Meet the CEO of Jetstar, Gareth Evans, and learn how the airline is changing people’s lives through low cost travel.

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• This is a Melbourne Time Auction experience.

Description

Gareth Evans was appointed CEO Jetstar Group in November 2017. Prior to this, Mr Evans was CEO Qantas International & Freight where he led the successful turnaround of Qantas’ international operations and the arrival of Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner’s into the Qantas fleet. He started this role in March 2015.

Mr Evans was the Chief Financial Officer of the Qantas Group from March 2010 to February 2015. As Chief Financial Officer his portfolio included Finance, Strategy, Treasury, IT, Procurement (including Fleet), Investor Relations, Mergers & Acquisitions and the Group’s Business Transformation Program.

Prior to March 2010, Mr Evans’ roles with Qantas covered many areas including a number of senior financial roles within the Group, commercial and business analytics and the implementation of major business change initiatives; scheduling of the international and domestic network, ticket pricing, revenue management and airline operations on the day; as well as readiness activities for the arrival of the Airbus A380.

Prior to joining the Qantas Group in 1999, Mr Evans held a number of corporate finance roles with Caltex Australia and KPMG in Australia and the UK. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

Requirements

All volunteer hours must be completed during 1 October 2018 to 15 March 2018.

Cost per person is AUD $25 (Full-time students aged 25 or below)/ AUD $35 (General Participants) to support the running costs of our charity and our mission to make volunteerism mainstream.

Dinner will be held on 26 March 2019 at 6:45pm at the Jetstar office.