About Us:Ramsay Health Care Board Members

Ramsay Health Care Board Members

Paul Ramsay, AO
Chairman – Appointed 26/05/75

Mr Paul Ramsay is Chairman of the Paul Ramsay Group of Companies.

Mr Ramsay has been involved in health care since 1964 when he developed and managed one of the first private psychiatric hospitals in Sydney.  As Chairman and major shareholder of Ramsay Health Care Limited, he has developed Ramsay Health Care into the largest Australian private hospital owner with extensive operations overseas.  In 2002, Mr Ramsay was conferred an Officer of the Order of Australia for services to the community through the establishment of private health care facilities, expanding regional television services and as a benefactor to a range of educational, cultural, artistic and sporting organizations. In 2009, Mr Ramsay was appointed Chairman of Sydney Football Club.

During the last three years Mr Ramsay has also served as a director on the following listed companies:

  • Prime Media Group Limited (Appointed April 1985) (Currently Chairman)
  • Broadcast Production Services Limited (Resigned May 2008)
Paul Ramsay, AO

Michael Siddle

Michael S Siddle
Deputy Chairman – Appointed 26/05/75

Mr Michael Siddle is Deputy Chairman of Ramsay Health Care Limited, having formerly been Chief Executive.  He has extensive experience in the management of private hospitals as well as having been closely involved in the Company’s expansion through construction, mergers and acquisitions.

He is Deputy Chairman of Prime Media Group Limited, one of Australia’s largest regional television and radio operators, with media experience in Australia, New Zealand and overseas.

Mr Siddle has also been Deputy Chairman of The Paul Ramsay Group of Companies for over 30 years and has extensive experience in property development.

During the last three years Mr Siddle has also served as a director on the following listed company:

  • Prime Media Group Limited (Appointed April 1985) (Currently Deputy Chairman)

Christopher P Rex
Managing Director – Appointed 01/07/08

Mr Chris Rex is Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Ramsay Health Care having assumed this role on 1 July 2008 after 13 years as Chief Operating Officer of the Company.

Mr Rex has played a key role in developing the Company’s excellent record in hospital management and his ability to run hospitals efficiently and effectively is widely acknowledged. Chris has been instrumental in setting Ramsay’s growth strategy, a strategy which has seen the Company’s revenues expand more than 10 fold over the past decade and included the transforming acquisitions of Affinity Healthcare and Ramsay’s first major offshore acquisition of Capio UK, the UK’s fourth largest independent hospital provider.

Prior to joining Ramsay Health Care in 1995, Chris worked as a manager in the public health service in the United Kingdom and subsequently moved into the private sector where he worked for BUPA, the UK’s largest Health Insurer. In 1988, he moved to Australia, as General Manager of Macquarie Hospital Services.

Mr Rex is the current President of the Australian Private Hospitals Association (APHA), the peak body representing private hospitals in Australia. He is a Board member of the Schizophrenia Research Institute, a non-profit, National Health and Medical Research Council accredited, independent research institute undertaking world-class studies to understand the causes of schizophrenia. He is also a Director of Sydney Football Club.

Christopher P Rex

Bruce Soden

Bruce R Soden B.Comm CA MAICD
Finance Director – Appointed 02/01/97

As Group Finance Director, Mr Soden is responsible for the capital management, financial reporting, tax, treasury, and investor relations activities of Ramsay Health Care. Mr Soden's 30 years of finance experience includes a number of years with a major global accounting firm and over 20 years in the private health care industry at an executive level. He has guided Ramsay Health Care's capital management strategy through its IPO, all of its acquisitions, as well as its debt and equity raisings. Mr Soden was appointed Finance Director of Ramsay Health Care's operating entities in 1994 leading up to the float of Ramsay Health Care in 1997 and his appointment as Group Finance Director. Prior to this, he spent four years based in New Orleans as Senior Vice President and Director of Ramsay Health Care, Inc. a listed United States health care company.


Anthony J Clark AM FCA FAICD
Non-Executive Director – Appointed 06/10/98

Mr Tony Clark is a Chartered Accountant and was formerly Managing Partner of KPMG NSW.  In 1995 Mr Clark was awarded membership of the Order of Australia for services to Business, Commerce and Community.

During the last three years Mr Clark has also served as a director on the following listed companies:

  • Carlton Investments Limited (Appointed June 2000)
  • Amalgamated Holdings Limited (Appointed October 1998)  
  • Resource Pacific Holdings Limited (Resigned May 2008)
  • Cumnock Coal Limited (Resigned September 2007)
Anthony Clark, AM

Peter Evans

Peter J Evans FCA
Non-Executive Director – Appointed 29/12/90

Mr Peter Evans is a Chartered Accountant who was in public practice for over 20 years with precedent firms of KPMG. He has specialised in the financial management of hospitals and has had extensive experience in the health care field for over 40 years.

