About Ronald John Yates
Ronald John Yates, app. 88, Australian businessman, CEO of Qantas.
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|Ronald John Yates, AM (died 25 October 2012), was a CEO of Qantas (retired 1986) and a Member of the Order of Australia. He was also the "Vice President – Australasia & Chair of Safety Awards Committee" at the International Federation of Airworthiness.
Yates graduated from the University of Sydney in 1944.
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