The long-standing Qantas director Todd Sampson has announced his departure from the board of the airline two years after a report was advocated for his deposition.
The former AD-Man-it best known for his performances at ABC Show the Gruen Transfer-Zal resigned on 31 July.
Mr. Sampson joined the board for the first time in 2015.
When he came to the shareholders in 2023, about 36 percent of the votes rejected his re -election from the council.
At the time, skeptics raised their doubts that would survive his next three -year term the company director and TV personality.
The 55-year-old is in the reimbursement and audit committees.
Qantas Group chairman John Mullen said that the group 'appreciated' the years of Mr Sampson on the board, but was inspired by a 'renewed' board.
“(The guidance and insights of Mr Sampson) have been greatly appreciated by the board and the executive team during one of the most challenging periods in the history of the airline,” he said.
Todd Sampson has advised the Qantas chairman that he will get off the group's board in July
'On behalf of the board I want to express our thanks to Todd for his contributions in the past ten years.
“With a considerably renewed board and executive team in place, Qantas is in a strong position to deliver its customers, people and shareholders and to recover his place as one of the most trusted brands in Australia.”
Qantas has appointed the former Hewlett Packard CEO Dion Weisler as a non-executive director with immediate effect.
Mr. Mullen said that bringing in someone with the international and technological experience of Mr. Weisler will contribute to the diverse backgrounds of the other directors.
“One of the most important actions we have promised to follow an evaluation of important governance cases last year, continued to expand the skills of the board to add to the depth and width of the required experience,” he said.
“Dion will give an enormous value for Qantas while we accelerate our investments in digital improvements in our company, while we are brought through the risks and opportunities of AI, cyber threats and increase global connectivity.”
Shareholders will vote on the position of Mr Weisler on the board during the annual General Meeting of Qantas Group 2025 on November 7.
The changes mean that five of the seven non-executive members of the board of the group have joined the past two years.
Qantas chairman John Mullen said that the company was in a 'strong position' to deliver customers and shareholders with a 'considerably renewed board'
Mr Sampson's problems began to follow the outrageous Operations of Qantas during the COVID-19 Pandemie.
Controverse after controversy, the airline, including the 'Ghost Flight' -Saga, delayed flights, lost luggage and the illegal dismissal of nearly 1,700 employees.
A consultancy for shareholders suggested that the airline 'collapse into the reputation of the airline under the first suffering Gruen Star's Watch released in a report in October 2023.
The advisory group said that Mr Sampson was at the time one of the longest serving board members, together with Jacqueline Hey and Maxine Brenner, who left only four months later in February 2024.
The report claimed that Mr Sampson had 'increased responsibility' for damage to Qantas' reputation because of his background in advertising, marketing and brand management.
“The recommendation against Sampson's re -election was made in the interest of the accountability of the board for the collapse of the reputation and public status of Qantas, especially in the past 12 to 18 months,” the report said.
