SENIOR Qantas executive Robert Gurney has been appointed to Tourism Western Australia’s board of commissioners.
Mr Gurney heads sales and distribution for Qantas and is also vice chairman of the Australian Tourism Export Council.
His appointment coincides with the reappointment of Tourism WA chairman Alan Mulgrew and two existing commissioners, union president Helen Creed and hotel general manager Laurie O’Meara.
All three have been reappointed for further three-year terms.
Tourism WA has taken the place of the WA Tourism Commission.
Its board includes Mr Mulgrew, Mr O’Meara, Ms Creed, Janet Holmes a Court, Kate Lamont, Sonja Mitchell, Michael Monaghan, Anthony Quahe and Dr David Smith.