Yes, interesting times ahead.
Little johnny has had a pretty easy few years talking up the Virgin product while Joyce seemed hell bent on destroying 90 years of history and brand loyalty at Qantas.
You can safely bet your left one that with big Timmy Clark pulling the strings at Qantas, you will see no more undermining of that brand from within, and little Johhny Borghetti will have woken up to find he is actually in the fight of his life, rather than what seemed to be an Alan Joyce assisted joy ride to the top.
Wouldn't mind betting JB exercises his right to spend more time with his family in the nexrt year or so and hands a steaming dog turd over to the next poor b*stard who's given the opportunity to boost his retirement savings courtesy of the highly regarded (by those who have access to it) Virgin executive bonus scheme.
How much did JB get paid last year? 5m or so with bonuses? Not bad for a business whose after tax profit was around 20m.
Last edited by virginexcess; 19th May 2013 at 23:11.