During the last three years Mr Evans has also served as a director on the following listed companies:

  • Prime Media Group Limited (Appointed March 1991)
  • Broadcast Production Services Limited (Appointed July 2007)
  • Destra Corporation Limited (Appointed April 2008)

I Patrick S Grier AM MAICD
Non-Executive Director – Appointed 01/07/08

Mr Pat Grier has been employed as an executive in the private health care industry for more than 20 years.  In June 2008, he retired as Chief Executive Officer of Ramsay Health Care Limited after joining the Company in 1988 and serving at the helm since 1994.  During this time, he oversaw the successful float of Ramsay Health Care Limited on the Australian Stock Exchange in 1997 and growth in annual revenues from approximately $200 million to more than $3 billion (2008 financial year).  He oversaw a series of successful transforming acquisitions which saw Ramsay Health Care Limited grow to becoming one of Australia’s most respected and largest private hospital operators.

Prior to joining Ramsay, he was with Hospital Corporation Australia.

He has served as both President and Chairman of the Australian Private Hospitals Association and sits on a number of industry committees.  He has been one of the main architects of the balanced health care system in Australia and for his contribution to the health care sector was awarded the Order of Australia.  Mr Grier served as an Executive Director on the Ramsay Health Care Board for 12 years and from 1 July 2008 continues as a non-executive Director of the Ramsay Health Care Board. In July 2008, Mr Grier was appointed as a Director of Careers Australia Group Limited.

On 23 April 2010, Mr Grier was appointed as Chairman of Relevare Pharmaceuticals Limited. He is also the Chairman of the Australian Health Workforce Institute and Chairman of the Southern Cross University Foundation.

During the last three years Mr Grier has also served as a director on the following listed company:

  • Prime Media Group Limited (Appointed June 2008)
Pat Grier

Rod McGeoch, AM

Rod H McGeoch AM LLB MAICD
Non-Executive Director – Appointed 03/07/97

Mr Rod McGeoch is a past Chairman of Corrs Chambers Westgarth, a leading Australian law firm and has been a solicitor for 40 years.  He was Chief Executive of Sydney’s successful bid for the 2000 Olympic Games and served on the Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games until November 1998.  Currently, Mr McGeoch is Chairman of Vantage Private Equity Group Limited and a Trustee of the Sydney Cricket & Sports Ground Trust.  Mr McGeoch also holds a number of honorary positions and in 1990 was awarded membership of the Order of Australia for services to Law and the Community.  Mr McGeoch is Co-Chairman of the Australian New Zealand Leadership Forum.

During the last three years Mr McGeoch has also served as a director on the following listed companies:

  • Sky City Entertainment Group Limited (Appointed September 2002) (Currently Chairman)
  • Telecom Corporation of New Zealand Limited (Appointed April 2001)
  • Lipa Pharmaceuticals Limited (Resigned November 2007)
  • BGP Holdings Plc. Malta and BGP Investment S.a.r.l Luxembourg (Appointed November 2009)

Kerry C D Roxburgh B.Comm MBA SDIAM
Non-Executive Director – Appointed 03/07/97

Mr Kerry Roxburgh is a SDIA Practitioner Member - Stockbroking.  In 2000 he completed a term as CEO of E*TRADE Australia becoming non-executive Chairman until June 2007, when the company was acquired by the ANZ Bank.  Prior to this appointment he was an Executive Director of Hong Kong Bank of Australia Group where for 10 years he held various positions including Head of Corporate Finance and Executive Chairman of the group’s stockbroker, James Capel Australia.  He is also non-executive chairman of Charter Hall Limited, of Money Switch Limited and of Tasman Cargo Airlines Pty Limited.   He is a non-executive director of The Medical Indemnity Protection Society Group and also LawCover Insurance Pty Limited. Until 1986 Mr Roxburgh was in practice for more than 20 years as a Chartered Accountant.

In addition to Ramsay Health Care Limited, during the last three years Mr Roxburgh has also served as a director of the following listed companies:

  • Charter Hall Limited (Appointed April 2005) (Currently Chairman)
  • Eircom Holdings Limited (Resigned January 2010)
  • Everest Financial Group Limited (Resigned May 2009)
Kerry Roxburgh

John D C O’Grady

John D C O'Grady LLB FAICD
Group General Counsel & Company Secretary – Appointed 23/01/07

Mr John O’Grady has a background as a corporate and commercial lawyer and is admitted to practice in New South Wales. He is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) and is a facilitator with the AICD ’s education programme. He has served as a non-executive director of a number of boards, including the Defence Housing Authority and the Major Events Board in South Australia. Prior to joining Ramsay, he was in private practice with a strong corporate governance focus and experience in contract negotiation, finance and corporate law.

He heads up the Legal Services team within the Group and has responsibility for coordinating the Risk Management Strategy. Mr O’Grady also provides input into all major acquisitions of the Ramsay Group and advises the Board and Executive on corporate governance.

Mr O’Grady also has Group responsibility for all company secretarial functions, including liaising with the ASX, ASIC and other regulatory bodies.