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17 May 11

A new chair and three new members have been appointed by the Australian Government to the seven-member board of the National Blood Authority, Parliamentary Secretary for Health and Ageing Catherine King announced today.

“These are important appointments, as the board provides the Government high-level advice to guide management of Australia's blood supply,” Ms King said.

“The board advises the general manager of the authority, who is responsible for administering the authority’s annual blood budget of $1 billion. The Australian Government contributes 63 per cent of this funding, with the remainder provided by the states and territories.

“The Government has appointed a new chair to the authority, Ms Gayle Ginnane, who was chief executive of the Private Health Insurance Administration Council and contributed almost three decades of her career to Australia’s public sector.

“Ms Ginnane will lead the authority’s new board in liaising with key organisations in the blood sector, promoting the authority’s role, and overseeing its governance and risk management. The board also monitors the authority’s financial reporting and future development and advises its general manager on corporate performance.”

In addition to the new appointments, three ongoing members of the board have been re-appointed.

“The Government thanks the authority’s outgoing chair, Mr Garry Richardson, and members Dr Peter Lewis-Hughes and Mr Rob Christie, for completing their terms and for their contribution in recent years,” Ms King said.

Appointments to the new board were made by Ms King as Parliamentary Secretary for Health and Ageing, and have been endorsed by federal Cabinet.


For more information, contact Parliamentary Secretary's Office 02 6277 4230

National Blood Authority Board

New members

Chair—

Ms Gayle Ginnane, who was chief executive officer of the Private Health Insurance Administration Council until May 2008.

Public health expert—

Professor George Rubin, director of the Centre for Health Service and Workforce Research (a unit of Sydney West Area Health Service) and the School of Public Health at the University of Sydney. He also is director of Clinical Governance of South Eastern Sydney Local Health Network.

Large jurisdictions’ representative—

Adjunct Professor Chris Brook, a member of the Clinical, Technical and Ethical Principal Committee of the Australian Health Ministers’ Advisory Council (AHMAC) and the executive director, Wellbeing, Integrated Care and Ageing, of the Victorian Department of Health.

Community representative—

Mr Paul Bedbrook, formerly chief executive officer of ING Canada and ING Australia, and also formerly president of the Haemophilia Foundation of NSW.

On-going members

Financial expert—

Mr Ken Barker, member of the National Blood Authority’s Audit Committee. Formerly chief finance officer of New South Wales Health.

Small jurisdictions’ representative—

Dr Stephen Christley, a member of the Clinical, Technical and Ethical Principal Committee of AHMAC; and Chief Public Health Officer and executive director of Public Health and Clinical Coordination in the South Australian Department of Health.

Commonwealth representative—

Ms Mary Murnane, formerly a deputy secretary with the Department of Health and Ageing. Ms Murnane has held senior executive positions in the Commonwealth Public Service.