Board of Directors

Profiles

Assoc Professor Paul G. BANNON PhD MBBS FRACS

Chairman of the Board, Cardiothoracic Surgeon; Clinical Senior Lecturer, University of Sydney.

Professor Clifford F. HUGHES AO MBBS FRACS FACC FACS FCSANZ FICA(Hon)

Director, CEO, Clinical Excellence Commission of NSW; Consultant Emeritus, Cardiothoracic Surgical Unit, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital

Dr Matthew S. BAYFIELD MBBS FRACS

Director, Cardiothoracic Surgeon; Head of Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital

Mr Neill A.WHISTON BSc

Director, Managing Director, Modern Teaching Aids

Mr Leslie A. SHEPHERD FCIS, GAICD, FCPA

Director, Company Secretary, Retired Accounting Executive, Consultant

Warren RYAN CPA

Warren Ryan, a Certified Practicing Accountant for over thirty years, was appointed to the board 14th August 2006. Warren has held senior financial roles in the building, pharmaceutical and medical device industries over a forty year period. He retired last year from Medtronic Australia, a leading supplier of cardiac devices, such as pacemakers, defibrillators, stents and heart valves. He was Managing Director of Medtronic for over fifteen years and as such has a long association with the cardiothoracic surgery community in Australia and New Zealand. He was a Director of the Medical Industry Association of Australia for more than six years and was made a life member of that organisation in 2005.

Dr Michael K. WILSON MBBS FRACS

Director, Dr Wilson was appointed to the board 13th November 2006. Dr Wilson is a Cardiothoracic Surgeon at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, NSW.

Odette GOURLEY, BA, LLB

Odette has more than 20 years legal expertise and experience and heads up Minter Ellison's Intellectual Property practice. She is an experienced advisor and commercial litigation lawyer in the fields of intellectual property, trade practices, regulatory, and advertising and marketing law. Odette acts for leading companies in a number of industry sectors that are intellectual property driven, in particular pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and healthcare. In these industries, as well as advising and litigating, Odette is extensively involved in the range of typical commercial arrangements including research and development, manufacturing and distribution, licensing and partnering etc. Odette is an expert in trade marks and brands and manages portfolios for leading brand owning companies in Australia and Internationally