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New PHI Board Members
Posted 26 March 2009
The Institute is delighted to welcome three new members to the Prince Henry's Institute Board.
Dr Bob Edgar has been appointed as Chairman of the PHI Board. He succeeds John Robinson who served on the Prince Henry's Board for five years. In April Bob retired as long serving Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the ANZ Bank.
Other new board members are Ms Jennifer Joiner with an extensive background in Australian biotechnology businesses, and Mr John Weste a senior business manager with extensive expertise in management consulting.
In such an important task as appointing several new Board members PHI was very fortunate to have the excellent services of Chris Thomas and Dean Ireland from Egon Zehnder International Pty Ltd. The company's pro bono assistance in conducting executive searches has secured significant Melbourne business talent to the Board.
The new board members coincide with the departure of the former chairman John Robinson who served Prince Henry's Institute on the Board for nearly 10 years, the last five of those as Chair of the Board where saw the institute's progression to company status.
PHI Director Professor Matthew Gillespie thanked the outgoing Chairman and other outgoing members of the PHI Board for their dedication to the Institute's aims and in supporting our good governance.
In 2010 it will be fifty years since the medical research institute was established at Prince Henry's Hospital in South Melbourne.
Current PHI Board members:
Dr Bob Edgar (Chairman)
Mr Richard Amos (Deputy Chairman)
Ms Jay Bonnington (Treasurer)
Mrs Jane Bell
Prof. Matthew Gillespie
Ms Jennifer Joiner
Assoc. Professor Wayne Ramsey AM
Mr John Weste