|
Ms Brenda Shanahan - Chair
BComm, FAICD, ASIA
Ms Shanahan is a graduate of the University of Melbourne in Commerce and Economics. She is a former member of the Australian Stock Exchange and former executive director of a stockbroking firm, a fund management company and an actuarial company. Ms Shanahan is a director of both Challenger Financial Group and JM Financial Group Limited. She is a director of the Sisters of Charity Health Service, Chair of the Board of St. Vincent's Institute and a member of the St. Vincent's Institute Foundation.
Appointed April 2000. Chair from April 2003.  Ms Nicole Feely
LLB, BCom
Nicole Feely is the Chief Executive Officer of St. Vincent's Health. She has extensive experience in corporate, legal and government administration. She is a lawyer by training and her past appointments have included Chief of Staff to Prime Minister John Howard and Chief Executive Officer of Victoria's peak employer group VECCI.
Appointed July 2002.
Professor James Best
MBBS, MD, FRACP, FRCPath, FRCP Edin
Professor Best is Professor of Medicine, St. Vincent's Hospital Melbourne. He is Deputy Dean of the University of Melbourne Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences. Professor Best's other current Board appointments include St. Vincent's Institute, the Medical Indemnity Protection Society Limited and Victorian Medical Insurance Agency Limited . He has previously been a Board member of Preston and Northcote Community Hospital and of Eastern Health.
Appointed January 2002.
Mr Frank Cicutto
BCom, AMP (Harvard), FAIBF, FAICD, FCIOSB
Frank Cicutto is a company director and corporate advisor. He is a former Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the National Australia Bank Group. Mr Cicutto has had a significant career in the financial services industry, holding senior executive positions in Australia, the UK and the USA. He is Chairman of ORIX Australia Corporation Ltd, ORIX New Zealand Ltd and RUN Corporation Ltd. Mr Cicutto is a director of Melbourne Business School.
Appointed July 2004.
Sr Annette Cunliffe RSC
T Cert, BSc, Dip Ed, M Ed (Hons), PhD
Sr Annette is a Senior Lecturer and Head of School of Educational Leadership at the Australian Catholic University, based at the Mount St. Mary Campus. She has a background in secondary education, particularly science and mathematics education, and has held a number of leadership and governance positions in education. Sr Annette is the immediate past Congregational Leader of the Sisters of Charity – a position she held from 1996-2002. She was the inaugural Chair of the Stewardship Board of Catholic Health Australia from 1999-2001.
Appointed July 2004.
Mrs Lorraine Elliot
BA, B Ed
Mrs Elliott started her career as a secondary school teacher and VCE tutor. She was elected to the Victorian Parliament in 1992 for the seat of Mooroolbark, which she held for ten years. From 1996 to 1999, Mrs Elliott was Parliamentary Secretary for the Arts (supporting the Minister - Premier Jeff Kennett) and from 1999 until 2002 she was Shadow Minister for Community Services and Shadow Minister for the Arts. Mrs Elliott is on the Board of Melbourne Festival. She is a Board member of Big Brothers Big Sisters, an organisation that arranges mentors for young people at risk. Mrs Elliott is also a federal government appointee to the Board of the Australian Children's Television Foundation.
Appointed July 2003.
Associate Professor Deborah Green
BSocStud, FCHSE
Associate Professor Green commenced as National Chief Executive Officer of the Sisters of Charity Health Service in August 2004. She has had a broad career in social work, mental health and health services management. Associate Professor Green was previously Chief Executive Officer of South Eastern Sydney Area Health Service. She is past President of the Australian Healthcare Association and is an Associate Professor within the School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales.
Appointed August 2004.
Mr Charles Griss
FCPA, FCA, FAICD
Mr Griss is a Fellow of CPA Australia, the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He is a former senior executive of ANZ Banking Group Ltd and former Managing Director of Esanda Finance Corporation Ltd. Mr Griss is a director of the Catholic Development Fund (Archdiocese of Melbourne) and Chair of the Rio Tinto Staff Superannuation Fund, Audit and Compliance Committee. He recently retired as a director of St. Vincent's Institute.
Appointed March 1996.
Mr Graham Otter
DipCom, CPA
Mr Otter is the managing director and proprietor of Wishbone – a Victorian chain of retail chicken shops. From 1996-2002, he was a non-executive director of the Gandel Retail Trust, which owns and operates retail shopping centre assets (including Chadstone) with a value of more than $3 billion. This followed 12 years as managing director of the Gandel Group and before that 17 years with Sussan, one of Australia's most successful privately owned retail groups.
Appointed September 2003.
Ms Rilka Warbanoff
BA, Postgrad Dip Marketing
Rilka Warbanoff is the national manager of Drake International, a human resources organisation working across eight countries. Ms Warbanoff is an active member of the Property Council of Australia and the Australian Council of Business Women. Ms Warbanoff was a Victorian finalist in the Telstra Business Women's Awards in 2001. She was formerly a director of Plan International and the Global Women Summit Conference.
Appointed July 2004.
Sr Leone Wittmack RSC
RN, Dip Theological Studies, Grad Dip Theology (Mission Spirituality), Dip App Sc (Nursing Administration), Certificate in Cardio Thoracic Nursing, Certificate in Human Development, Dip App Sc (Counselling)
Sr Leone is the National Director of Mission of Sisters of Charity Health Service. From 1996 to 2002, she was a Congregational Councillor of the Sisters of Charity. In h er role on the Congregational Council, she was particularly involved in the outreach service, community care and social welfare, prisons, overseas missions and Aboriginal ministry. Sr Leone is a registered nurse and is a previous Director of Mission at St. Vincent's Hospital Toowoomba. She has held a number of nursing administration roles across SCHS, especially at St. Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, and was the Director of Nursing at the Sacred Heart Hospice. Sr Leone is a recipient of the Humanitarian Overseas Aid Medal and a Paul Harris Fellow from Rotary International. She is a director of Sisters of Charity Health Service.
Appointed July 2003.
Mr Ian Scholes
Bcom
Mr Ian Scholes has had a significant career in the banking and finance industries, including senior roles at Merrill Lynch and the National Australia Bank. He is currently the CEO of Chord Capital, which invests capital into small listed companies and small to medium enterprises requiring expansion capital or debt.
Appointed October 2005.
Mr Greg Sword
Mr Greg Sword was one of the pioneers of the development of industry superannuation and continues to hold senior executive positions in the field. He has previously held the positions of National President of the Australian Labor Party, Vice President, Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) and General Secretary of the National Union of Workers. Mr Sword also has significant experience as a non-executive Board Director.
Appointed October 2005.
For further information, please contact the Company Secretary, Dr Linda Mellors, on 9288 3929. |
