Key management personnel (KMP)

Under accounting standards, KMP are defined as having authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities the Agency. The Agency has determined KMP to be its Board members, its CEO and Executive Leadership Team. This is consistent with the reporting of the Agency’s KMP in its financial statements (in Part 4).

Under the new arrangements KMP, their positions, and total remuneration package are identified, reflecting the shift to individual (rather than aggregate) reporting for the Agency’s Board and leadership team.

Senior executives

Senior executives encompass the Agency’s General Managers and anyone (who does not qualify as a KMP) who is responsible for decision making or having substantial input to decisions affecting the operations of the Agency.

Other highly paid staff

Whereas the above two categories are determined by role or classification, this final category, other highly paid staff, is decided solely on the basis of remuneration. It captures any staff who are neither KMP nor senior executives whose total remuneration exceeds an annual reporting threshold of $225,000 for the 2019–20 reporting period (this figure that will be indexed yearly).

Bettina McMahon¹

Acting Chief Executive Officer

Timothy Kelsey

Chief Executive Officer (outgoing)

Ronan O'Connor

Executive General Manager - National Health Chief Information Officer

Meredith Makeham

Executive General Manager - Chief Medical Adviser

Steven Momcilovic

Executive General Manager - Chief Financial Officer

Rupert Lee²

Executive General Manager - Chief Operating Officer

Steven Issa

Executive General Manager - Chief Digital Officer

Elizabeth Deveny

Board Chair

Bennie Ng

Board Member

Lyn McGrath

Board Member

Learne Durrington

Board Member

Samuel Heard

Board Member

Emma Hossack

Board Member

Kylie Ward

Board Member

Michael Woods

Board Member

$0 – $225,000

$225,001 – $250,000

$250,001 – $275,000

$275,001 – $300,000

$300,001 – $325,000

$325,001 – $350,000

$350,001 – $375,000

$375,001 – $400,000

$400,001 – $425,000

$425,001 – $450,000

$450,001 – $475,000

$475,001 – $500,000

Michael Woods¹

Professor Michael Woods is a Professor of Health Economics at the Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation at the University of Technology Sydney. He is a member of the Aged Care Financing Authority.

Professor Woods’ research focus is on the reform of aged care and palliative care, improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the health workforce and the economics and financing of health systems. He specialises in policy development and program evaluations. He has led many commissioned research projects for Commonwealth departments and has been an Independent Reviewer for the COAG Health Council.

Professor Woods was previously Deputy Chairman of the Productivity Commission and Presiding Commissioner on over 20 national inquiries. He led several landmark reports including Caring for Older Australians, Science and Innovation and Australia’s Health Workforce. He has been a visiting scholar at the Australian National University and held Staff Consultant and Senior Expert Roles for organisations including the World Bank and OECD. He has worked closely with national ministries in China on fiscal reform and with national ministries in Viet Nam on economic reform.

Previously Professor Woods was the Under Treasurer for the Australian Capital Territory and a member of the Australian Statistics Advisory Council.

Qualifications: Bachelor of Arts (Hons), Australian National University and Graduate Diploma in Education, Canberra College of Advanced Education 1974.

Rob Bransby

Rob Bransby was has more than 35 years’ experience in business, financial services and the health sector. Mr Bransby was a member of the Agency Board until 2019 and stepped down from his full-time role as Managing Director of HBF Health Limited in 2017. During his 12 years at HBF, the organisation consolidated its position as Western Australia’s leading health fund, reaffirming its focus on member health and embarking on an ambitious strategy to become a valued health partner to HBF members. Mr Bransby has long held a leadership position within the health insurance sector and is the immediate past president of the industry association, Private Healthcare Australia. Mr Bransby is well known for championing the interests of health fund members and as an advocate for not-for-profit health insurers. Prior to working at HBF, he enjoyed a successful 25-year career in banking with National Australia Bank. Mr Bransby is currently a director of Synergy, Craig Mostyn Group and Chair of Commonwealth Financial Planning Limited, BW Financial Advice Limited, Count Financial Limited, Financial Wisdom Limited, Commonwealth Private Bank Limited and the Australian Health Insurance Alliance. He is also a Commissioner of the Insurance Commission of Western Australia.

Qualifications: SF Fin FAIM.

Lyn McGrath¹

Lyn McGrath is the Group Executive Retail Banking at the Bank of Queensland. She was recently the Executive General Manager, Wealth Advice at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA). Prior to this role Ms McGrath was Executive General Manager, Retail Sales leading the largest financial services distribution business in Australia for six years. Before joining the CBA in 2007, Ms McGrath held roles with St George in Retail Banking. She has extensive senior management experience in strategic and operational roles within the utilities and media industries and over 20 years’ experience in financial services. Ms McGrath is highly regarded for her transformational leadership, financial management experience and customer experience strategy thought leadership. She holds an MBA and BA from Macquarie University as well as a Dip PR (Hons) and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Ms McGrath is a Senior Fellow with FINSIA, a Fellow with the Australian Institute of Managers and Leaders and a member of Chief Executive Women Ltd. In 2012, she was named as one of the 100 Most Influential Women in Australia by the Australian Financial Review.

Qualifications: MBA and BA, Macquarie University Diploma PR (Hons), Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Senior Fellow FINSIA, Fellow Australian Institute of Managers and Leaders.

Maria Storti

Ms Storti serves as an independent member of several Commonwealth audit committees and is a non-executive director. She is a former Ernst & Young advisory partner and has worked with professional services firm PwC in the areas of audit, consultancy and risk. She has also held senior executive roles in various sectors, including government and education. Ms Storti is a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand, a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a member of the Australian Institute of Internal Auditors.

Qualifications: MBA, BEc

Dr David Bryant

Dr Bryant has over 35 years experience and understanding of ICT governance and risk management as well as the delivery of ICT projects and services in the public sector environment. He is an Australian Computer Society Certified Professional (ACS PCP) and Certified Practising Project Director, Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM CPPD). Dr Bryant is qualified in programme management and project management (Accredited Practitioner PRINCE2 (A1122), MSP (A2894) Benefits Management (A249), P30 (A706). He currently teaches at the ANU and is a member of several ICT Governance and Audit boards in Federal Government. In late 2016, Dr Bryant completed a PhD investigating the behaviours of key project team members in successful ICT projects.

Qualifications: Doctor of Philosophy in Management Information Systems, MBA in Technology Management, Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology.