Executive

Nicole Tweddle - Chief Executive

Nicole Tweddle was appointed Chief Executive of St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne in August 2022. She has been a member of the Executive team since April 2021, holding the role of Executive Director of Acute Services. Prior to this role, Nicole was the Chief Operating Officer at The Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre where she was also Interim Chief Executive for 10 months. Nicole has held numerous other Executive Director roles across the hospitals of the Parkville Precinct, specifically Executive Director Strategy and Development roles at The Royal Melbourne Hospital, and The Women’s. Nicole also played a key role in leading the design and implementation of the cancer services operating model for shared services between The Royal Melbourne Hospital, the Peter Mac and the Women’s as part of the relocation of Peter Mac to Parkville.

Nicole began her career as a Physiotherapist at Ballarat Health Services. She has a Bachelor of Physiotherapy (hons) from the University of Melbourne, and Master’s degree in Health Service Management from Monash University.

Ian Broadway - Chief Financial Officer

Ian Broadway is a highly experienced Finance Executive whose most recent role was Chief Financial Officer at Austin Health, a position held since 2005. Prior to this Ian held a variety of positions in the private sector, and was Chief Financial Officer at the Victorian Workcover Authority, and health services including the North Western Health Care Network. Ian’s qualifications include a Bachelor of Commerce and post-graduate qualifications in accounting.

Antony Tobin - Chief Medical Officer

MBBS, FRACP, FCICM, DTM&H, MEpi, MHM GAICD
Antony is the Chief Medical Officer at St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne. He trained in respiratory and intensive care medicine and has worked as a consultant in the intensive care unit at St Vincent’s since 2003. He has post graduate qualifications in epidemiology and health management. He is also a board member for Dental Health Services Victoria.

Jacqui Bilo - Chief Nursing Officer and Acting Executive Director Integrated Care Services

Jacqui was appointed to the position of Chief Nursing Officer at St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne in October 2022. Jacqui has over 20 years of experience successfully leading high-performing operational and clinical teams and is known as being an enthusiastic mentor and coach, passionate about excellence in nursing and driving continuous improvement. Having worked for St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne for over 25 years, Jacqui has held various clinical, operational, project leadership and management roles across acute and subacute services. In her previous role as General Manager, Medicine and Emergency Services, Jacqui was responsible for the operations of the Emergency Department, General Medicine, Renal, Dermatology, Endocrinology, Rheumatology and Infectious Diseases units.   

Jonathan Prescott - Chief Operating Officer

Jonathan Prescott was appointed Chief Operating Officer of St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne in July 2023. Jonathan is an experienced healthcare executive, most recently working in senior leadership roles at the Victorian Department of Health. Jonathan was the Executive Director South-East Health Services and Emergency Response, where he oversaw the operational performance of all public health services across South-East Metropolitan Melbourne and Gippsland.

Jonathan worked as a clinician before moving into healthcare administration. He began his career as a physiotherapist at Alfred Health and holds a Bachelor of Physiotherapy from Latrobe University and a Master of Business Administration from Deakin University. Jonathan has completed a range of leadership programs and is an alumni of the Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford.

Margaret Stewart  - Executive Director Mission

Margaret has a long history with Catholic organisations, in numerous senior positions and consulting roles. She began her career in Catholic education before completing a Bachelor of Theology at the Melbourne College of Divinity and a Master of Business Management at ACU. Margaret is a graduate of the Institute of Company Directors and has multiple qualifications in Executive Coaching and Leadership.

In 14 years of consulting, Margaret specialised in the fields of governance structures, strategic thinking and organisational capacity building across dozens of Catholic and non catholic organisations (including UNESCO and State Library Vic). This experience has informed her view of the importance of connection to a shared mission – a value we, at St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, hold very dear.

Fiona Prestedge - Executive Director People and Corporate Services

Fiona is an HR executive with over 30 years of experience in mature and emerging markets. As an HR generalist with roles covering strategy, operational service delivery, industrial relations, merger & acquisitions and transformation & change, Fiona has a breadth of leadership experience that has incorporated leadership of HR & Payroll; Quality, Safety & Risk and Support Services portfolios. Fiona’s passion for healthcare also saw her lead the HR program for Monash Health for more than seven years, as well as serving as the General Manager People, Quality and Safety at Melbourne City Mission.