Stephen Forshaw
Chief Representative Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific, Airbus
Stephen is the Chief Representative and Head of Country for Airbus in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific. He represents Airbus at a corporate level, covering all the business divisions: Commercial, Helicopters, Defence & Space. He is also a member of the Airbus Asia Pacific Leadership Team. Prior to Airbus, Stephen was the Global Head of Public Affairs, and Managing Director Australia & New Zealand, for Temasek, the Singapore investment company. He has held previous senior regional and global communications roles with Microsoft and Singapore Airlines in Singapore, and was Chief of Staff to the Deputy Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory. He spent five years working for QANTAS in a customer service role early in his career. He holds an MBA from the University of New England in Australia. Stephen is on the Boards of Mandai Park Holdings, the parent company of Singapore’s Zoo, Night Safari and Bird Paradise; Perfection Fresh, an Australian business that grows and distributes fresh fruit and vegetable products; and the European Australian Business Council. He sits on the New Zealand Government’s Sustainable Aviation Aotearoa Leadership Group, and on the Australian Government’s Jet Zero Council. Both bodies advise governments on pathways to sustainable aviation. Stephen is a citizen of Australia and Ireland and a permanent resident of Singapore.
