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BAE Systems Australia has presented the Leukaemia Foundation with a cheque of $206,000 on behalf of its employees. The donation was the culmination of BAE Systems’s 18 month partnership with the foundation through its Charity Challenge program, which allows employees to develop skills in project management, communication and team work by being an active member

British Airways has announced the appointment of Nicole Backo as its new Sydney based regional commercial manager in charge of South-West Pacific operations. Backo succeeds Sam Heine, who is taking on the role of manager of strategic supplier partnerships at HRG Australia, a BA industry partner. She is now responsible for British Airways’s operations in

Perth based Quickstep Holdings Limited has appointed former Boeing executive John Johnson to the position of chief financial officer. Johnson has held senior positions including commercial manager of finance (divisional CFO) Hawker de Havilland; financial controller (divisional CFO) ASTA Components; assisted as manager for the Defence Integrated Distribution System project team for BAE Systems; and

Former Qantas executive general manager John Borghetti has been appointed to Investec Global Aircraft Fund’s investment committee. IGAF currently has a portfolio of seven aircraft valued at over US$500m (A$561m) and is currently raising capital to invest in more aircraft. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue