Carol Bryant CEO

Carol Bryant has held executive positions within the private hospital sector for the past 22 years, the last eleven of which have been as CEO at Westmead Private Hospital .

As Director of Clinical Services in 2000, Carol played a key role in opening Westmead Private. As CEO since 2002 she has not only introduced new services, but has grown existing ones, whilst also overseeing accreditation and strategic planning and generating strong operating performance.

First qualifying as a Registered Nurse in 1975, Carol Bryant spent 12 years with North Gosford Private (1988 - 2000) including fulfilling the roles of Acting Director of Clinical Services and Deputy Director of Nursing, before moving to Ramsay Healthcare In May 2000. Her educational qualifications include a Bachelor of Science (UNSW), a Graduate Diploma of Education (Armidale) and management training through Macquarie Graduate School of Management and Singapore Management University.

Mr Evan Rawstron, Chief Operating Officer

Evan Rawstron’s career spans diverse roles in hospital administration, medical regulation, medical training and tertiary education. He brings to Macquarie University Hospital extensive experience in leading and managing organisations in their start-up phase, strong relationships within the NSW health sector and Macquarie University, and a passion for excellence in health care. Following studies in economics, health administration and corporate governance, Evan trained as a health economist, winning the distinguished Brian Abel-Smith Prize and graduating first in his class from the London School of Economics and Political Science. His expertise and professional experience make substantial contributions to our leadership team.

Carmel Kennedy, Director of Clinical Services.

Carmel Kennedy has over 20 years’ experience in management roles, 15 of those years in  senior management positions within the private hospital sector. Carmel completed her General Nursing Certificate, RNSH in Sydney in 1985. She then undertook a Post Graduate nursing certificate in spinal cord injuries at the NSW College of Nursing which she completed in 1987. In 1995 she completed her Masters in Business Administration at Wollongong University.  In the same year, Carmel became Deputy Director of Nursing at Southern Highlands Private Hospital.  She then moved to Westmead Private Hospital as the Clinical Services Manager. In 2004 she was promoted to the role of Director of Clinical Services.

Following her time at Westmead Private Hospital, she transitioned to Mt Wilga Rehabilitation Hospital where she was employed as both the Director of Clinical Services and CEO. Most recently Carmel held the position of CEO at Strathfield Private Hospital. Among her many attributes, Carmel’s capacity to lead and motivate, whilst supporting staff with sound policy and protocols, has ensured that excellent clinical outcomes have been achieved, as evidenced in her previous roles.

Directors of Macquarie University Hospital

Dr Peter Dodd, Chair

Peter Dodd is Chair of the Board of Directors at Macquarie University Hospital.  He has been Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Chief Operating Officer of Macquarie University since July 2009. Peter has more than 25 years of senior management experience in both the private and tertiary education sectors. He has a PhD from the University of Rochester and degrees from the Universities of Newcastle and Queensland. Most recently, Peter was Chief Financial Officer of North American Energy Partners, which is a New York Stock Exchange listed construction and mining company operating in northern Canada. Prior to that, he was Managing Director of Access Macquarie, a wholly owned subsidiary of Macquarie University that serves as the link between academics and researchers from Macquarie University and industry. Peter worked for more than 20 years in Investment Banking and was Global Head of Corporate Finance for ABN Amro. He was Professor of Finance and later Dean of the Australian Graduate School of Management at the University of New South Wales, as well as Associate Professor of Finance at the Graduate School of Business at the University of Chicago.

Dr Malcolm Irving, Director

Malcolm Irving has been a member of the Macquarie University Council and Chair of the university's Finance Committee since 1993. He was awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters by Macquarie in 1993 in recognition of his service to the university, including his major role in the development of the Macquarie Graduate School of Management. Malcolm holds a number of directorships and chairs covering the corporate and community service sectors, including Chair of Caltex Australia, Director of Telstra Corporation, Chair of the Australian Industry Development Corporation and Director of the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute. Malcolm was elected unopposed as Deputy Chancellor by the Macquarie University Council on 24 March 2000. He was also a member of the St Vincent’s Hospital Board between 1991-1995.
In recognition of the contribution made by Dr Irving to the Macquarie Graduate School of Management, the School has created an annual scholarship in his name, to support an eligible candidate with tuition fees for a Postgraduate Diploma in Management.

Ms Elizabeth Johnstone, Director

Elizabeth Johnstone LLB, MA (Hons), BA (Hons) FAICD retired recently as a corporate partner of Blake Dawson where she was Practice Head Company Law and Governance, and was listed as a Leading Legal Practitioner in various Australian and international directories.  She regularly advised the boards of a number of major ASX listed companies and  public sector organisations on governance, company law, probity and procurement. She began her career as an academic teaching literature and communication studies. After further specialist management study she led reviews of policies and practices and organisational change programs. She managed the Strategic Planning and Marketing functions for a services company. While completing a graduate law degree at the University of Sydney she consulted to various financial services, tourism and services companies on strategic planning and organisational change.  Elizabeth currently serves on the boards of : ASX Compliance, Macquarie University Hospital Operations, the Auditing and Assurance Standards Board, the Royal Flying Doctor Service, and the Sydney Writers' Festival.

Previously she served for 10 years on the Australian Press Council as a director of the Communications and Media Law Centre and as a founding member of the Australian Compliance Institute Board.

Elizabeth is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and was selected as the Business and Professional Women's Association/QANTAS Business Woman of the Year. She served for many years as a member of the American Bar Association's International Developments in Corporate Governance Committee, assisted the ASX Corporate Governance Council on the development of the ASX's Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations working parties and has published and spoken extensively on company law and governance issues.

Mr Mark Compton AM, Director

Mark Compton is a graduate in pharmacology and spent the early part of his career in research and postgraduate study in respiratory pharmacology, focusing on asthma at the University of Sydney. He is an experienced CEO, particularly in the public company and health care and life sciences environments. Mark was previously Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of SciGen Ltd, an international biotechnology company with its principal business in biopharmaceuticals.

Mark also held the appointment as Managing Director of Alpha Healthcare Ltd, a publicly listed Australian health care group with operations spanning nine private hospitals. Alpha employed in the order of 1,200 staff and had annual revenues of approximately AU$120 million.

Mark is a director on the national Board of St John Ambulance Australia and is chair of the Board of the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research. He was a non-executive director of Independent Practitioner Network Ltd (ASX:IPN), an ASX-listed medical services company.

Mr Geoff Brunsdon, Director

Geoff Brunsdon is a professional company director and is currently Chair of ING Private Equity Access Ltd, a specialist private equity fund management company, which is listed on the ASX. He is a Director of APN Funds Management Ltd, the Responsible Entity for the APN Group’s managed funds, and is a Director of Sims Metal Management Ltd, an ASX listed materials recycling company. Geoff was previously Managing Director and Head of Investment Banking for Merrill Lynch International (Australia). Geoff has extensive experience in the origination and execution of investment banking transactions, having been in the industry since 1980. He continues to provide strategic advice to companies.

He was a member of the listing committee of the Australian Stock Exchange between 1993 and 1997 and was appointed to the Australian Takeovers Panel in 2007, which is a continuing role.  He is a Chartered Accountant, a Fellow of FINSIA and a Fellow of the Institute of Company Directors.

Geoff is also involved in several non-profit organisations including as Chair of Redkite (supporting families who have children with cancer), the Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists and Purves Environmental Custodians.