Annual Report 2008-09 - Austin Health

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Board of Directors Austin Health’s Board of Directors consists of nine Directors, appointed by the Victorian government. The Board leads the strategic direction for the management, administration and control of Austin Health, its funds and its facilities. Directors are elected for a term of up to three years and may be re-elected to serve for up to nine years. Mr Tim Daly AM B.Bus, CPA, FAICD Tim was appointed Chairman of the Board in 2003. He is a member of the Finance and Audit Committees and chairs the Remuneration Committee. Tim has 38 years’ experience in public sector management, including in health services policy and planning, and in a range of other government functions. He was Chief General Manager of the former Health Department of Victoria from 1988 to 1992 and subsequently held senior executive appointments in the Departments of Justice and Finance. Tim was Chairman of the Board of the Metropolitan Ambulance Service from May 2000 to June 2008. For his services to the Victorian health care system, Tim was awarded an Order of the Medal of Australia in 2009. Ms Joanna Betteridge BA, LLM, GAICD, Acc M LEADR Joanna joined the Board in 2003 and is a member of the Audit Committee, the Clinical Safety and Quality Committee and the Remuneration Committee. Joanna practices as a lawyer in the employment and occupational health and safety areas of law. Prior to starting her own law practice and consulting business in July 2004, she was a partner at Maddocks lawyers. Joanna is also an accredited mediator. She is a graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and is Vice Chair of the Board of Melbourne Citymission. Joanna lectures in workplace law for the Law Faculty’s postgraduate program at Monash University and is a member of the Advisory Panel for the Monash University Law Faculty Master of Laws coursework program specialising in Workplace and Employment Law. Ms Suzanne Evans BEc, Dip Ed FCPA FAICD Suzanne was appointed to the Board on 1 July 2008 and is a member of the Audit Committee and the Community Advisory Committee. Suzanne has a background in Finance and Economics and has broad management experience in corporate governance, accountancy and in the public service. Most recently she was General Manager Customer and Community Relations for Western Water. She is a current Director of the North East Water Corporation, a member of the Osteopaths Registration Board, she sits on the Australian Osteopath Council’s Accreditation Committee and was an inaugural member of the Customer Consultative Committee for the Medical Practitioners Registration Board. Ms Barbara Hingston BA(Admin), BSW GAICD, AASW Barbara joined the Board in 2005. She brings a wealth of experience in public sector management and nongovernment corporate governance, policy development, health service issues and planning and community representation. She is the Chair of the Community Advisory Committee and a member of the Clinical Safety and Quality Committee. For the past 10 years Barbara has worked in public and community health in the management and delivery of services addressing family violence, sexual assault and other trauma. She continues to be involved in the evaluation of public policy practice in these fields. She is a current Board member of ‘headspace’ - National Youth Mental Health Foundation. Barbara has also served on the Board of Mackillop Family Services Victoria 2003-2006 and other community and government boards in the Australian Capital Territory and Queensland, including the Dental Board of Queensland. Her past executive roles include Executive Director, Mercy Health Care Australia and Deputy Executive Director, Corporate and Communications, Australian Heritage Commission. Mr Stephen Kerr BA BSW Dip Crim. GAICD Stephen was appointed to the Board in 2006 and chairs the Primary Care and Population Health Advisory Committee and is a member of the Clinical Safety and Quality Committee. Stephen is a Director of Atkinson Kerr and Associates who specialise in planning and review of Indigenous health and community services. Past employment includes Lecturer in Welfare Studies at Monash Gippsland, General Manager of the Victorian Correctional Health Service and Senior Executive in the Department of Human Services. He has been Chair of North Richmond Community Health Limited for the past three years. Ms Joe Manton GDWA, Fellow Williamson Community Leadership Program, Accredited Access Consultant Joe is a member of the Community Advisory Committee and the Primary Care and Population Health Advisory Committee. She has had an extensive career in health and community services. Joe is a Director of Access Audits Australia, providing disability access advice, publications and consultancy services to the government, community and corporate sectors. She is also the Director of the Institute of Access Training Australia and a Member of the Australian Institute of Building Surveyors. Joe is also a Committee Member of the Association of Consultants in Access Australia and the Convenor of the Victorian Access Consultants Network. Joe has been instrumental in establishing and developing a range of community services as well as the evaluation and review of services, programs and processes within a variety of organisations. She regularly presents 8 Austin Health : 2008-09 ANNUAL REPORT
on disability access improvement issues, develops disability action plans and is highly experienced in facilitating community engagement. Ms Josie Rizza BEc , CA, Grad Dip Applied Finance and Investment, GAICD Josie joined the Board of Austin Health in 2005. She chairs the Finance Committee and is a member of the Audit Committee and the Remuneration Committee. Josie has expertise in finance, accounting, corporate governance and risk management. Josie is a Chartered Accountant and previously had a senior role in a large multi-national, public company providing tax planning advice. Josie has served on the Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital Board and chaired the Audit and Finance and Investment Management Committees. Josie is currently the Treasurer for and a director of Tweddle Child and Family Health Services. In that capacity she chairs the Finance and Risk Management Committee. Josie is also the Chair of the Finance, Governance and Audit Committee for The Queen Victoria Women’s Centre Trust and sits as a Trust member. Josie is also an independent member of the Audit Committee for the Victorian Department of Treasury and Finance. Professor David Scott MB BS MD MS FRACS David joined the Board in 2005 and was RACS Executive Director, Head of Vascular and Transplant Surgery at Monash Medical Centre and Professor and Chair of Monash University Department of Surgery. David chairs the Clinical Safety and Quality Committee and is a member of the Finance Committee. David previously served on the board of Victorian Ministerial Council on Medical Workforce Management and Medical Training Review Panel for the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing. David also chaired the RACS International Humanitarian Surgical Aid Program and was medical director for East Timor AusAid Specialist Surgical Program. Mr Robert Webster DBA, FCPA, FRICS, FAPI, MAICD Robert chairs the Audit Committee and is a member of the Finance and Resources Committee. A Fellow of both the Australian Property Institute and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, Robert is program leader of property postgraduate studies at RMIT University’s School of Property, Construction and Project Management. He is also Senior Vice-President of the Victorian branch of the RSL. Pictured below: (L-R) Prof David Scott, Ms Josie Rizza, Ms Joanna Betteridge, Ms Suzanne Evans, Dr Brendan Murphy, Ms Barbara Hingston, Mr Robert Webster Mr Stephen Kerr, seated Ms Joe Manton and Mr Tim Daly. Austin Health : 2008-09 ANNUAL REPORT 9
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