Alan Joyce comes in to land on the corporate speaking circuit
Despite possessing a corporate ego more robust than the fuselage of a 787 Dreamliner, Joyce eventually buckled in September 2023 under the weight of a succession of scandals, including regulatory legal action over allegations of selling tickets for cancelled flights, a backlash over expiry dates on millions of COVID-19 flight credits, bad form over $2.7 billion JobKeeper handouts, and the sacking of nearly 2000 baggage handlers during the pandemic, subsequently ruled illegal.
But the signs are unmistakable the Irish-born executive, 59, who calls Sydney home, is preparing to return from his self-imposed 15-month holiday on Elba. He has, you see, a lot to give.
Joyce has big plans to … hit the celebrity corporate speaking circuit. And he has already scored a gig.
'Yes, he has bookings,' his ebullient manager Robert Joske told CBD.
Joyce, never to do anything by halves, has signed up with three speakers agencies.
Keynote Entertainment said Joyce is an 'engaging and dynamic speaker … Alan combines sharp business insights with Irish storytelling charm'.
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Saxtons Speakers Australia said he had an 'unwavering commitment to diversity' and included him on its roster of Pride Month speakers including Khanh Ong, Tim Campbell, Ian Thorpe and Gina Chick.
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