Mr Mark Compton (Chairman) Qualifications and experience
BSc, MBA (UNSW), FAIM, FAICD, AFCHSE,
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Immune System Therapeutics Limited; Non-Executive Director Independent Practitioner Network Limited; Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of SciGen Limited, 2001-2005; National CEO, Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia, 2005-2006; Managing Director, Alpha Healthcare Limited, 1999-2001; Research Fellow, Department of Pharmacology, University of Sydney, 1984-1988; NSW State Chairman, St John Ambulance Australia 1998-2004; Director, National Board, St John Ambulance Australia, 2004 – current; Chairman, Private Hospitals Association of NSW, 2001-2002; Director of the Australian Private Hospitals Association, 1999-2001; Member, Advisory Board NH&MRC Centre for Clinical Research Excellence (CCRE) in Respiratory and Sleep Medicine – current; Centenary Medal of the Commonwealth of Australia, 2003; Knight in the Order of St John, St John Ambulance, 2004.
Member of the Finance Committee.
Appointed 13 February 2003
Appointed Chairman November 2007
Professor Norbert Berend AM (Director) Qualifications and experience
MD FRACP. President, Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand 1991-1992; Professor of Respiratory Medicine, University of Sydney 1994-; Medical Unit Head, Royal North Shore Hospital 1995-1998; Deputy Head, Department of Medicine, The University of Sydney 1996-1998; Executive Director, Royal North Shore Hospital 1998-2000; Sub-Dean (Research) Northern Clinical School, Research Chairman, Northern Sydney Area Health Service 2000-2001, Honorary Consultant Physician, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, 2000- ; Director CRC for Chronic Inflammation 2001-.
Member of the Finance Committee.
Appointed 16 November 2000.
Clinical Associate Professor Iven H Young Qualifications and experience
BSc (Med) MB BS PhD FRACP, Respiratory Physician 1975-; Research Fellow University of Sydney 1974-1976; Post Doctoral Fellow University of California, San Diego 1976-1978; Visiting Medical Officer, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital 1979-1985 and Senior Staff Specialist in Respiratory Medicine, RPAH 1985-; Head, Department of Respiratory Medicine, RPAH 1991- ; Member of Thoracic Society of Australia & New Zealand, American Thoracic Society; Director, Community Health and Tuberculosis Australia; Senior examiner for the Australian Medical Council 1997-; elected to the adult medicine division of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians 2000-l.
Appointed 21 August 1997.
Mr David Macintosh Qualifications and experience
BBus (UTS), FCA; Chairman, Payce Consolidated Limited, 1992 -; Director, Payce Consolidated Limited, 1990-;Managing Director, Paynter Dixon 2001-;Director numerous private companies; twenty-five years senior management and director level in the transport and construction industries in Australia and Europe; President, Community Health and Tuberculosis Australia; Member of the President’s Council, Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead; Director of the Australian Lung Foundation. Chairman, The Macintosh Foundation, Macintosh Chair of Paediatric Respiratory Medicine - Endowed Chair 29 November 2005 in perpetuity; actively involved in the Surf Life Saving movement for over thirty-nine years; Life Member & Vice President, Long Reef Surf Life Saving Club Inc. Member of the Finance Committee.
Appointed November 2000.
Mr Ken Windle Qualifications and experience
B.Pharm, Dip.Bot. MPS. Chairman, Cerylid Biosciences Ltd;, & Advent Pharmaceuticals Pty Ltd; Member, Boards of Sigma Company Ltd, Aus Bio Ltd, Acrux Ltd, Centre for Drug Candidate Optimisation, & Nephrogenix Trust; Governor, Victorian College of Pharmacy’s Fundraising; & Member, Pharmaceutical Industry Action Agenda. Thirty years of management and commercial experience in the pharmaceutical industry. General Manager, Glaxo UK 1980-1983; Head of Commercial Development, Glaxo Group 1983-1986; MD, Glaxo Australia 1986-1995; Regional Director, Glaxo Wellcome, Asia Pacific 1995-2000; Singapore Technologies (Blue Dot) 2000-2002; Chairman & CEO, Kinacia 2002 - acquired by Cerylid Biosciences. Served as Consultant to PM’s Science Council on Industry Development; Member of the Pharmaceutical Industry Consultative Committee; Board Director of the Economic Development Board in Singapore; & as a past Chairman of the APMA.
Appointed 6 November 2001.
Professor David Burke AO Qualifications and experience MB,BS (Syd), MD, DSc (UNSW), FRACP, FAA, FTSE. Neurologist and Clinical Neurophysiologist. Currently Dean of Research & Development, College of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney; President, Australian Association of Neurologists, 2004-2007; Formerly Professor of Clinical Neurophysiology (Personal Chair), University of New South Wales, 1987-1991; Professor of Neurology, University of New South Wales, 1991-2002; Chairman, Department of Neurology 1991-2002 and Director, Institute of Neurological Sciences, 1997-2002 Prince Henry and Prince of Wales Hospitals; Director of Clinical Research, Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute, 1991-2002.
Appointed 11 July 2003
The Hon. Michael Egan Qualifications and experience B.A (Syd)Treasurer of NSW, 1995-2005; Minister for State Development, 1995-2005; Minister for Energy, 1995-1997; Minister Assisting the Premier, 1995-1997; Acting Premier of NSW on numerous occasions; Vice President of the Executive Council, 1999-2005; Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council, 1995-2005; Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council, 1991-1995; Member of the Legislative Council, 1986-2005; Senior Adviser to the Hon Barrie Unsworth (Premier, Minister for Health and Minister for Transport), 1984-1986; Member of the Maritime Services Board of NSW, 1984-1986; Member for Cronulla 1978-1984; Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee of the NSW Parliament, 1981-1984; Officer of the NSW State Pollution Control 1976-1978; Adviser to the Hon Les Johnson MHR ( Commonwealth Minister for Housing and Construction, Aboriginal Affairs), 1974-1975; Federal Research Officer, Australian Meat Employees Union, 1969-1973; Employee of Mining Advisers Pty Ltd & Government Insurance Office of NSW, 1967-1969.
Appointed 25 August 2005
Mr Robert Estcourt Qualifications and experience
MA Fin. (Exeter), BA Ec. (Hons) (University of Cape Town) Chief Executive Officer, Retail Cube Limited, 2004-; Principal, Estcourt Associates, 2003-; Director of AMP Portfolio Businesses, 2002-2003; Director and Head of Cobalt RunOff Services Ltd, 2000-2002; AMP Group GIO Task Force, 1999-2000; Director, AMP Asset Management, 1998-1999; Director (client servicing activities), AMP Asset Management, Sydney, 1992-1998; Head of AMP Investments, New Zealand, 1990-1992; Head of Investment Strategy, AMP Investments, 1988-1990; Equity Research, AMP Investments, 1986-1988; Assistant General Manager, Investment Division, UAL Merchant Bank, 1974-1986.
Appointed 14 September 2005
Company Secretary
Mr Paul Breeze Qualifications and experience
BEc (Sydney), MBA (AGSM), FCPA, FCIS, FAICD
Also Business Manager and Company Secretary of CRC for Asthma and Airways. Previously held various general management and finance/company secretarial positions.
Appointed 20 November 2003
Woolcock Institute of Medical Research 431 Glebe Point Road,
Glebe, NSW 2037 T +61 2 9114 0421 F +61 2 9114 0014 Epaulb@woolcock.org.au
