Alan Joyce Biography
Alan Joyce is an Australian-Irish businessman who since 2008, has served as the CEO of Qantas Airways Limited. He is also an Ambassador of the Australian Indigenous Education Foundation.
How old is Alan Joyce? – Age
He is 56 years old as of 30 June 2022. He was born in 1966 in Tallaght, Dublin, Ireland. His real name is Alan Joseph Joyce.
Alan Joyce Family – Education
His mother worked as a cleaner, and his father was a tobacco factory worker. Joyce went to St Mark’s Community education in Springfield, Tallaght, for high education.
Joyce attended Trinity College Dublin and Dublin Institute of Technology. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Science (Physics and Mathematics) and a Master of Science degree in Management Science with honors. He is a Royal Aeronautical Society Fellow.
Alan Joyce Partner
Joyce is openly gay and married to Shane Lloyd, a long-term New Zealander partner. On November 2, 2019, the couple married on the rooftop of The Museum of Contemporary Art in Circular Quay. The pair lives in the Rocks, a Sydney inner-city district.
Alan Joyce Gay
Joyce, who is gay, is an advocate for the LGBTI community and personally donated $1 million to the campaign to legalize same-sex marriage in Australia, which enabled his own marriage in 2019. Joyce is a supporter of the Pinnacle Foundation, which assists “disadvantaged and marginalised LGBT Australians.” He has been named to a global list of LGBT executives for his efforts. Joyce has stated that Qantas will “continue social-justice campaigning” as CEO.
Alan Joyce Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $30 million.
Alan Joyce Qantas
Joyce became President of Qantas on 28 November 2008. He has served as a director of Orangestar Investment Holdings Pte Limited and Jetstar Pacific Airlines Aviation Joint Stock Company, both of which are holding companies for Singapore-based Jetstar Asia Airways and Valuair. Joyce grounded the entire Qantas mainline fleet on October 29, 2011, as a result of ongoing industrial unrest following the announcement of job losses and structural changes at Qantas.
The Australian named Joyce the most powerful business pioneer in 2011. However a survey following his disputable 2011 establishing of the Qantas armada showed the activity has expanded negative public view of the carrier. In accordance with a long-term incentive plan, Joyce received 1.7 million Qantas shares and saw his compensation rise 71% to $5.01 million in 2011. The Australian and International Pilots Association (AIPA) criticized his reported remarks that his salary was “conservative.”
Joyce made a commitment to remain Qantas’ chief executive for an additional three years in May 2019. Joyce withdrew his salary for the remainder of the fiscal year in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Joyce announced in May 2023 that he would resign as CEO of Qantas in November and be succeeded by Vanessa Hudson, the company’s current CFO.
Alan Joyce House
He owns a $19 million Mosman mansion. Joyce and his husband, Shane Lloyd, purchased the six-bedroom mansion with a netted harbour pool, jetty, and private berth in May and had apparently planned to spend extra money on a minor refurbishment of the blue chip home.
Alison Ethell and her sister Jane have held the large north shore property since 1993, when it was purchased for $1.25 million. It was originally built in 1908 and was rebuilt in 2015 by architect Paul Moon to become a three-level luxury property with formal and casual living areas, a cinema, and a wine cellar.
But it’s been seven years… And, let’s be honest, the inside images on the Ray White website are rather restricted and, let’s face it, a little boring and bland. No wonder the fellas want to leave their stamp on the place after selling their three-bedroom flat in the Harry Seidler-designed Cove Apartments at The Rocks for $4,575,000 in 2008.
Joyce and Lloyd also own a Palm Beach vacation home that cost $5.25 million in 2015. This property has five bedrooms, five bathrooms, a lap pool, with 180-degree panoramic views of Whale Beach and Cape Three Points. It was designed by the renowned local architects Gartner Trovato on a 1000 sqm site and was only two years old at the time of purchase.
Alan Joyce Pie
On May 9, 2017, Joyce was delivering a speech at a business breakfast event in Perth when Tony Overheu, a Christian farmer from Western Australia, shoved a lemon meringue pie in his face. Overheu later apologized for embarrassing the CEO, explaining that he did so because he believed Joyce had overstepped the mark in his gay marriage support, and that the assailant’s reaction was only a reflection of community outrage. He was later convicted of common assault, trespass, property damage, and providing false information to police.