Tim Davern

Tim Davern is a Principal Travel professional at Rio Tinto, bringing more than 35 years of experience across aviation, transportation, logistics and the mining and resources sector. Since joining Rio Tinto in 2022, Tim has supported the global Travel category, helping connect commercial strategy, supplier management, operational requirements and traveller safety across a complex international footprint. Tim’s career began in aviation with Compass Airlines, followed by Australian Airlines, Qantas and Virgin, where he developed a broad experience across customer operations, corporate sales, agency partnerships, wholesale distribution and mining and resources charter services. This included supporting major disruption and crisis-response activities through Qantas’ Special Assistance Team, as well as the development and management of charter operations involving fleet expansion and airport ground logistics. Beyond aviation, Tim has worked with UGL and GE in the sales and distribution of ro