Alan Joyce said 'there's still a lot I want to deliver in the next six months' as the airline unveiled his successor.
Ms Hudson is currently serving as the airline's Chief Financial Officer and has been with the Qantas Group for more than 28 years.
She will become the first female CEO of Australia's national carrier when Mr Joyce retires in November. Chairman Richard Goyder said the appointment came after a rigorous selection process of high-quality candidates both internally and externally. "Vanessa has a deep understanding of this business after almost three decades in a range of roles both onshore and offshore, across commercial, customer and finance. She has a huge amount of airline experience and she's an outstanding leader."
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