Lawrie Turner

Lawrie Turner was appointed to the Board on 3 March 2021. He is a member of the Technology and Investment Committee and Safety Committee. He is a non-executive Board member and his current term expires on 2 March 2024.

Mr Turner has held the position of Chief Information Officer in airline, retail, telecom and rail industries. He has over 20 years ’experience in the aviation industry having worked at executive levels in Qantas Airways, Virgin Australia Airlines and internationally with Sabre Corporation of the USA. Lawrie developed the strategy and then led the integration of commercial IT systems supporting the merger of Qantas and Australian Airlines, and represented Qantas in the formation of the Oneworld Alliance. As Vice President for Sabre’s Sirena-3 program in Russia, Mr Turner led the team which implemented the first multi-host airline reservations system in the country. At Virgin Australia, Lawrie held the roles of Chief

Information Officer, acting Chief Operating Officer and Group Executive Business Services.

He has carried out strategic technology-related consulting assignments for organisations including the Department of Defence’s Chief Information Officer Group and Newcrest Mining. Mr Turner is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society and a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.