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Qantas says goodbye to Richard Goyder

The former chairman was toasted by his board, exiting with free flights and a bruised reputation.

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So when the time came for chairman Richard Goyder to take his final leave at Qantas, it ended with a whimper. There were none of his well-connected friends across corporate life, politics or sport. It was a send-off dinner in a Sydney hotel with just the airline’s board directors to toast him.

Former Qantas chairman Richard Goyder arriving for his farewell at Capella in Sydney. James Brickwood

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Mark Di Stefano is Rear Window columnist, based in the Sydney newsroom. He previously worked at BuzzFeed, the Financial Times and The Information before joining the Financial Review as a media and tech correspondent. Connect with Mark on Twitter. Email Mark at mark.distefano@afr.com

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