The Qantas Group has appointed a brand new CEO to guide its regional airline QantasLink amid a management shake-up.
Rachel Yangoyan, who has been with Qantas for 20 years, will take over the function from John Gissing.
It was revealed again in June that Mr Gissing, who has been QantasLink CEO since 2012 and with the Qantas Group for nearly 25 years, would retire in early November as a part of plenty of senior administration modifications throughout the Group.
He’ll tackle an advisory function for the subsequent 12 months.
Ms Yangoyan has labored in govt roles in buyer expertise, operations, airports, loyalty and technique.
Her most up-to-date job was to guide the “entry into service” program for Qantas’ main fleet renewal.
“Qantas began in outback Australia and it’s an honour to be taking up the function of QantasLink CEO and dealing with our individuals on bettering how we serve regional communities in addition to the assets sector,” she mentioned in a press release.
Qantas Group CEO Vanessa Hudson, who took excessive job in September when Alan Joyce walked away two months early, mentioned Ms Yangoyan had “a deep understanding of what it takes to run an airline”.
“As CEO of QantasLink, she’ll be liable for our regional and constitution operations, that are key elements of our enterprise and likewise key to the function we play in connecting distant elements of Australia,” she mentioned.
“This appointment completes the brand new management workforce construction we introduced earlier within the yr, which is concentrated on coping with the challenges and alternatives now in entrance of us.”
It follows final week’s announcement that former Qantas CEO contender and head of Qantas Loyalty Olivia Wirth would depart the airline subsequent yr.
Qantas chairman Richard Goyder additionally introduced his early retirement this month.
