Meet our executives
St John of God Health Care's Group Chief Executive Officer is
appointed by the Board and as the senior operational appointment is
accountable to them for the organisation's day to day management
across Australia, New Zealand and the Asia Pacific Region. The
Group Chief Executive Officer convenes and chairs a Group
Management Committee comprising senior executives who provide
assistance and advice on operational matters. The Committee meets
11 times a year.
Dr
Michael Stanford - CitWA, MB BS, MBA, FAFPHM, FAICD, FAIM,
Grad Cert LCC
Group Chief Executive Officer - Appointed
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: St John of God Health Care
Inc; 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.
Assoc Prof Catherine (Kate) Birrell -
BBus (HR), Grad Dip HA, MHSc
Group Director Nursing Services - Appointed April
2003
- 30 years’ nursing experience and participates in national and
state committees promoting and sustaining nursing professionalism,
excellence and education.
- Chairperson of Catholic Health Australia’s
Director of Nursing and Midwifery Committee and member of its
Stewardship Board, and board member of Geelong’s Gordon TAFE.
- Australian Catholic University Honorary
Clinical Associate Professor in recognition of her
collaboration and support of nursing programs and initiatives.
- Member of Deakin University's Geelong Community Leaders
Group.
- Board Member of Gordon TAFE.
Ms Tracey Burton - BHA, MBA, GAICD
Executive Director Eastern Hospitals - Appointed
October 2010
- Appointed to the new role of Executive Director Eastern
Hospitals in October 2010 to lead growth and development in the
Eastern region of Australia, which currently includes nine
hospitals across Victoria and NSW.
- Over 25 years' experience in the Australian health sector
including leadership roles in public and private Hosptals and
within the Catholic health care sector, in New South Wales,
Queensland and now Victoria.
Mr Mark Grime - RN, BN, GAICD, Grad Cert LCC
Executive Director WA Regional Health Services -
Appointed May 2006; Chief Executive Officer St John of God
Hospital Bunbury - Appointed 2000.
- Overall responsibility for managing the group’s regional health
services in WA, including St John of God Hospital Geraldton.
- Director of Rural Health West and GP Down South.
Dr Lachlan Henderson - MB BS, FRACGP, MHSM, GAICD, Cert
Sports Med
Group Director Medical Services and Strategy -
Appointed November 2008
- Extensive experience as a general practitioner and in clinical
and managerial roles at St John of God Hospital Murdoch and the
Mount Hospital, Perth.
- Inaugural member of the University of Notre
Dame Medical School’s Curriculum Committee and initial head of its
Clinical School at Murdoch.
- Chair WA President’s Medical Liaison Council
for MDA National.
- Fellow of Leadership WA
- Board Member Swan Care Group (Aged
Care).
Michael Hogan - B Com, PGDip (HSM), CA, MAICD, Grad Cert
LCC
Chief Executive Officer, St John of God Hospital Bendigo -
Appointed February 2003
- Michael was appointed Chief Executive Officer
of Mount Alvernia Mercy Hospital in February 2003, and continued in
the role when St John of God Health Care acquired the hospital in
2005.
- Began his health care career with Ramsay
Health Care in 1994 after an initial career in accounting and
finance.
- Board Member of two local community organisations involved in
healthcare; Bendigo UFS Pharmacies Group and Bendigo Community
Health Services.
Dr
Shane Kelly - MB BS, MBA, MPH, FRACMA, FAICD, Grad Cert
LCC
Executive Director Perth (Northern and Eastern) Hospitals
and Chief Executive Officer, St John of God Hospital Subiaco
- Appointed January 2005
- Responsible for the strategic management and performance of our
largest hospital.
- Significant health management experience in
Western Australia, having held a range of senior public health
positions, including Chief Executive Officer at the South
Metropolitan Area Health Service, Princess Margaret Hospital for
Children and King Edward Memorial Hospital for Women.
- Gained medical administrative experience as
Executive Director Medical Services at Fremantle Hospital &
Health Service.
Mr Peter Mott - BBus, MIR, Dip Hos
Admin, FAICD, FCHSM, FAIM, Grad Cert LCC Executive
Director Perth (Southern) and Regional WA Hospitals and Chief
Executive Officer, St John of God Hospital Murdoch -
Appointed November 2002
- 35 years; experience in the Western Australian health
industry.
- Held a range of management,health policy and
workforce roles in the public and private sectors,
including at St John of God Hospital Subiaco, the WA Branch of
the Australian Medical Association, and Swan District Hospital and
Health Services.
- Chair of the Board of Lifeline WA and Deputy
Chair of John XXIII College Council, among other community
commitments.
Bryan Pyne - BBus, CA
Group Director Finance - Appointed October
2007
- 18 years experience in finance including 12
years with St John of God Health Care in a Group Services
role, and as Director, Corporate and Financial Services for St
John of God Hospital Subiaco.
- Prior to his current role, he was a chief financial officer in
the aged care sector.
- Recipient of the 2010 '40 Under 40' Award in Western
Australia.
Mr Stephen Roberts - BBus, BHA,
MBA
Chief Executive Officer, St John of God Hospital,
Geelong - Appointed April 1991
- Early career in the public sector before
joining St John of God Health Care in Goulburn, NSW, in 1986 and
our Geelong hospital in 1991.
- Long-standing involvement in health care
industry associations including as Past Chairman of the Church and
Charitable Private Hospitals Association.
- During 2009 led our Project Advantage
identifying operational efficiencies group-wide.
- Board member of the St John of God Hauora
Trust, New Zealand.
Ms Jennifer
Stratton - BA, Dip Ed, Prof Dip HR, FAICD
Group Director Mission - Appointed February
2000
- Professional training and experience in
education led to a range of roles in industrial relations, policy
and research, event organisation, professional and faith
development, and human resource development.
- Leadership experience in Catholic education
and Catholic health has ensured her expertise is sought on boards
and committees across both sectors.
- Board member National Council of Caritas Australia.
Mr
Kevin Taylor - BSc, GAICD, Grad Cert LCC
Group Director Corporate Services - Appointed April
2008
- Significant management experience within the
health industry spanning 26 years, particularly in
pathology.
- Previously Chief Executive Officer of St John
of God Pathology.
- His strong links with Timor Leste’s
Government led St John of God Health Care to establish programs in
nursing, pathology and rural primary health care in Timor which
have been recognised by the Global Health Fund and World Bank as
among the most successful by a non-government agency since the
country’s independence.
- Board Member of Mosaic Community
Care