Qantas Finance Chief Hudson Puts Hand Up to Succeed CEO Joyce

WATCH: Qantas CFO Vanessa Hudson discusses the carrier’s fuel-hedging strategy, capital expenditure and travel demand.Source: Bloomberg

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By Angus Whitley

March 8, 2022 at 12:52 AM UTC

Updated on

March 8, 2022 at 3:18 AM UTC

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Qantas Airways Ltd. Chief Financial Officer Vanessa Hudson put her hand up to succeed CEO Alan Joyce, a move that if successful would make her one of only a few female airline bosses.

Joyce, who took the helm at the Australian carrier in 2008, is one of the industry’s longest-serving chief executive officers. When the pandemic upended global travel in 2020, he agreed to stay on at Qantas until at least June 2023 to see it through the crisis.