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Circular No 79
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Circular No 79
Contact Officer:
Gayle Ginnane (02) 6285 3132
12 November 1998
APPOINTMENT OF COUNCIL MEMBERS
On the 2nd November 1998 the Minister for Health and Aged Care, Dr Michael Wooldridge, appointed the following people to Council for the period 2nd November 1998 until 1 November 2001.
Ms Anne McDonald
Ms McDonald has been a Partner of Ernst & Young since 1990. She has twenty years of experience in the field of financial advisory services, audit, financial investigations, due diligence reviews and company floats. This experience has covered a broad range of industries, the last ten years with particular specialisation in the insurance and financial services sector. The role and experience as auditor and financial adviser has provided experience and appreciation of strategic and business issues facing a range of businesses and also exposure to financial and business systems and issues. Ms McDonald is familiar with the issues facing the health industry today.
Mr Graham Rogers
Mr Rogers is an independent director and corporate adviser with a strong commitment to the major areas of change in Australia today, particularly in the delivery of public and private services and in the relationships between Australia and Asia. He has a number of current directorships and has advised a range of businesses both in Australia and internationally on strategic development issues, guided the establishment of a major Australian consultancy in Asia and advised on the possibility for major change in health care delivery in Victoria. His background as a chief executive in the financial services industry includes guiding major institutional change and the strategic building and rebuilding of businesses. With his professional background as an actuary, he also brings strong long term risk management skills.
Dr Just Stoelwinder
Dr Stoelwinder is CEO of the Southern Health Care Network incorporating seven hospitals (including the Monash Medical Centre), six community health centres and a range of aged care facilities providing hospital and community-based care to 750,000 people in the southern suburbs of Melbourne. He has led the way in developing an integrated system of care, with clinical services organised into 12 clinical programmes and is sponsoring a large generic coordinated care trial. From 1987 to 1995, Dr Stoelwinder was CE0 of the Monash Medical Centre, a 747 bed specialist referral hospital on two campuses. Dr Stoelwinder has a developed interest in management and was an Adjunct Professor in business management at Monash University from 1991 to 1997. He is widely regarded as the best medical administrator in Victoria.
Ms Bettie McNee
Ms McNee is presently Group Secretary and General Counsel, Westpac Banking Corporation. Ms McNee manages the delivery of legal services to Westpac and day-to-day legal advice to Westpac's executive, as well as legal compliance related issues arising generally from APRA, the ASX, and the ACCC. Prior to the appointment with Westpac, Ms McNee spent twelve years in legal practice with Freehill Hollingdale & Page in Canberra in charge of the firm's federal government practice, specifically, representing the firm's national clients in their dealings with the federal government. The client portfolio included Canberra-based businesses and national institutions to whom general commercial advice was given. As Managing Partner, Canberra (from 1990), responsibilities included accountability for the overall profitability of the Canberra office, including budget planning, financial performance, recruitment, and growing the local market share of the partnership.
These Council appointments bring a wide range of experience and expertise to the PHIAC Council.