Qantas chair says he and Alan Joyce are 'not going anywhere'

Qantas chairman Leigh Clifford has thrown cold water on speculation he is preparing to hand the controls over to outgoing Wesfarmers boss Richard Goyder, saying that he and CE Alan Joyce are "not going anywhere". This month marks a decade since Clifford was appointed to chair the airline, and the election of Goyder to Qantas' board last month has sparked talk of succession moves. But Clifford cut that short Tuesday, also ruling out plans to replace Joyce, who has been CE for nine years. "I'm not going anywhere, neither is Alan," he said. "And if we are, and if we decide to do something, you'll be the first to know." The two leading internal candidates to replace Joyce have changed jobs in the past month, in a move company watchers interpreted as a way to build up their knowledge of the airline's business.<br/>