Rob Fyfe
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 Rob Fyfe in 2011 | |
| Born | 6 May 1961[1] |
| Residence | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Known for | Former CEO of Air New Zealand |
Robert Ian "Rob" Fyfe[2] (born 6 May 1961[1]) is a New Zealand businessman and a former chief executive officer (CEO) of New Zealand national airline Air New Zealand.[3] Fyfe resigned as the airline's CEO as of 31 December 2012.[4]
Fyfe has been on the board of clothing designer and manufacturer Icebreaker since July 2012,[5] and will start as its executive chairman in September 2013.[6]
On 28 November 2012 Fyfe was appointed to the board of Antarctica New Zealand. He took up the position in February 2013.[7]
He was born in New Zealand and graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) honours from the University of Canterbury in 1982.[1] He currently lives in Auckland, New Zealand.[8] He was previously General Manager of the Bank of New Zealand, Chief Operating Officer of ITV Digital (which went into bankruptcy while he was at the helm) and group general manager of Air New Zealand.[3]
Fyfe succeeded Ralph Norris as CEO in 2005.[9]
Fyfe is married with two children.
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Air New Zealand appoints Chief Executive Officer". Air New Zealand. 14 October 2005.
- ↑ "Air New Zealand 2010 Annual Report - Financials". Retrieved 2010-11-12.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Air New Zealand appoints Rob Fyfe as new chief". Forbes (AFX News Limited). 14 October 2005. Retrieved 2009-01-04.
- ↑ "Fyfe resigns from Air New Zealand". National Business Review. 2012-01-31. Retrieved 2012-12-05.
- ↑ "Fyfe to join Icebreaker board". stuff.co.nz. 26 June 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- ↑ "Fyfe breaks ice". The Press. 4 July 2013. p. A11.
- ↑ "Appointments to board of Antarctica NZ". New Zealand Government. 2012-11-28. Retrieved 2012-12-05.
- ↑ "Biography Rob Fyfe". Star Alliance. Retrieved 2009-01-05.
- ↑ "Airline role forced Fyfe to shed his shell", Grant Bradley, NZ Herald, Dec 22, 2012