MACOHVIEEMVENMTESN &TS APPOINTMENTS
MALCOLM PASSMORE
has retired from his position as Operations
Executive Manager of Australia’s Eastern
Region, after 16 years at Ramsay Health
Care. Malcolm has held multiple positions
across Ramsay including as a Director of
Clinical Services, a hospital CEO, and the
Regional NSW Operations Executive. He
has also led many enterprise-wide projects,
including the introduction of the electronic
discharge summary and the maternity
service line, and has worked closely with
many hospital executive teams. We wish
Malcolm a happy and healthy retirement and
thank him for his wonderful contribution to
Ramsay’s many successes.
CLAIRE THURWOOD
has been appointed to the position of CEO at
St Andrew’s Ipswich Private Hospital. Claire
was the CEO for Gold Coast Surgical Hospital,
formerly owned by Pulse Health. The hospital
was Pulse Health’s first greenfield site and
Claire opened and commissioned the facility.
Following the takeover of Pulse Health by
Healthecare Australia in 2017, Claire was
promoted within Healthecare Australia to the
National Manager of Day Surgeries. In 2018,
Claire was appointed to the dual role of CEO
Robina Private Hospital and National Manager
of Day Surgeries.
SHAUNE GILLESPIE
has been appointed as the CEO of Frances
Perry House. After starting his career in
critical care nursing, Shaune progressed
into a number of private hospital executive
roles, most recently as CEO with St Vincent’s
Melbourne and Kew hospitals. Shaune brings
significant experience and a proven track
record to take on the leadership of Frances
Perry House.
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ANNA HINZ
has recently been appointed as the Director
of Clinical Services at Linacre Private Hospital.
Anna joined Ramsay Health Care two years
ago as the Perioperative Service Manager at
Beleura Private Hospital and brings more than
10 years’ experience in theatre management
to her new role
SHARON FINLAY
has recently been appointed to the role of
Commercial Manager at Albury Wodonga
Private Hospital, The Border Cancer Hospital
and Murray Valley Private Hospital. Prior to
joining Ramsay, Sharon was the financial
controller of an electricity distribution
network company in Sydney, an organisation
where she had been employed for almost
20 years. She has significant experience in
overseeing financial management, including
meeting statutory and other stakeholder
reporting and compliance obligations,
strengthening the financial management
framework and maintaining financial integrity
through effective internal controls and
risk management.
A number of existing hospital
executive team members have
moved to new positions within
Ramsay Health Care.
LLOYD HILL
has been appointed as Operations Executive
Manager of the Eastern region, following the
retirement of Malcolm Passmore. Lloyd is an
extremely experienced operational leader
having held hospital leadership roles for
more than 30 years, with the last 10 years as
Operations Executive for Queensland. Lloyd
will bring his extensive experience and steady
hand to his new and significant regional
responsibilities.
SAMANTHA DODD
has been appointed to the position of
Operations Executive for the Northern
Region, taking on responsibility for the
majority of Queensland hospitals. Sam has
been with Ramsay since 2007 and has held
numerous roles, with her most recent role
being CEO of The Avenue, Glenferrie and
Masada Private Hospitals. Sam will commence
in her new role on 20 January 2020.
JULIA MORGAN
has been appointed to the role of CEO of
The Avenue, Glenferrie and Masada Private
Hospitals. She will relocate to Melbourne to
assume the new position from 9 January 2020.
ADAM STEVENSON
will assume the role of interim CEO of Mildura
Base Hospital to lead the facility’s transition
back to state government management in
September 2020.
DONNA KAIN
has been appointed to the role of CEO for
a new network of South East Queensland
mental health facilities, comprising of both
New Farm Clinic and Caloundra Clinic.
GREG JENKE
has been appointed to a new national
role to explore new ‘travel for treatment’
opportunities, working with the Strategy
and Innovation Team. During the course of
his medical tourism role, Greg will focus on
developing strong relationships and building
trust with representatives and patient cohorts
from various countries. Greg has led major
change at John Flynn Private Hospital during
his tenure as CEO and is a strong proponent
of ‘The Ramsay Way’ culture.
JUDY BEAZLEY
has been appointed as the Director of Clinical
Services at Nambour Selangor Private Hospital.
MARK PAGE
has been appointed to the new role of CEO
of the Gold Coast network, overseeing the
management of Pindara Private Hospital,
John Flynn Private Hospital, The Southport
Private Hospital and the managed day
surgeries Short Street, Pindara Day Procedure
Centre and Ballina Day Surgery.
MICHELLE HAINES
has been appointed as the Director of Financial
Services for the new mental health network in
South East Queensland which is comprised of
Caloundra Clinic and New Farm Clinic.
OLI STEELE
has been appointed as CEO of the Sunshine
Coast network which includes Noosa Hospital,
Nambour Selangor Private Hospital, and
Sunshine Coast University Private Hospital.
