Virgin Australia appoints logistics boss Paul Scurrah as new CEO

Virgin Australia has appointed former DP World stevedores and Queensland Rail boss Paul Scurrah to replace John Borghetti as its CE. The logistics veteran will take over the top job at Australia's second-largest airline on March 25, Virgin said Wednesday. He will be tasked with stabilising the airline's finances after six unprofitable years. Scurrah worked at Qantas in the early 1990s, and later at Ansett, where he rose to the position of general manager of sales and marketing during its administration. He later held senior roles at Flight Centre and other travel and tourism operators. Virgin chairman Elizabeth Bryan said Scurrah was a "highly regarded business leader" with "strong leadership credentials". "Paul’s highly relevant transport and logistics expertise and strong commercial background make him the ideal candidate to consolidate the group’s achievements and continue to build momentum into the future,” Bryan said.<br/>