Virgin Australia Holdings Management
Management criteria checks 1/4
Virgin Australia Holdings' CEO is Dave Emerson, appointed in Mar 2025, has a tenure of less than a year. directly owns 0.53% of the company’s shares, worth A$12.76M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.6 years and 0.3 years respectively.
Key information
Dave Emerson
Chief executive officer
n/a
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | n/a |
| CEO tenure | less than a year |
| CEO ownership | 0.5% |
| Management average tenure | 2.6yrs |
| Board average tenure | less than a year |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO
Dave Emerson
Mr. David George Emerson, also known as Dave, has been the Chief Executive Officer of Virgin Australia Holdings Limited since March 2025 and also has been its Managing Director and Director since June 6, 2...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO, MD & Director | less than a year | no data | 0.53% A$ 12.8m | |
| Chief Financial Officer | 2.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Operations Officer | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| General Manager of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Legal Officer & Company Secretary | 4.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Marketing Officer | 4.2yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief People Officer | 4.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Risk Officer | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Chief Commercial Officer | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Chief Executive Officer of Velocity Frequent Flyer & Group Executive – VARA | 3.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer | 4.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Corporate Affairs and Sustainability Officer | 2.6yrs | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: VGN's management team is considered experienced (2.6 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO, MD & Director | no data | no data | 0.53% A$ 12.8m | |
| Independent Non-Executive Chairman | less than a year | no data | 0.013% A$ 309.1k | |
| Non-Executive Director | 8.4yrs | no data | 0.0089% A$ 216.3k | |
| Non-Executive Director | 4.6yrs | no data | no data | |
| Non-Executive Director | 4.6yrs | no data | no data | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | no data | no data | 0.0045% A$ 108.3k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | less than a year | no data | 0.0045% A$ 108.3k | |
| Non-Executive Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Non-Executive Director | less than a year | no data | 0.0013% A$ 30.9k |
Experienced Board: VGN's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 0.3 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/06/30 21:35 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/06/30 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/06/30 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Virgin Australia Holdings Limited is covered by 21 analysts. 2 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Russell Wright | APP Securities Pty Ltd. |
| David Fraser | APP Securities Pty Ltd. |
| Matthew Spence | BofA Global Research |