Last Updated On November 04, 2018
John Borghetti Wiki Facts
Name | John Borghetti |
Age | 62 Years |
Height | N/A |
Profession | CEO of Virgin Airlines |
Nationality | Italian-Australian |
Ethnicity | White |
Married | Yes |
Wife | Cathryn Borghetti |
Children | 2 |
Net Worth | Under Review |
With a legacy of 45 years in aviation and eight years as a CEO of Virgin Australia, John Borghetti is about to step down from his career.
The veteran signaled his decision to depart in June and now the company is looking for his potential substitute.
Tiger chief executive Merren McArthur appears to be in the succession line alongside group executive Rob Sharp.
Spokesperson of Virgin Australia announced,
“WE ARE LOOKING BOTH INTERNALLY AND EXTERNALLY, AND WHILE WE BELIEVE THERE WILL BE GREAT INTEREST IN THE ROLE, WE WILL NOT BE DRAWN ON SPECULATION,”
Virgin chair Elizabeth Bryan stated that John Borghetti may vacant his position in 2020. The Chairperson said the time would allow “an appropriate transition leadership.”
Along with his departing news, Borghetti commented that it has been “a privilege to serve as CEO of the Virgin Australia Group and to lead a wonderful team of 10000 people.”
CEO of Virgin Australia John Borghetti is famous for changing the fate of two aviation giants. His trajectory moves from 36 years in Qantas and over a decade in Virgin.
The biography of a 45 year veteran of the aviation industry is both inspirational and knowledgeable. Here is everything you need to know about John Borghetti.
Let’s get started with John Borghetti wiki, bio, age, and height.
Is Virgin CEO John Borghetti married? Meet John Borghetti wife, family, and children. Also, see John Borghetti net worth of 2018.
John Borghetti Wiki, Bio, Age, & Height
Virgin CEO Borghetti was born John Massimo Borghetti in 1956. At present John Borghetti age is 62 years.
John Borghetti parents, Mario and Anna, are emigrants from Rome, Italy. At age seven, John and his family moved to Australia. His little brother Mauro was only five years old and his little sister Rita was one and a half year years.
When their family arrived in Australia in April 1963, John Borghetti, initially, had a hard time as his parents couldn’t speak English.
They rented a house in Newmarket near Flemington. John’s father worked as a barman and night watchman while his mother was a housekeeper. Reminiscing his childhood Virgin CEO John Borghetti remarked,
“[My childhood] taught me a lot of things. It taught me that you can’t be selfish because you have a responsibility, no matter how small it might be.”
Unlike regular children, the school wasn’t easy for John. Because of his smaller than average height, he was constantly bullied by other kids. John Borghetti height is still relatively modest.
John Borghetti got started in Qantas as a mail boy at an early age. Then he got promoted to Sales Representative and the rest is history. After serving for 36 years in Qantas, he moved to Virgin airlines as a new CEO.
Who Is John Borghetti Wife?
CEO of Virgin airlines John Borghetti married at an early age. In fact, according to the Australian, after becoming a young family man, he had to take three jobs at a time. He even lectured part-time on Melbourne’s William Angliss College.
John Borghetti and his wife Cathryn Borghetti have two children; Christine Lewis and son Paul. Regarding John Borghetti’s wife, no detail information is exposed to the public.
John Borghetti and wife Cathryn Borghetti were married several decades ago and John Borghetti’s wife has helped the Virgin CEO in his every move.
John Borghetti Net Worth
On the subject of John Borghetti’s net worth, last year, it was publicly announced that he has a six-figure salary.
According to Bloomberg, the CEO is paid $5,567,821 in the fiscal year 2018. John Borghetti net worth figure is estimated to be in millions of dollar. Yet it is obvious to see John Borghetti’s net worth rounds up to a multi-million dollar figure.
A mover, shaker and all round great guy. One wonders how current public QANTAS opinion would be had he taken the reins?