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Sarah, where did you get Gregg's and Borghetti's age from. The QF website puts Gregg at 53.
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Anyway, back on topic. Garry, i agree with you 100%. Couldn't have said anything else better myself really. No CEO is ever going to win the popularity contest - they have to make some decisions and they cop it for things they dont make decisions on. Its a hard job, and will never get any easier. Rhys |
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Would the job as CEO JQ really be seen as a demotion for Gregg or Borghetti?
When I first herad the news my first thought was that it would have been one of those two for the JQ job, thinking about it now, maybe niether of them are the right people for the job. I think JQ needs to be seen by the public as a relaxed and fun airline and not sure either PG or JB have that image. In saying that however I think 95% of the general population will have never heard either of their names before. Will be interesting to see what happens either way. I am looking forward to see what happens during the next years under Joyce. No doubt JQ will expand and QF may get smaller. How many of these 787s will ever get into QF colours, quite a few less then we expect at the moment I would think (787 is replace aging 767s and A330's only, not expand the fleet??? Expension to be seen at JQ only). What are the chances of an A380 or two getting into JQ colours? Almost inevitable. Like it or not the board room is being forced change the airline game. Just thinking about things that have happened since the year 2000 with 9/11, SARS, The wars, fuel price rises just to name a few, many many other industries would have been long gone in my opinion. I am quite excited to see what happens in the next 5 years then the next decade to aviation in Australia. Cheers M |
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interesting article in the HUN...anyone thinking he wasn't groomed for this position needs their head examined, so I'll ask again, is he truly the best candidate or was he the only candidate?
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Interesting that GD has for the last 'x' number of years relied heavily on the expertise of Borghetti and Gregg to get the QF brand and financials recognised worldwide as having been one of the most consistently profitable carriers yet then supports his "little Irishman" as his successor.
With numerous changes to the QF Board, a board with little or no aviation experience, GD, rightly so, clearly had a fair say in his successor. To then annoit AJ as the heir apparent is a serious slap in the face of JB and PG, the men whose stewardship consistently made him look even better than perhaps he really was. Their positions are now seriously in question (perhaps untenable?) as are the next level of management underneath as the new CEO will, as is his right, make significant changes to the senior executive team. He will be wisely counseled to ensure he does not adopt a 'crash and burn' management style that worked for him at JQ. He made few friends at QF during the JQ setup phase as QF took the brunt of the majority of the JQ setup costs. Geoff is now considered "Judas" to many at QF for his treatment of PG and JB, with the big question is whether AJ can carry the load of a real airline or destroy it trying. I genuinely hope AJ continues his success and leads QF into the next phase of its wonderful life. Lets hope we are not witnessing (for those who remember) the dawning of the next Pan Am. |
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If I were asked the succession question 6 months ago I would not even think it was possible for Joyce to be the successor. But thinking about it now, his appointment does make sense. Afterall he did grow Jetstar (Domestic and International) to what it is today:
http://www.jetstar.com/~/media/image...o/route_map.ml Ok, some may argue that as a new startup it was not as difficult because they had mainline's support + resources - but compare JQ to what happened with AO. Perhaps they had learnt the lessons from AO, but I am sure much of the success came down to JQ itself. Quote:
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Bump........Bruce Buchanan has been appointed to replace Joyce. He is the current GM of Commercial.
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