She will also work on building ties with the unions, who have had a poor and often bitter relationship with Joyce. Ms Hudson said the airline has been working to rebuild trust among its customers. "On a personal note, I have two young daughters, 21 and 18, and I've always been a mother who's wanted to lead by example and to listening to their reflections last night was incredibly meaningful to me," she said. Ms Hudson said she was proud to lead the airline. 1 investment bank, Macquarie Group, top telco Telstra Corp, oil and gas giant Woodside and financial services firm AMP. Though men still account for far more top executive roles in Australian-listed companies, a growing number of high-profile CEO roles are occupied by women, including at the No. Ms Hudson joined Qantas 28 years ago and has held several senior roles there, including CFO, chief customer officer and senior vice president for the Americas and New Zealand. "Vanessa has been market-facing as CFO since October 2019, which will have prepared her well for the very public role as Qantas CEO," RBC Capital Markets analyst Owen Birrell said in a note. Qantas shares were down 2.4% on Tuesday against a broader market decline of 0.25%. Qantas Chairman Richard Goyder said Hudson's handling of the finance and treasury portfolio during the COVID crisis put her ahead of almost 40 candidates globally that the airline had short-listed for the job. But she will also need to fix a reputational crisis facing the flying kangaroo, as passengers are frustrated with delays, cancellations, lost baggage and staffing issues. Ms Hudson inherits an airline that is delivering record profits as travel rebounds. "I think that the experience that I've had, and also recently, in helping manage through COVID, places me in a great position to look forward in terms of all of the investments that are coming with new aircraft, but also continuing to invest in our customers," she said.Ī Qantas Airbus A380 arrives at Southern California Logistics Airport in Victorville, California. "I come with an understanding of this organisation that is very deep," Ms Hudson told reporters in her first news conference as CEO designate. Ms Hudson will be one of the few female executives leading a major company in Australia, although rival carrier Virgin Australia also has a woman as its CEO, Jayne Hrdlicka. He joined Qantas in 2000, having also worked at the now defunct Ansett Australia Mr Joyce was born in Dublin and studied at DIT and Trinity, beginning his career at Aer Lingus.
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