PAULA WHITTAKER
has been appointed as the Director of
Financial Services across Noosa Hospital,
Nambour Selangor Private Hospital and
Sunshine Coast University Private Hospital.
SHANE MITCHELL
has been appointed as Director of Support
Services at Sunshine Coast University
Hospital and Nambour Selangor Private
Hospital, in addition to Director of Clinical
Services at Noosa Hospital.
PETER RIDLEY
has been appointed as the CEO across three
facilities: Kareena Private Hospital, Kingsway
Day Surgery and St George Private Hospital.
DAVID CROWE
has been appointed as the CEO of Figtree
Private Hospital and Lawrence Hargrave
Private Hospital, in addition to his role
as CEO of Wollongong Private Hospital.
KERRY ROXBURGH
Ramsay Health Care would like to farewell and sincerely thank Kerry
Roxburgh for his service as a Board Director since the company was
floated on the stock exchange 22 years ago. Kerry is a Practitioner
Member of the Stockbrokers Association of Australia and a Non-
Executive Director of the Medical Indemnity Protection Society and of
MIPS Insurance Ltd. He is also Chairman of Eclipx Group Limited and of
Tyro Payments Ltd. Kerry was a member of the Audit Committee, the
Global Risk Management Committee and the Nomination and Governance Committee. His
contribution is sincerely acknowledged and he will be missed from the Board.
ROD MCGEOCH AO
Ramsay Health Care would like to farewell and acknowledge Rod McGeoch
AO who has been a formidable Board Director since the business was floated
on the stock exchange in 1997. Rod is a past Chairman of Corrs Chambers
Westgarth, was Chief Executive of Sydney’s successful bid for the 2000
Olympic Games, and is a past Chairman of Sky City Entertainment Group
Limited. He has held other positions including Chairman of BGP Holdings,
Chairman of Chubb Australia Insurance Limited and Deputy Chairman of the
Sydney Cricket and Sports Ground Trust. Rod was also Ramsay’s Chairman of the People and
Remuneration Committee and a member of the Nomination and Governance Committee and
always served in the best interests of shareholders.
ALISON DEANS
was elected as a Non-Executive Board Director at the Ramsay Health Care
Annual General Meeting in November 2019. Alison is a much-experienced
Australian public company director with previous positions including CEO of
eBay Australia and New Zealand, CEO of eCorp Limited and CEO of Hoyts
Cinemas. She is also on the Board of Westpac Banking Corporation and
Cochlear Limited. She has considerable experience in retailing and digital
technology and has made a great contribution to the Ramsay Health Care
Board since joining in 2018.
JAMES MCMURDO
was appointed in September 2019 as the newest member of the Ramsay
Health Care Board and was elected as a Non-Executive Director at the
Annual General Meeting in November 2019. James has more than 30 years
of finance and banking experience. He has a background in corporate
advisory spanning across mergers and acquisitions, strategic advisory and
financing with experience across multiple industries including the health
care sector. James is currently the Vice Chairman of Investment Banking for
Deutsche Bank based in Hong Kong and has held senior management roles at a number of
banks both in Australia and overseas.
MT WILGA FAREWELLS ‘ONE-OF-A-KIND’ REHABILITATION CONSULTANT
A well-respected rehabilitation
consultant has retired after working at
Mt Wilga Private Rehabilitation Hospital
for nearly 30 years.
Dr Helen Mackie qualified as a
consultant and started work in 1986,
before moving into private practice at Mt
Wilga four years later.
Mt Wilga Private Rehabilitation Hospital CEO, Lorrie Mohsen,
said: “She truly is one of the most accomplished doctors I have
had the privilege to work with.”
Dr Mackie started Mt Wilga’s Back Rehabilitation and Pain
Management Program when she joined the hospital and
remained as the medical director of the program for 22 years.
She set her sights on another challenge in 1992, working
alongside head physiotherapist at the time, Nick Stepkovich, to
develop the hospital’s Lymphoedema Clinic.
The clinic helps patients suffering complex lymphoedema, which
is the swelling of multiple limbs or the whole body, due to the
accumulation of excess lymph fluid in the tissue.
“Dr Mackie is a worldwide leader in this field and her expertise
has been the topic of her many research publications. Mt Wilga
owes much of its excellent reputation to her hard work,” Mrs
Mohsen said.
During her career, Dr Mackie also built her reputation as an
expert in musculoskeletal disorders, multiple sclerosis and the
late effects of polio.
She has had appointments at six public hospitals in Australia, is
registered to practice in Papua New Guinea, South Africa and
Western Samoa; she has become known for her courage in
taking on the most difficult cases.
“That is what makes her truly special – her devotion to giving
everyone a go and never giving up on anyone under any
circumstances,” Mrs Mohsen said.
Dr Mackie will continue to see outpatients until mid-next year
at Mt Wilga and intends to embark on a PhD on lower limb
lymphoedema. She is also looking forward to spending more
time with her husband, children and grandchildren.