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By Praveen Menon and Roushni Nair SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia's flagship carrier, Qantas Airways Ltd, on Tuesday named finance chief Vanessa Hudson as its next chief executive officer, making her the first woman to lead the century-old airline. Hudson will in November take over from Alan Joyce, whose 15 years in the job has made him one of the longest-serving current CEO of a major Australian company, and a high-profile figure in the global aviation industry. Hudson will be one of the few female executives leading a major company in Australia, although rival carrier Virgin Australia also has a…
