Virgin Australia has appointed the bosses of Air New Zealand, Etihad Airways and Singapore Airlines to its board.
The appointments reflect the major ownership stake each of the airlines now hold in Virgin Australia.
Air NZ's Christopher Luxon, Etihad's James Hogan and Goh Choon Phong of Singapore Airlines, will take up their roles immediately, Virgin said on Friday.
Air NZ is Virgin Australia's largest shareholder, holding a 26 per cent interest.
Singapore Airlines holds a 21 per cent stake and Etihad sits on a 22 per cent holding, while Richard Branson's Virgin Group holds another seven per cent of shares.
The changes to the board mean four of its ten members represent the company's major shareholders, alongside five independent directors and one executive director.
Virgin Australia chairman Neil Chatfield said the airline had adopted in November 2013 a nominee director protocol to manage conflicts of interest and confidential information.
"The board will retain its overall independence given that I, as current chairman, am an independent director and the company's constitution states that the chairman has a casting vote if there is an equality of votes at a meeting of directors," he said.
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