MACOHVIEEMVENMTESN &TS APPOINTMENTS
JOHN O’GRADY
has retired from his role as Group General
Counsel and Company Secretary, after 12.5
years with Ramsay Health Care.
Chairman Michael Siddle said John O’Grady
has made an enormous contribution to
Ramsay during his tenure.
“He has been closely involved in the growth
of the company, including our overseas
acquisitions, since 2007, and has provided
invaluable guidance to the Board and the
executive team on both corporate governance
and legal matters,” Mr Siddle said.
“John has always been warm and
approachable and is a strong advocate
of The Ramsay Way culture. He is highly
regarded by his colleagues and will be
sadly missed. The Board thanks him for his
strategic guidance and commitment and we
wish him well in his retirement.”
John said he was looking forward to seeing
more of his family and undertaking some
adventure travel.
HENRIETTA ROWE
has been appointed as Group General
Counsel and Company Secretary following
the retirement of John O’Grady. She will
be responsible for the Group legal and
secretariat functions.
Henrietta comes highly experienced in
a wide range of corporate legal affairs,
including mergers and acquisitions, capital
management, executive remuneration and
contractual advice, as well as corporate
governance. She was previously with the
Commonwealth Bank of Australia and prior
to that at Herbert Smith Freehills.
She holds a Bachelor of Economics (Social
Sciences) (Honours) and a Bachelor of Laws
(Honours) from the University of Sydney
and is a Fellow of the Governance Institute
of Australia.
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PRUE BUIST
(current DCS at St George) has been
appointed to the new role of CEO of Nowra
and Southern Highlands Private Hospitals.
Prue has most recently been the Director of
Clinical Services at St George Private Hospital
but the retirement of Nowra Private Hospital
CEO Kate Jerome led to a review of the
overall leadership of the NSW South Coast
hospitals. A decision was made to cluster
the management of Nowra and Southern
Highlands Private Hospitals to harness the
benefits and synergies this structure brings.
In addition to the CEO role, Prue will also
temporarily assume the DCS role at Nowra
until this position has been filled.
KATE JEROME
has retired from her position as Chief
Executive Officer and Director of Clinical
Services at Nowra Private Hospital. Kate
commenced at Nowra Private Hospital in
September 1991 as the Deputy Director of
Nursing and, in 1995, moved to MacArthur
Private Hospital. She returned to Nowra in
2000 as the CEO/DCS.
Kate has had an outstanding career and her
contribution to Nowra Private Hospital and
Ramsay Health Care over a long period of
time has been significant. Kate’s leadership
of the hospital has ensured growth of the
business while providing high quality clinical
services to meet the needs of the Nowra
and broader community.
Kate is sad to be leaving Ramsay and Nowra,
which have both been a significant part
of her life for almost 28 years, but is also
looking forward to the next part of her life
in retirement.
MARGARET STURDY
is taking on an exciting external opportunity
after spending six years at Peel Health
Campus as the Chief Executive Officer
and Director of Medical Services. Marg’s
new role outside Ramsay Health Care
will support junior doctor development in
Western Australia.
Marg will be staying on at Peel Health
Campus part-time in a dedicated Director
of Medical Services role, to provide a more
“hands on” presence in medical governance
and to provide medical leadership support
for the incoming CEO. Marg is very excited
about her new role and the anticipation of
concentrating on the DMS role, which is
her passion.
ANDREW TOME
has been appointed as Chief Executive
Officer of Peel Health Campus (PHC).
Andrew joined Ramsay Health Care in 2015
as the Director of Finance and Corporate
Services (DFCS) at PHC and was appointed
to the DFCS role at Hollywood in 2017.
Andrew will be joining Karol Edge, the
Director of Clinical Services, Renee Durrant,
the Director of Finance and Corporate
Services, and Marg Sturdy who is staying on
at Peel in a part time role as the Director of
Medical Services.
SHARON WADE
has been appointed as Director of Finance
and Corporate Services at Hollywood
Private Hospital.
