Dr Michael Stanford has more than 30 years' experience in the health sector in either Group CEO or Board roles. Michael's current Board roles include Chair of Nexus Hospitals, a leading provider of specialist day and short stay private hospital based care; and Board member of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners as well as Board member of Healius (ASX:HLS). Michael was the Group CEO of St John of God Healthcare, Australasia's third largest private hospital provider, for 16 years during which time the company increased revenue fivefold through organic and M&A growth plus more than A$1 billion greenfield and brownfield developments. Michael's other Managing Director roles included the ASX listed Australian Hospital Care and two public hospital networks in Victoria. Michael holds an MBA from Macquarie University and Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from UNSW. He is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. In 2018 Michael was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia for significant service to the health sector through executive roles, to tertiary education and the WA community, in 2010 he received the WA Citizen of the Year Award – Industry and Commerce category.
MBA from Macquarie University; Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from UNSW