Andrea Staines OAM
B.Econs(UQ) MBA(Michigan) FAICD MCEW

Andrea Staines has been a professional Non-Executive Director for over a decade, and is currently on the boards of ASX-listed SeaLink Travel, NZX-listed Freightways, Tourism Australia, UnitingCare and NDIA (the NDIS Agency).

She was formerly on the Boards of QIC, ASX30 Aurizon, Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC), Gladstone Ports, North Queensland Airports, Allconnex Water and ASX-listed Early Learning Services (now G8).

Andrea is a former CEO of Australian Airlines (mark II), a Qantas subsidiary flying between Asia and Australia, which she co-launched. This makes her one of few female airline CEOs globally, past or present. During this time, she was also a member of the Qantas Group Executive Committee. Prior to this, Andrea was the first female General Manager of Revenue Management at Qantas, leading a 150-strong team employing operations research algorithms and human intervention to optimize Qantas revenue.

Before joining Qantas, Andrea worked in various financial and strategy roles with American Airlines at their Dallas headquarters.

Andrea has an MBA (Distinction) focusing on finance and strategy from the University of Michigan, a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Queensland, and completed high school on full scholarship at the United World College in Singapore. Andrea is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) and a Member of Chief Executive Women (CEW).

She is the mother of two university students whom she raised single-handedly during her eight years as an executive at Qantas Group, including as CEO of Australian Airlines.

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