![]() ![]() ![]() It's easy to forget the baptism of fire that greeted Joyce when he stepped up from running the company's rapidly expanding budget offshoot Jetstar to directing the whole show. Alan Joyce a 'lightning rod' for discontentīut while Joyce's tenure looks set to end quietly, it began in very different circumstances. ![]() Not that his anointed heir needs it - Vanessa Hudson has been with Qantas for 28 years and spent the past few as chief financial officer, generally considered the second-in-command in most major firms. Joyce isn't leaving until November, giving his successor a six-month transition. Speculation of Joyce's departure has persisted for years, and only become louder as his tenure dragged on well beyond the typical life span for the CEOs of Australia's biggest listed companies of around five years.Įarlier this year it became apparent 2023 would be his last at the airline's helm, and there was even coverage in the financial press of the interview process to anoint a successor. It could turn out that Alan Joyce's exit as Qantas boss is the least turbulent time of his 15 years running Australia's flag carrier.Īs he wryly observed after the airline's full-year results in August: "I think I've had more resignation requests than any other CEO and probably any other public figure out there." ![]()
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