Andrew McEvoy

In his more than 20 years in the tourism industry, Mr McEvoy rose to be the Managing Director of Tourism Australia – Australia’s peak tourism body. During his tenure, he established the Tourism 2020 Strategy (aimed at doubling overnight expenditure), helped the industry capitalise on growth from Asia and took a more commercial approach to relationships with airlines to ensure inbound air capacity growth.

More recently, Mr McEvoy was Managing Director of the Fairfax Life Media and Events business, including the profitable lifestyle publishing business (travel, cars, food, health, prestige and parenting) and Australia’s largest consumer event business (Fairfax Events). Fairfax is Australia’s oldest media company and underwent significant digital transformation as well as building new revenue streams.

Mr McEvoy is the Chairman of listed transport and tourism company the Sealink Travel Group (SLK) and a Director of Ingenia Communities (INA) and the Lux Group, operators of Luxury Escapes.