Annual Report 2015–2016

APPENDIX 1: EXECUTIVE BIOGRAPHIES
PART 6 APPENDICES
Chief Executive Officer
Professor Anne Kelso AO
Professor Anne Kelso is the
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
of NHMRC.
Professor Kelso was
previously Director of the
WHO Collaborating Centre for
Reference and Research on
Influenza in Melbourne, a role she
held from 2007–15. Her earlier
research career was spent at the
Swiss Institute for Experimental
Cancer Research, the Walter and
Eliza Hall Institute of Medical
Research and the Queensland
Institute of Medical Research,
undertaking research in the field
of immunology. From 2000–06,
she was also Director/CEO of the
Cooperative Research Centre for
Vaccine Technology.
She has previously served as
President of the Australasian
Society for Immunology,
as Secretary-General of
the International Union of
Immunological Societies and as
a member of several governing
boards and advisory groups,
including the Council of QUT,
the Boards of the Telethon Kids
Institute and the Florey Institute
of Neuroscience and Mental
Health, and committees advising
the WHO and the Australian
Government on influenza. She
was appointed Officer in the
Order of Australia in June 2007
for service to science.
General Manager
Tony Kingdon
Mr Kingdon is the General
Manager at the NHMRC. He is
responsible for overseeing the
operation of NHMRC.
Mr Kingdon joined NHMRC in
February 2011. Previously, he
worked for many years with the
Department of Health on a wide
range of topics including, acute
care, medical services, hearing
services and international health.
Prior to joining NHMRC, Mr
Kingdon was head of the then
Acute Care Division which had
responsibility for providing advice
on hospital funding, private
health, medical indemnity and
dental services.
Executive Director, Corporate
Operations and Information
Tony Krizan FCPA
Mr Krizan is the Chief Financial
Officer and head of Corporate
Operations and Information,
which includes business
operations, human resources,
finance, information and
communication technology and
data reporting and analytics.
Mr Krizan has tertiary
qualifications in financial
administration and management,
and is a Fellow of CPA Australia.
He worked in a number of
industries prior to his tertiary
study, and before joining the
Australian Public Service with the
Department of Finance. Over a
period of nearly twenty-seven
years, he also worked in
Employment, Education and
Training and Health and Ageing
in policy development, program
management and corporate
operations roles.
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