What I learnt from 27 CEOS in 29 days

Vanessa Hudson, Qantas Qantas needs to please multiple audiences right now: politicians, customers, staff and shareholders, probably in that order. The drop in profit Vanessa Hudson delivered in the December half will have helped with the first group, but her big sell job in the next few years will be around how new planes can change the airline's economics and customer experience by bringing down costs and improving productivity. Six new planes on Jetstar routes will be delivering $7 million in extra earnings each by the end of the financial year. That can add up quickly. Rob Scott, Wesfarmers There's…