Neville Mitchell, Chair
Neville was Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary of Cochlear Limited between 1995 and 2017. He is a non-executive director of Sonic Healthcare and Sigma Healthcare, and is a former director of The Board of Tax, South Eastern Sydney Local Health District, Osprey Medical and Sirtex Limited. Previously, he served on the New South Wales Medical Devices Fund, was Chairman of the Group of 100, and Chairman, Standing Committee (Accounting and Auditing), for the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.
Bachelor of Commerce
Lewis Gradon, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer
Lewis became Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer in April 2016. Prior to that, he spent 15 years as Senior Vice President – Products & Technology, and six years as General Manager – Research and Development. During his 41-year tenure with Fisher & Paykel Healthcare he has held various engineering positions overseeing the development of our range of products as well as the development of our manufacturing, quality, intellectual property, supply chain and clinical research functions.
Bachelor of Science – Physics
Mark Cross
Mark chairs the board of Chorus and is director of Xero, and a board member and Investment Committee Chair of Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC). He is a former chair of Milford Asset Management and a former director of Z Energy, Genesis Energy and Argosy Property. Mark previously held executive positions with Deutsche Bank and Lloyds Corporate Finance/Southpac Corporation, where he was an advisor to businesses across a range of sectors, including healthcare, utilities, energy, industrials and chemicals.
Bachelor of Business Studies - Accounting and Finance
Michael Daniell
Mike was Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Fisher & Paykel Healthcare from November 2001 to March 2016. He was General Manager of Fisher & Paykel’s medical division from 1990 to 2001 and previously held various technical management and product design roles within the company. Mike is a director of Cochlear Limited, Tait Limited, the Medical Research Commercialisation Fund, and Chair of Te Tītoki Mataora – MedTech Research Translator. Michael was named a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in June 2021.
Bachelor of Engineering (Hons)
Pip Greenwood
Pip is chair of both Westpac New Zealand Limited and a2 Milk Company Limited, and served as a member of the New Zealand Takeovers Panel from 2007 to 2011. Pip was a partner at Russell McVeagh between 2001 and 2019 and served as the firm’s Board Chair. She has advised on many high-profile corporate transactions.
Bachelor of Laws
Lisa McIntyre
Lisa is a director of HCF Group, The University of Sydney, Studiosity, and Nanosonics. In addition to her current directorships, Lisa has previously been a director of a range of health entities, including those in healthcare insurance, clinical service delivery and medical research and innovation. Lisa spent 20 years as a senior strategy partner with LEK Consulting providing advice to companies in North America, Asia and Australia.
PhD Physical Chemistry, Bachelor of Science – Biochemistry and Pure Maths
Graham McLean
Graham is director and CEO of CleanSpaceHoldings and chair of Universal Biosensors. Graham previously spent 16 years as an executive at leading medical device manufacturer Stryker Corporation, most recently as President of the Asia Pacific region situated in Hong Kong and Singapore. Prior to joining Stryker, Graham had finance, audit and commercial positions at Lion Nathan, McVitie’s Ltd and Unilever.
Bachelor of Science, Geography
Cather Simpson
Cather is a professor of physics and chemical sciences at the University of Auckland and a partner at Pacific Channel, with expertise in lasers and photonics. She is a director of the International Society for Optics & Photonics (SPIE) and Founder/Director for Orbis Diagnostics. She serves on advisory boards of the Paihau–Robinson Research Institute at Victoria University and the New Zealand Product Accelerator. In 2010, Dr Simpson founded and directed The Photon Factory at the University of Auckland. She is a founder of three hard-tech start-ups, including Engender Technologies, where she served as Chief Science Officer from 2011 to 2021. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand Te Apārangi and was awarded its 2019 Pickering Medal for excellence in technology and innovation.
PhD Medical Sciences, Bachelor of Arts – Interdisciplinary Studies