Alan Joyce (executive)

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Alan Joyce
File:Alan Joyce (cropped).jpg
Born Alan Joseph Joyce
30 June 1966 (1966-06-30) (age 58)[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

References

  1. ↑ Researcha[dead link]
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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  4. ↑ O'Sullivan, Matt. "Joyce ready for great leap at Qantas", Sydney Morning Herald online retrieved 27 November 2009.
  5. ↑ "Alan Joyce to become Qantas CEO", .www.travelmole.com retrieved 27 November 2009.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  7. ↑ 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
  8. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  9. ↑ 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
  10. ↑ 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
  11. ↑ 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
  12. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

External links

Business positions
New airline CEO of Jetstar Airways
2003–2008		 Succeeded by
Bruce Buchanan
Preceded by CEO of Qantas
2008–present		 Incumbent
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