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Corporate Governance
Jan Boxall, Chair
Ms Boxall is an independent legal consultant having been a partner at the national law firm, Corrs Chambers Westgarth where she advised clients in the property and infrastructure, health, statutory corporations and government sectors. She is a member of the Boards of Directors of City West Water Ltd, Queen Victoria Market Pty Ltd and the Melbourne Wholesale Fish Market Pty Ltd. Jan is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and is the immediate past Chair of the Board of the Cabrini Hospital Group.
Ms Katerina Angelopoulos
Ms Angelopoulos has held a number
of representative and advocacy positions in health and community agencies
throughout her life and has carried these skills and expertise into her work in
the field of income security.
Ms Angelopoulos is currently the President of
the Moreland Community Health Service which has a reputation for leadership and
innovation in the area of community health. She is also represented on a number
of community committees contributing to the promotion of health and wellbeing,
including the local YMCA and Ethnic Communities Council.
Her contribution to the community and
multicultural affairs has been recognised through a number of awards. In 2004
she received both a Medal of Recognition from the City of Moreland and a
Meritorious Award from the Victorian Ethnic Affairs Commission. This
followed a 2003 Centrelink Community Participation Award for her work on
domestic violence.
Ms
Catherine Brown
Ms Brown is a lawyer and management
consultant with extensive experience in the fields of human services and
philanthropy, including three years as Chief Executive Officer of the Brain
Foundation. Ms Brown is Director of the Barkindji Biosphere (a UNESCO recognised
project), Company Secretary of Waterkeepers Australia and Director of Catherine
Brown & Associates Pty Ltd. She consults to a number of philanthropic
organisations including the Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal (Community
Foundation Program), The Myer Foundation and ANZ Trustees.
Catherine Brown & Associates
also provides strategic planning, governance advice, organisational development
and mentoring services.
Mr Timothy
O’Leary
Mr O’Leary is Director and
Principal Consultant with management consulting firm Strategos Australia. He has
extensive experience in health and human services as a Chief Executive Officer,
senior executive, program, policy and project manager and consultant in acute,
community, aged and mental health, local government and education. Mr O’Leary
has also worked as a family therapist, counsellor, and drug and alcohol worker.
He has been a board member and chair of a range of organisations. He is
currently Chair of the Victorian Hospitals Association.
Dr Nicolas Radford
Dr Radford is a
Consultant Physician and Nephrologist at St Vincent’s Health, the Royal Women’s
Hospital, and the Freemasons Hospital. He is Chairman of the Determining
Authority, Commonwealth Professional Services Review.
Mr
Chris Randell
Mr Randell is a Training
Consultant for the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST). He is
Chair of the AIST Accreditation Committee, as well as being a member of the
Policy and Professional Development Committees. He is also a company director
and fitness instructor. He was formerly the National Secretary of the Health
Services Union of Australia.
Ms Jill Rossouw
Ms Rossouw is an Investment
Manager (Infrastructure) at Industry Funds Management. She has experience in
corporate and project finance, project management and consulting, investment
management, and evaluation and structuring of infrastructure investments. Ms
Rossouw has previously worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers as Associate Director
in its Project Finance group and for GE Capital as Manager Direct Equity
Investments, in Australia. Ms Rossouw is the Chair of Airport Development Group
Pty Ltd.
Mr
Mike Zafiropoulos
Mr Zafiropoulos is the
General Manager of SBS radio and television in Melbourne and has extensive
experience in the areas of community affairs, local government, education, arts
and culture, and media. He has previously held positions as media and community
liaison at the Bureau of Immigration and Population Research and as manager of
corporate operations at the Department of Immigration.
Mr
Ian Pollerd
Mr Ian Pollerd joined the Hospital's
Board of Directors in July 2007. Ian has extensive experience in rural health, disability
services, aged care, palliative care and family and community services. Mr Pollerd is
currently Director of a health and community services consultancy business - Eureka Solutions
and is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Ian is also a member
of the Board of Governance UnitingCare Connections and was also recently appointed
as the Health Services Commissioner nominee to the Investigation Review Panel
in accordance with the Health Professions Registration Act 2005.
Board Committees
The Board has
established four sub-committees and three advisory committees to assist in the
delivery of corporate and clinical governance.
Finance Committee
The Finance Committee
assists the Board to fulfil its duties relating to the financial management of
the Hospital and regularly advises the Board about the financial position of the
Hospital and major projects. It reviews the annual budget and makes
recommendations on financial policy. The Committee meets monthly except in
January and all of its members are independent.
Audit Committee
The purpose of the Audit
Committee is to ensure the integrity of financial reports and compliance with
policies and good practice. The Committee meets bi-monthly with representation
from internal auditors RSM Bird Cameron in attendance. All of its members are
independent.
Investment Management Advisory Committee
The Investment Management
Advisory Committee supports the Finance Committee by advising it on investment
strategy and recommending arrangements for the investment of Hospital funds. The
Committee meets quarterly. Mr Cyril Twomey, an independent advisor, is also a
contributing member of the Committee.
Remuneration Committee
The
Remuneration Committee comprises four members consisting of the Board Chair and
Chairs of the Finance, Audit and Quality Committees. The Remuneration Committee
recommends remuneration levels to the Board for the Chief Executive Officer and
the Executive Directors.
Quality Committee
The Quality
Committee ensures that there are effective structures and systems to monitor and
improve quality and effectiveness. The Committee meets four times per year for
this purpose and twice per year with the Community Advisory Committee to review
and develop the Hospital’s Quality of Care Report.
Community Advisory Committee
The Community
Advisory Committee advises the Board on consumer and community participation in
development and delivery of services. The Committee meets bi-monthly and members
are appointed for a two-year term. In 2005/06 the Committee comprised a number
of representatives from community groups and partner organisations.
Primary Care & Population Health Advisory
Committee
The Primary
Care & Population Health Advisory Committee, which meets quarterly, provides
advice to the Board on the provision of primary health services, issues
affecting the health of the population served by the Hospital and links with
local health services. In 2005/06 the Committee membership included
representatives from community groups and partner organisations.
Cultural
Diversity Committee
The role of the Cultural Diversity
Committee is to advise the Board on the Hospital's services, from a culturally
and linguistically diverse (CALD) perspective. The Committee helps the Hospital
to communicate with its CALD communities and advocates on behalf of CALD
patients, in terms of planning how services are developed and managed. The
Committee’s membership comprises representatives from the Board and from the
various cultural communities which access the Hospital.
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