Alan Joyce (executive)
| Alan Joyce | |
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| Born |
Alan Joseph Joyce 30 June 1966 (age 48)[1] Tallaght, Dublin, Ireland |
| Residence | The Rocks, New South Wales |
| Nationality | Irish-Australian[2] |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Organization | Qantas Airways |
Alan Joseph Joyce (born 30 June 1966) is an Irish-born Australian[2] businessman. He is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Australian airline Qantas Airways Limited.
Early life and education
Joyce was born and raised in Tallaght, now a suburb of Dublin, but a separate village at the time of his birth. His mother was a cleaner and his father worked in a tobacco factory. Joyce and his three siblings attended university.
Joyce attended Dublin Institute of Technology and Trinity College, Dublin. He graduated with Honours, receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Science (Physics and Mathematics) and a Master of Science degree in Management Science. He is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society.[3]
Career
Joyce worked at Aer Lingus, the flag carrier of Ireland for eight years, where he held a wide spectrum of positions in sales, marketing, information technology, network planning, operations research, revenue management and fleet planning.[3] In 1996, he left Aer Lingus to join the now-defunct Ansett Australia.[4]
Then in 2000 he joined Qantas.[5] At both Ansett Australia and Qantas, Joyce headed the Network Planning, Schedules Planning and Network Strategy functions.[3] Joyce was appointed CEO of Qantas subsidiary Jetstar Airways in October 2003.[3][6]
Joyce became CEO of Qantas on 28 November 2008. He is a former Director of Orangestar Investment Holdings Pte Limited (holding company of Singapore-based Jetstar Asia Airways and Valuair) and Jetstar Pacific Airlines Aviation Joint Stock Company (in Vietnam).[3][6] On 29 October 2011, as a result of continuing industrial unrest following the announcement of job losses and structural changes at Qantas, Joyce grounded the entire Qantas mainline fleet.[7]
The Australian named Joyce the most influential business leader in 2011.[8] Yet a poll following his controversial 2011 grounding of the Qantas fleet showed the action has increased negative public perception of the airline.[9] In 2011, Joyce's remuneration was increased 71 per cent from $2.92 million in 2009-10 to $5.01 million and he was granted 1.7 million Qantas shares under a long-term incentive plan.[10] His reported comments that his salary was "conservative" were criticised by the Australian and International Pilots Association (AIPA).[11]
Joyce is an Ambassador of the Australian Indigenous Education Foundation.
Personal life
Joyce is openly gay and lives in the inner-Sydney suburb of The Rocks with his partner, a New Zealand man with whom Joyce has been in a relationship since 1999.[2] In 2011, Joyce was successfully treated for prostate cancer.[12]
See also
- 2011 industrial unrest and grounding of fleet
- 2011 Qantas trade union disputes
References
- ↑ Researcha
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Snow, Deborah (8 October 2011). "Staying the course". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "IATA Official web site". Iata.org. 2012-12-04. Retrieved 2013-10-31.
- ↑ O'Sullivan, Matt. "Joyce ready for great leap at Qantas", Sydney Morning Herald online retrieved 27 November 2009.
- ↑ "Alan Joyce to become Qantas CEO", .www.travelmole.com retrieved 27 November 2009.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "BusinessWeek web site". BusinessWeek (Investing.businessweek.com). Retrieved 2013-10-31.
- ↑ Staff writers (29 October 2011) "Shock as Qantas chief Alan Joyce grounds airline's domestic and international fleet". The Daily Telegraph (Australia). Retrieved 29 October 2011
- ↑ "Blow for Qantas as talks with Malaysian Airlines end". Reuters. 9 March 2012.
- ↑ Steve Creedy. Poll undermines Qantas CEO's claim that grounding was 'positive. 'The Australian 28 February 2012 http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/aviation/poll-undermines-qantas-ceos-claim-that-grounding-was-positive-aipa/story-e6frg95x-1226283836484
- ↑ Kim Christian. Joyce's pay soars as costs mount SMH 29 October 2011 http://www.smh.com.au/business/joyces-pay-soars-as-costs-mount-20111028-1moay.html#ixzz24XmyCGHK
- ↑ Zoe Neuman. Alan Joyce's $5m pay shot down by Qantas pilots. The Sunday Telegraph 1 April 2012 http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/alan-joyces-5m-pay-shot-down-by-qantas-pilots/story-e6freuy9-1226315228845
- ↑ Easdown, Geoff (10 May 2011). "Qantas chief Alan Joyce back after life-saving surgery". adelaidenow.com.au. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
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| Business positions | ||
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| New airline | CEO of Jetstar Airways 2003–2008 |
Succeeded by Bruce Buchanan |
| Preceded by Geoff Dixon |
CEO of Qantas 2008–present |
Incumbent |