10 Facts About Geoff Dixon

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Geoff Dixon was born on 1939 in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia and is an Australian corporate executive and former CEO and managing director of Qantas.

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Geoff Dixon was appointed chief executive officer and managing director of Qantas in March 2001.

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3.

Geoff Dixon was chief executive designate from November 2000, after serving as deputy CEO since November 1998.

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4.

Geoff Dixon was appointed to the board of directors in August 2000.

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5.

Geoff Dixon controversially outsourced a range of business activities to off-shore areas, including in-flight and IT services.

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6.

Geoff Dixon established the low-cost carrier Jetstar Airways to compete with rival carrier Virgin Blue.

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7.

Geoff Dixon retired from Qantas and the Qantas board on 28 November 2008.

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8.

Geoff Dixon is chairman of the Garvan Research Foundation, the marketing and fundraising arm to the Garvan Institute of Medical Research.

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9.

Geoff Dixon is a former director of Leighton Holdings and before joining Qantas, Geoff Dixon was director of marketing and industry sales at Ansett Australia and general manager of marketing and corporate affairs at Australian Airlines.

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10.

Geoff Dixon featured as the cover story in the Australian Financial Review magazine on 30 March 2007.

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