Hrdlicka moved to Australia in 1994 following stints at other US corporates and rejoined Bain’s local consulting arm in 1997. Her first client? A young Ansett executive named Alan Joyce.
The pair’s professional relationship continued when Joyce moved to Qantas, and Joyce eventually hired Hrdlicka in 2010 as the Flying Kangaroo’s Group Executive of Strategy and Technology. Two years later she became CEO of Qantas’ budget carrier Jetstar, which was Joyce’s job before he was named Qantas CEO.
Jetstar was an earnings powerhouse and Hrdlicka appeared as a leading contender to replace Joyce as the boss of Australia’s largest airline. But in December 2017, a month after being moved to run its loyalty business, she announced her shock re…
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