Editing Rod Eddington (section)

==Education and career==
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|             country = Australia
|             batting = Left-handed
|             bowling = [[Slow left-arm orthodox]]
|               club1 = [[Oxford University Cricket Club|Oxford University]]
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|               type1 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
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|          debutyear1 = 1975
|           debutfor1 = Oxford University
|       debutagainst1 = [[Sussex County Cricket Club|Sussex]]
|           lastdate1 = 23 June
|           lastyear1 = 1976
|            lastfor1 = Oxford University
|        lastagainst1 = Sussex
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|             column1 = [[First-class cricket|First-class]]
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|               runs1 = 130
|            bat avg1 = 13.00
|           100s/50s1 = 0/0
|          top score1 = 24
|         deliveries1 = 600
|            wickets1 = 8
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|       best bowling1 = 3/48
|  catches/stumpings1 = 4/–
|                date = 16 December
|                year = 2009
|              source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/29/29219/29219.html CricketArchive
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Coming from a country area where there were no high schools, Eddington went to Perth in 1963 to attend [[Christ Church Grammar School]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Newman|first1=Peter|authorlink=Peter Newman (environmental scientist)|title=Sir Rod Eddington: 'The infrastructure challenges are real'|url=http://theconversation.com/sir-rod-eddington-the-infrastructure-challenges-are-real-4563|website=theconversation.com|publisher=The Conversation Media Group|accessdate=6 February 2015|date=6 December 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Edwards |first1=Peter |last2=Hillman |first2=Wendy |title=A School With A View: a centenary history of Christ Church Grammar School, Perth 1910-2010 |year=2010|publisher=Christ Church Grammar School |location=Claremont |isbn=9780646543734 |at=Appendix 23: Student Register, pp 379–450 }}</ref><ref name=Rhodes>{{cite web | url = http://www.secretariat.uwa.edu.au/home/rhodes?f=192731 | title = Western Australian Rhodes Scholars | accessdate = 2013-12-19 | format = doc | publisher = University of Western Australia | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20110407231628/http://www.secretariat.uwa.edu.au/home/rhodes?f=192731 | archivedate = 7 April 2011 }}</ref> 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. In 1974, Eddington was the [[Rhodes Scholarship|Rhodes Scholar]] from Western Australia.<ref name=Rhodes/><ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.development.uwa.edu.au/alumni_relations/interesting_alumni#6
| title = Interesting Alumni
| accessdate = 2007-04-30
| author = [[University of Western Australia]], Office of Development
|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070828212310/http://www.development.uwa.edu.au/alumni_relations/interesting_alumni#6 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2007-08-28}}</ref> 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.<ref name=ci/> He was President of [[Vincent's Club]] in 1977.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vincent's Club Presidents |url=http://www.vincents.rogerhutchings.co.uk/about/history/vincents-club-presidents/ |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=Vincent's Club |language=en-GB}}</ref>

Eddington joined the [[Swire Group]] in 1979, working for its subsidiary [[Cathay Pacific]], before being appointed Managing Director in 1992. 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. News Corp had taken control of the airline with [[TNT Air Cargo|TNT]] in 1979. Eddington was appointed Deputy Chairman of News Limited in September 1998.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Schulze |first1=Jane |title=News Ltd rejigs top jobs |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=AWGLNB&req_dat=1054640702C8DBC0&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F11BC022C4EB34288 |access-date=26 June 2024 |work=The Age |via=Newsbank |date=2 September 1998 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> He was further promoted to the News Corporation board in September 1999.<ref name=smh2018>{{cite web | last=Bartholomeusz | first=Stephen | title=Highly influential, low profile: Why Eddington prefers movers like the Murdochs | website=The Sydney Morning Herald | date=17 October 2018 | url=https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/highly-influential-low-profile-why-eddington-prefers-movers-like-the-murdochs-20181012-p509cm.html | access-date=15 December 2020}}</ref>

===British Airways CEO===
Eddington replaced former British Airways CEO [[Bob Ayling]] on 2 May 2000. He reversed many of the policies of his predecessor in early 2001, such as the unpopular [[British Airways ethnic liveries|ethnic-art tailfins]]. He steered the company in the aftermath of the [[11 September 2001 attacks]] on [[New York City]] and [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref>{{cite news |title=BA to axe 7,000 jobs |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2001/sep/20/september11.usa10 |access-date=26 June 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=20 September 2001}}</ref>

In 2003, he retired the British Airways Concorde, a move viewed as controversial.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.concorde-spirit-tours.com/concorde.htm|title=THE BETRAYAL OF CONCORDE|website=www.concorde-spirit-tours.com|access-date=7 January 2014|archive-date=2 February 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100202181316/http://www.concorde-spirit-tours.com/concorde.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Clarke |first=Michael |date=2012-04-13 |title=Walsh to replace Eddington at BA |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/hp/front/walsh-to-replace-eddington-at-ba-7169429.html |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=Evening Standard |language=en}}</ref>

===Board memberships===
In February 2006, Eddington served as a non-executive board member of [[JPMorgan]] representing Australia and New Zealand.{{cn|date=June 2024}}

As of 2018, he still served on the boards of [[News Corp (2013–present)|News Corp]] and [[21st Century Fox]].<ref name=smh2018/> In April 2019 he joined the board of News Corp's [[Herald and Weekly Times]] in [[Victoria, Australia|Victoria]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Sir Rod Eddington AO Joins Herald & Weekly Time Board | website=B&T | date=15 April 2019 | url=https://www.bandt.com.au/sir-rod-eddignton-ao-joins-herald-weekly-time-board/ | access-date=15 December 2020}}</ref>

Eddington was appointed to the board of [[Lion (Australasian company)|Lion]] in March 2011, and appointed chair in March 2012. He joined the parent company's board ([[Kirin Company|Kirin]]) in March 2020, and holds these positions {{as of|lc=yes|December 2020}}.<ref name=lionchair>{{cite web | title=Our Leadership - About Us | website=Lion | url=https://www.lionco.com/about-us/our-leadership | access-date=15 December 2020}}</ref>

{{as of|December 2020}} Eddington was:
*chair of [[JP Morgan]]'s Asia-Pacific Advisory Council;
*chair of [[Infrastructure Partnerships Australia]];
*a member of the [[APEC]] Business Advisory Council; and
*President of the [[Australia Japan Business Cooperation Committee]].{{citation needed|date=April 2021}}