Rob Fyfe
Rob Fyfe CNZM | |
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.jpg) Fyfe in 2021 | |
| Born | Robert Ian Fyfe 6 May 1961[1] Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Known for | Former CEO of Air New Zealand |
Robert Ian Fyfe
Early life and education
Fyfe was born in Christchurch, joined the Royal New Zealand Air Force straight from high school, and earned a Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) honours from the University of Canterbury in 1982.[1]
Career
Fyfe rose to be Flight Commander in charge of maintenance of the Air Force's Skyhawk Squadron at the age of 24.[4]
He held positions at Telecom, and Postbank.
Fyfe succeeded Ralph Norris as Air New Zealand CEO in 2005.[7] He resigned as the airline's CEO as of 31 December 2012.[8][9]
Fyfe was on the board of clothing designer and manufacturer Icebreaker from July 2012,[10] and its executive chairman from September 2013.[11]
On 28 November 2012 Fyfe was appointed to the board of Antarctica New Zealand. He took up the position in February 2013.[12]
Fyfe was awarded an honorary doctorate of commerce from the University of Canterbury in April 2015.[13]
In late March 2020, he was appointed as a liaison between government and the private sector for the extent of the Covid-19 crisis.[14][15]
In the
Personal life
He currently lives in Auckland, New Zealand.[17]
References
- ^ a b c "Air New Zealand appoints Chief Executive Officer". Air New Zealand. 14 October 2005.
- ^ "Air New Zealand 2010 Annual Report – Financials" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2010. Retrieved 12 November 2010.
- ^ a b "Air New Zealand appoints Rob Fyfe as new chief". Forbes. AFX News Limited. 14 October 2005. Archived from the original on 1 December 2008. Retrieved 4 January 2009.
- ^ Daniels, Chris (21 October 2005). "Cool hand takes controls for Air NZ". Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ van den Bergh, Roeland (4 February 2010). "Fyfe can 'write his own ticket'". Stuff. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ "Rob Fyfe – Blue sky thinking behind the clouds". 31 August 2006.
- ^ Bradley, Grant (22 December 2012). "Airline role forced Fyfe to shed his shell". The New Zealand Herald.
- ^ "Fyfe resigns from Air New Zealand". National Business Review. 31 January 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
- ^ Bradley, Grant (7 June 2013). "Air NZ's flying salesman". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- ^ "Fyfe to join Icebreaker board". Stuff. 26 June 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- ^ "Fyfe breaks ice". The Press. 4 July 2013. p. A11.
- ^ "Appointments to board of Antarctica NZ". New Zealand Government. 28 November 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
- ^ "Honorary degrees for Canterbury leaders". The Press. 18 April 2015. p. A7. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ^ Manch, Thomas (26 March 2020). "Coronavirus: Government to give $27m to social service agencies for vulnerable amid lockdown". Stuff. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ Stock, Rob (9 April 2020). "Coronavirus: How Tindall, Morgan and Fyfe worked to ready country for Covid-19 fight". Stuff. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ "New Year honours list 2021". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ "Biography Rob Fyfe". Star Alliance. Retrieved 5 January 2009.