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Rod Eddington was born on 2 January, 1950 in Perth, Australia, is an Australian cricketer and businessman. Discover Rod Eddington's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 74 years old?

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Occupation Director, News Corporation
Age 74 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born 2 January, 1950
Birthday 2 January
Birthplace Perth, Australia
Nationality Australia

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1950

Sir Roderick Ian Eddington AO FTSE (born 2 January 1950) is an Australian businessman.

1963

Coming from a country area where there were no high schools, Eddington went to Perth in 1963 to attend Christ Church Grammar School.

1972

He studied engineering at the University of Western Australia and graduated with first class honours in 1972.

He continued his studies at UWA and completed the degree of Master of Engineering.

1974

In 1974, Eddington was the Rhodes Scholar from Western Australia.

1975

He completed his DPhil in the Department of Engineering Science at the University of Oxford and played eight first-class cricket matches for Oxford University Cricket Club in 1975 and 1976.

1977

He was President of Vincent's Club in 1977.

1979

Eddington joined the Swire Group in 1979, working for its subsidiary Cathay Pacific, before being appointed Managing Director in 1992.

News Corp had taken control of the airline with TNT in 1979.

1997

Continuing his association with the airline industry; News Limited, subsidiary of News Corporation, appointed Eddington Chairman of Ansett Australia in January 1997, four years before the airline failed.

1998

Eddington was appointed Deputy Chairman of News Limited in September 1998.

1999

He was first appointed to the board of News Corporation in 1999 and still serves on the News Corp board, as well as the board of another of Rupert Murdoch's companies, 21st Century Fox, as well as the Herald and Weekly Times in Victoria.

Eddington is chair of Lion and serves on the board of its Japanese parent company, Kirin.

He is also chair of JP Morgan's Asia-Pacific Advisory Council, chair of Infrastructure Partnerships Australia, and a member of the APEC Business Advisory Council.

He has served in other senior positions including as CEO of British Airways.

He was further promoted to the News Corporation board in September 1999.

2000

Eddington replaced former British Airways CEO Bob Ayling on 2 May 2000.

2001

He reversed many of the policies of his predecessor in early 2001, such as the unpopular ethnic-art tailfins.

He steered the company in the aftermath of the 11 September 2001 attacks on New York City and Washington D.C..

2003

In 2003, he retired the British Airways Concorde, a move viewed as controversial.

2005

Eddington stepped down as chief executive officer of British Airways on 30 September 2005, after more than five years in the position.

He then returned to Australia to take up a position as the head of the Victorian Major Events Association, succeeding Steve Vizard.

Eddington was replaced by Willie Walsh in October 2005 after he had followed a six-month shadow position.

2006

In February 2006, Eddington served as a non-executive board member of JPMorgan representing Australia and New Zealand.

He was also a non-executive board member of News Corporation, John Swire & Sons (H.K.) Ltd., and Rio Tinto Group.

Eddington also served on the board of Allco Finance Group, where he was one of three non-executive directors to approve Allco's ill-fated acquisition of Rubicon Holdings.

On 1 December 2006, Eddington published a UK government-sponsored report into the future of Britain's transport infrastructure.

Known as the Eddington Transport Study, it spelled out a plan to improve road and rail networks, as a "crucial enabler of sustained productivity and competitiveness".

In its conclusions, the report highlighted Britain's transport networks that provide the right connections, in the right places, to support the journeys that matter to economic performance.

But roads in particular were in serious danger of becoming so congested, the economy would suffer.

At the launch of the report Eddington told journalists and transport industry representatives introducing road pricing to encourage drivers to drive less was an "economic no-brainer".

There was, he said "no attractive alternative".

It would cut congestion by half by 2025, and bring benefits to the British economy totalling £28b.

The report also called for a programme of improvements to existing road and rail networks, the expansion of key airports, and adoption of the general principle that travellers should pay for the external costs of the pollution and congestion their journeys cause.

Eddington has since delivered a report to the Victorian Government of Australia, the East West Link Needs Assessment report, which was met with mixed reactions.

2011

Eddington was appointed to the board of Lion in March 2011, and appointed chair in March 2012.

2018

As of 2018 he still served on the boards of News Corp and 21st Century Fox.

2019

In April 2019 he joined the board of News Corp's Herald and Weekly Times in Victoria.

2020

He joined the parent company's board (Kirin) in March 2020, and holds these positions.

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