Board Director
Gerard has extensive strategic management experience in complex healthcare environments both within the profit and not-for-profit private healthcare sectors at CEO level. His broad and diverse experience provides him with a very sound understanding of corporate governance and the issues influencing the planning and delivery of contemporary health care.
As a qualified CPA with extensive healthcare management training and experience, he has contemporary governance experience at a board level with several companies (for-profit and not-for-profit), working collaboratively with other directors ensuring good governance and achieving strategic healthcare service outcomes.
During his career, Gerard has developed strong professional relationships with some of Queensland's leading medical specialists, general practitioners, and major healthcare service providers – collaboratively developing successful business partnerships with leading national radiology, pathology, pharmacy, medical, and allied health service companies.
His most recent role being Executive Director of a group of private hospitals, having strategic and executive management oversight of major hospital and healthcare services in Bundaberg, Rockhampton, Mackay and Townsville. Having a focus on health service planning and growth, he oversighted the delivery of a number of successful infrastructure projects.
Having now lived and worked professionally in North Queensland for over 10 years, he has a desire to continue contributing to the on-going development and delivery of healthcare services in our regional communities.
Gerard is currently Chair of NQPHN's Finance, Audit, and Risk Management committee.