss
International Airlines and Executive
Vice President of South African Airways
responsible for sales, alliances and
network management.
Prior to these roles, Mr Meaney spent
11 years providing strategic advisory
services at Genhro Management
Consultancy as the Founder and
Managing Director, and as a Principal
with Strategic Planning Associates.
MrMeaney holds United States, Swiss
and Irish citizenships.
Age: 56
PAUL RAYNER
BEc, MAdmin, FAICD
Independent Non-Executive Director
Paul Rayner was appointed to the Qantas
Board in July 2008.
He is Chair of the Remuneration
Committee and a Member of the
Nominations Committee.
Mr Rayner is Chairman of Treasury
Wine Estates Limited, a Director of
Boral Limited and Chairman of its
Audit Committee, and a Director of the
Murdoch Childrens Research Institute.
Mr Rayner was formerly a Director of
Centrica plc from 2004 to 2014 and
Chairman of its Audit Committee from
2004 to 2013. From 2002 to 2008,
MrRayner was Finance Director of
British American Tobacco plc based in
London. Mr Rayner joined Rothmans
Holdings Limited in 1991 as its Chief
Financial Officer and held other senior
executive positions within the Group,
including Chief Operating Officer of
British American Tobacco Australasia
Limitedfrom 1999 to 2001.
Previously, Mr Rayner worked for 17 years
in various finance and project roles with
General Electric, Rank Industries and the
Elders IXL Group.
Age: 62
Board of Directors continued
For the year ended 30 June 2016
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