Margaret Jackson
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![]() Margaret Jackson, Chairman of Qantas Airways |
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Born: | 1953 |
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Occupation: | Chairman, Qantas Airways Limited |
Margaret Jackson AC (born March 17, 1953) is an Australian corporate executive and current Chairman of Qantas. Jackson was born in Warragul, Victoria and educated at Warragul High School. She studied a Bachelor of Economics at Monash University and a Master of Business Administration at Melbourne University. She is a Chartered Accountant and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia.
Jackson has been Chairman of Qantas since 2000. She has been a director of Qantas since 1992 and her other directorships include ANZ since 1994.
Jackson is a former Partner of Big Four Accounting Firm KPMG and has also worked for Accounting Firms BDO Nelson Parkhill and Pricewaterhouse (Now PricewaterhouseCoopers).
Jackson is married to Roger Donazzan and they have 2 children.
Jackson is often referred to in the Australian Frequent Flyer Forum.
Jackson made a speech at the Monash University Alumni luncheon and a transcript and the full audio is available on this webpage. Originally, this event was supposed to be held at breakfast, but Jackson refused, citing family commitments. She then decided to have a luncheon instead. The source for this is based on her speech located at the Monash Alumni Events website previously mentioned.