The Qantas Group has recently made changes at the senior management level as the airline moves into a new phase of growth and renewal. Cameron Wallace with over two decades of aviation experience in the Asia Pacific and Air New Zealand’s most senior former executives will join the Group as CEO of Qantas International and Freight from July 2023. In the new role, Wallace will hold the responsibility of growing Qantas International’s capacity to 100% of pre-COVID levels and beyond, as well as guiding preparations for Project Sunrise through to the first flight in late 2025.
In announcing the changes, Qantas Group CEO Alan Joyce said: “The Qantas Group has always been able to attract top talent and Cam Wallace is one of the best airline executives in the region. He brings over two decades of airline experience including his long career at Air New Zealand, with responsibilities spanning sales, revenue management, market development, alliances and cargo. Cam is inheriting a very talented team and will add to the depth of experience on our Group Management Committee.”
On the appointment, Cam Wallace said: “It’s an honour to be joining Qantas, especially at a time when it’s investing so heavily in aircraft and service. It’s the world leader in opening up direct international routes, and Project Sunrise is one of the most exciting things happening in aviation. I’m really looking forward to working with Alan and the team.”
The current CEO of Qantas Domestic and International, Andrew David will retire from the Group in September 2023. A recruitment process to appoint this role will start soon.
“With Andrew retiring and given the amount of investment now in the pipeline, it makes sense to again have separate CEOs for the International and Domestic businesses, which are both back to generating billions in revenue each year. Andrew has contributed a huge amount during his 10 years across both Qantas and Jetstar. His leadership of Qantas’ domestic, international and freight businesses has been pivotal, especially during the incredible challenge of putting the airline into hibernation and bringing it back again,” added Joyce.
“I’ve worked for five airlines in some 30 years of my aviation career. The Qantas Group is an amazing organisation made up of incredibly skilled and passionate people, which makes it hard to leave. My family all live in New Zealand and the past few years have obviously been very difficult in that respect, so I’m looking forward to spending a lot more time with them from September,” said Andrew David.
The role of CEO of Qantas Domestic and International which was combined during COVID, will return to being two separate portfolios from July 2023 to provide the bandwidth required as each business welcomes new aircraft and expands its network. Both roles will report to Qantas Group CEO, Alan Joyce.