Our Board Members

Elizabeth Alexander AM BCom, MCom, FAICD,FCA,FCPA
Non-executive Chairman

Appointed Director from 23 October 2009.
Current term expires 27 November 2014.
Appointed Chairman from 19 March 2013.
Current term expires 18 March 2016.

Chairman of the Nomination Committee.

Ms Elizabeth Alexander is the Chancellor of Melbourne University and currently chairs its Finance Committee. She is also Chair of Dexus Property Wholesale Fund as well as holding directorships of Dexus Property Group; Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority; and IOOF Foundation.

George Savvides BE (Hons) (UNSW), MBA (UTS), FAICD
Managing Director

Appointed Director 6 September 2001.
Appointed Managing Director 19 April 2002.
Current term expires 11 March 2017.

Mr Savvides is currently Vice President of the International Federation of Health Plans, Chairman of World Vision Australia; and Arrow Leadership Australia as well as a Member of Business Council Of Australia.

Jane Harvey BCom (Melb), MBA (Melb), FCA, FAICD
Non-executive Director

Appointed Director 21 September 2007.
Current term expires 20 December 2013.

Chairman of the Audit & Risk Management Committee.

Ms Harvey is currently a Director of IOOF Holdings Limited: Colonial Foundation Trust; Department of Treasury and Finance Victoria; Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman; and David Jones Limited.

Leanne Rowe AM MB BS, MD, FRACGP, FAICD
Non-executive Director

Appointed Director from 17 December 2008.
Current term expires 16 December 2014.

Professor Rowe AM serves as Deputy Chancellor of Monash University and is a Board member of Medical Indemnity Protection Society and MIPS Insurance. She is also Director of Medical Consulting Victoria and I-MED Australia Pty Ltd and a Fellow of Royal Australian College of General Practitioners.

Cherrell Hirst AO MBBS, BEdSt D, Univ (Hon) FAIM, FAICD
Non-executive Director

Appointed Director from 16 December 2009.
Current term expires 15 December 2015.

Chairman of the Health and Business Innovation Committee

Dr Hirst is currently Chairman of ImpediMed Ltd and also holds directorships of Avant Mutual Group; Avant Insurance Limited, and Tissue Therapies Ltd as well as being Deputy Chair and part–time CEO of QIC BioVentures.

Steve Vamos BEng (Hons)
Non-executive Director

Appointed Director from 24 October 2011
Current term expires 23 October 2014.

Chairman of the Human Resources Committee

Mr. Vamos is currently a Director on the Telstra Board and also a member of the Telstra Remuneration, Nomination & NBN Committees. He is also a Director of David Jones Limited and NSW Government Advisory Board on Export & Investment.

Anna Bligh BA (Qld)
Non-executive Director

Appointed Director from 21 December 2012
Current term expires 20 December 2015

Ms Bligh was a member of the Queensland Cabinet Budget Review Committee for 11 years, and has a full understanding of the health and demographic factors that are driving trends in the health sector, hospitals and health service providers, including insurers.