Crompton becomes COO at Virgin Australia

Virgin Australia has appointed top sales executive Judith Crompton to the newly-created role of chief commercial officer, with responsibility for alliances, network, revenue management and sales over both its domestic and international networks. Previously the head of global corporate sales at Etihad, Crompton joined Virgin last year and has three decades of experience in the aviation and travel industries with management experience at Qantas, Flight Centre and TQ3 Navigant. Her responsibilities at Etihad included the airline’s overall strategic direction and commercial sales. The new role is part of changes at Virgin stemming from the acquisition of regional and charter carrier