Board
The Board is appointed by the Trustees, with Board members accountable to
the Trustees for the organisation's ongoing stewardship and
strategic development. Board members are selected for their varied
and complementary skills and are drawn from a wide range of
backgrounds.
Chairman
Mr Tony Howarth - AO, CitWA,
Hon LLD WAust, SF Fin, FAICD
Appointed January
2004 (Member since May 2001)
- Executive career in local and international
banking and finance, with senior positions in regional and major
banks, building societies and stockbrokers.
- Chairman Mermaid Marine Australia Ltd;
Non-executive Director, Wesfarmers Ltd and Alinta Energy; Member of
industry and community organisations including: Chairman Committee
for Perth; Director and Immediate Past President Australian Chamber
of Commerce and Industry; Director Chamber of Commerce and Industry
of WA and Western Australian Rugby Union; Member Rio Tinto WA
Future Fund.
- Past Chairman Alinta Energy, Home Building
Society Ltd & Deputy Chairman of Bank of Queensland Ltd.
- Member University of WA Senate, Chairman
University Club, Deputy Chair UWA Business School, Adjunct
Professor (Fin. Mgt.) UWA Business School.
Mr Mark Bahen - LLB Appointed January
2008
- Formerly Partner of Clayton Utz Solicitors
practising in corporate and commercial law.
- Headed the health service and agribusiness
divisions of Clayton Utz’s Perth office providing legal services to
St John of God Health Care (10 years).
- Non Executive Director Consolidated Pastoral
Pty Ltd.
Mr
Tony Baker - MBBS, FRACS,
MAICD
Appointed March 2005
- Consulting specialist in plastic surgery in
public and private hospitals for 30 years.
- Emeritus Consultant at Princess Margaret
Hospital for Children, Perth.
- Volunteer on overseas surgical missions to
countries including Indonesia,Vietnam, the Philippines and
Tanzania.
- Committed to training surgeons as an examiner
with the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and as Chairman of
the National Board of Training in Plastic and Reconstructive
Surgery.
- Served on the Board of Governors at the
University of Notre Dame Australia.
Ms Jay Bonnington - BCom, MBA, FCPA,
FAICD Appointed October 2006
- Career as a Chartered Accountant in New
Zealand before moving into senior financial roles for large
corporations overseas and in Australia.
- Previously Chief Financial Officer/Finance
Director for Yallourn Energy Ltd and National Chief Executive
Officer of the Make-A-Wish Foundation Australia.
- Health experience includes Chair of Dental
Health Services Victoria.
- Current directorships include: Port of
Melbourne Corporation, and HESTA Superannuation. Community
positions include: The Queen’s Fund, Prince Henry’s Research
Institute, the Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation, and a Member
of Deakin University Council.
Assoc
Prof Rosanna Capolingua - MB BS
Appointed January 2010
- Career built in general practice.
- Past Federal President of the Australian
Medical Association.
- Involved in medical education and
professional development and ethics, serving on medical and
Government ethics committees.
- Current positions: Chair of Healthway (WA
Health Promotion Foundation), Chair of AMA (WA) Services Pty Ltd,
Medical Director of the AMA (WA) Youth Foundation, member Council
of MDA National, the UWA Raine Foundation and the Board of
Governors of the University of Notre Dame, Australia.
Mr Jack de
Groot – BA, MAICD, MAIM Appointed
January 2010
- Chief Executive Officer of Catholic aid and
development agency Caritas Australia.
- Vice President Finance of the Australian Council for
International Development.
- Extensive experience in government relations,
strategy and policy development, spearheading international aid
projects and fundraising.
- Prior roles in the not-for-profit, Catholic
education and Catholic health sectors.
- Board positions across: government advisory,
industry, community and education sectors, including the University
of Notre Dame.
- Adjunct Professor at the Australian Catholic
University.
- Member of the Executive Committee of Caritas
Internationals.
Mr Dalton Gooding - BA Bus, FCA Appointed
February 1998
- Previous partner of Ernst & Young for 14
years.
- Managing Partner of Gooding Partners
Chartered Accountants, launched in 1998 and specialising in
business, financial accounting and tax advice for high-networth
clients and large private companies.
- Holds non-executive director positions on a
number of public and private company boards, including RAC Group,
St Ives Group and Avita Medical Limited.
Ms Eva Skira - BA, MBA, FAICD, FAIM, SNR
FFSIA Appointed March 1999
- Career in commerce and financial markets,
gaining her MBA from the renowned IMD International in
Switzerland.
- Executive positions at Commonwealth Bank and
Barclays de Zoete Wedd, consulting in business, project management
and strategic advice.
- Non-executive positions on governance,
regulatory and advisory boards in business, Government, education
and the not-for-profit sectors.
Dr
Michael Stanford - CitWA, MB BS, MBA, FAFPHM, FAICD, FAIM,
Grad Cert LCC
Appointed July
2003
- Group Chief Executive Officer of St John of
God Health Care, appointed in February 2002.
- Nearly 30 years experience in public and
private healthcare management, the majority in senior management
roles.
- Previous CEO roles include: Australian
Hospital Care Ltd, North Western Health, North Eastern Health Care
Network, and Austin and Repatriation Medical Centre.
- Board memberships: Catholic Health Australia
Inc; Curtin University of Technology; and the Royal Automobile Club
of WA Holdings Pty Ltd.
- Councillor, WA Chapter of the Australia
Business Arts Foundation.