Sharon is a commercially astute senior
manager with more than 25 years’
experience in finance and operational
management. She has been at Hollywood
for more than seven years, and in her current
role as Finance Manager since October 2014.
YVONNE HART
has been appointed on a permanent basis
as the Director of Clinical Services of
Kareena Private Hospital and Kingsway Day
Surgery. Yvonne has been in the role since
October 2018 covering maternity leave for
Laura Davies who has since decided to
relocate with her family back to the UK.
EMMA PROSSER
has been appointed as the Director of
Clinical Services at the Sunshine Coast
University Private Hospital (SCUPH). Emma
was most recently the Regional Director
of Clinical Services at Albury Wodonga
Private Hospital. She commenced her career
with Ramsay Health Care 10 years ago as
a registered nurse at Nambour Selangor
Private Hospital. Emma left Queensland to
further her career with Ramsay, relocating to
Albury Wodonga Private Hospital, where she
has been an integral part of the executive
team since July 2017.
Emma replaces Duncan Apelt, who worked
for Ramsay Health Care for almost 10 years,
commencing at John Flynn before rising to
the role of Assistance Director of Clinical
Services at Greenslopes. In the almost four
years he spent at SCUPH, Duncan helped
ensure compliance with our public contract
as well as launching cardiac surgery,
expanding the hospital’s cath labs and
bringing on line a range of new services for
the Sunshine Coast.
PHARMACY ANNOUNCEMENT
Under the leadership of Peter Giannopoulos, our Pharmacy business in Australia, Ramsay
Pharmacy Group (RPG), has grown significantly since its inception in 2007 to become a key
Ramsay business unit, with a network of 36 hospital dispensaries and 59 retail pharmacies,
more than $400 million in revenues and 13 franchisees. It provides increasing services
to our patients within our RHCA hospitals and in the community. Meanwhile, the complexity
but also the strategic opportunities associated with the pricing and delivery of
pharmacy services in an innovative manner have increased in the current regulatory
and political environment.
To better meet the needs of a growing and more complex business, Peter Giannopoulos
has been appointed to the new role of Ramsay Chief Pharmacy Officer. This will allow
us to focus on strategy and policy to support further strong growth of the Ramsay
Pharmacy Business. Peter has overseen the growth of RPG from the original
integrated hospital dispensary business model to the current network of hospital
and community pharmacies.
Greg Kennedy will step up as Acting CEO of the Ramsay Pharmacy Group, while the future
operational leadership requirements for the business are assessed. Greg was previously
COO for the Pharmacy business and joined Ramsay from Coles at the end of January 2019.
In his first few months, Greg has implemented a number of great disciplines and new growth
initiatives across the network.
NEWCASTLE REGION
Leah Gabolinscy has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Warners Bay Private Hospital,
in addition to her current role as CEO of Lake Macquarie Private Hospital. This new structure for
the Newcastle region follows six months of work to create synergies across the Lake Macquarie
and Warners Bay facilities. Leah will be supported by Sharon Rewitt, who has been appointed
as the Deputy CEO at Warners Bay Private Hospital. Sharon will still be responsible for the day-to-
day management of the facility. Lee Sexton, who is currently the Finance Manager at Lake
Macquarie Private, will now be responsible for both Lake Macquarie Private and Warners Bay
Private with continuing support from Andrew Wilson. The past 6 months have already resulted in
a few great initiatives across the two hospitals and we are excited about the possibilities that the
future holds following the formalisation of the regional structure.
NORTH SHORE GROUP
Richard Ryan has been appointed to the position of Chief Executive Officer for the newly-created
North Shore group of hospitals which includes North Shore Private, Hunters Hill Private
and Castlecrag Private. He will be supported by Naomi Beveridge as Commercial Manager
across the group. Sue Engele will remain as the DCS at North Shore Private, Natasha Cassidy
will be DCS and Site Manager for Hunters Hill Private and Paula Best will be DCS and Site
Manager for Castlecrag Private. Grant Frecklington, who has shown strong leadership at
Hunters Hill and Castlecrag over the past year, is joining the team at St George Private Hospital
as the Director of Clinical Services.