Geoff Dixon
Encyclopedia
Geoff Dixon is an Australian corporate executive and former CEO
and Managing Director of Qantas
.
Geoff Dixon's tenure as CEO of Qantas coincided in a period when the aviation industry has been under pressure to remain competitive, with rising fuel and insurance costs. He controversially outsourced a range of business activities to off-shore areas, including in-flight and IT
services. He also established the low-cost carrier Jetstar Airways
to compete with rival carrier Virgin Blue.
Dixon retired from Qantas and the Qantas board on 28 November 2008.
Geoff is also an Ambassador of the Australian Indigenous Education Foundation.
and General Manager of Marketing and Corporate Affairs at Australian Airlines
.
Chief executive officer
A chief executive officer , managing director , Executive Director for non-profit organizations, or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or administrator in charge of total management of an organization...
and Managing Director of Qantas
Qantas
Qantas Airways Limited is the flag carrier of Australia. The name was originally "QANTAS", an initialism for "Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services". Nicknamed "The Flying Kangaroo", the airline is based in Sydney, with its main hub at Sydney Airport...
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Qantas
Geoff Dixon was appointed Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Qantas in March 2001. He was Chief Executive Designate from November 2000, after serving as Deputy CEO since November 1998. He was appointed to the Board of Directors in August 2000. Dixon is a Member of the Qantas Safety, Environment and Security Committee and a Director of a number of controlled entities of the Qantas Group.Geoff Dixon's tenure as CEO of Qantas coincided in a period when the aviation industry has been under pressure to remain competitive, with rising fuel and insurance costs. He controversially outsourced a range of business activities to off-shore areas, including in-flight and IT
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
services. He also established the low-cost carrier Jetstar Airways
Jetstar Airways
Jetstar Airways is an Australian low-cost airline headquartered in Melbourne, Australia. It is a subsidiary of Qantas, created in response to the threat posed by low-cost airline Virgin Blue...
to compete with rival carrier Virgin Blue.
Dixon retired from Qantas and the Qantas board on 28 November 2008.
Current directorships
Geoff Dixon is a director of the following companies:- Publishing and Broadcasting LimitedPublishing and Broadcasting LimitedPublishing and Broadcasting Limited was one of Australia's largest companies, with interests primarily in media and gaming. The company demerged in late 2007, spinning out its gaming interests into Crown Limited...
- Air PacificAir PacificAir Pacific Limited, Fiji's international airline, operates international and domestic services around the Pacific and to North America and Hong Kong. It is also a partner with the frequent flyer programmes of Qantas, American Airlines, and Alaska Airlines...
Limited
Geoff is also an Ambassador of the Australian Indigenous Education Foundation.
Former appointments
Mr Dixon is a former director of Leighton Holdings Limited and before joining Qantas, Mr Dixon was Director of Marketing and Industry Sales at Ansett AustraliaAnsett Australia
Ansett Australia, Ansett, Ansett Airlines of Australia, or ANSETT-ANA as it was commonly known in earlier years, was a major Australian airline group, based in Melbourne. The airlines flew domestically within Australia and to destinations in Asia during its operation in 1996...
and General Manager of Marketing and Corporate Affairs at Australian Airlines
Trans Australia Airlines
Trans Australia Airlines or TAA, was one of the two major Australian domestic airlines between its inception in 1946 and its sale to Qantas in May 1996. During that period TAA played a major part in the development of the Australian air transport industry...
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