Qantas ponders a future without advertising guru Todd Sampson
It’s been thirteen months since customer and shareholder anger was at its peak. There’s one director who remains a lightning rod for investor dissatisfaction.
Thirteen months since Alan Joyce crashed out of Qantas, pushed out of the airline by angry customers, angrier regulators and restive investors, the company’s share price is back at a record high and the carrier’s reputation is seemingly on the mend.
But there are still plenty of questions hanging over one high-profile link to the airline’s troubled past: Todd Sampson, the advertising executive turned company director who sits on the Qantas board. A popular presenter on the ABC’s Gruen Transfer program about marketing, Sampson has become a lightning rod for investor dissatisfaction.
Ayesha de KretserSenior reporterAyesha de Kretser is a senior reporter with The Australian Financial Review covering the aviation and tourism sectors. She has previously reported on banking, mining and commodity markets. Connect with Ayesha on Twitter. Email Ayesha at ayesha.dekretser@afr.com.au
