BANGKOK, 2 July 2018: Qantas chairman Leigh Clifford will step down from the chair of the national carrier this October, after 11 years in the role.
Current board member, Richard Goyder, will assume the role of Qantas chairman following the AGM, 26 October.
Clifford became chairman of Qantas in November 2007.
He led the Board through one of the most transformative periods in the airline’s 98-year history and to record levels of profitability, employee engagement and customer satisfaction.
Announcing his retirement, Clifford said: “The national carrier has never been in a stronger position and that’s a credit to the management team and the 30,000 employees that make up the Qantas Group family.
His successor, Richard Goyder, joined the Qantas Board in November 2017 after serving as CEO of Wesfarmers Limited for 12 years. His other roles include Chairman of Woodside Petroleum Limited and the Australian Football League.
The October 2018 AGM will mark the end of Clifford’s current three-year term on the Qantas Board.
