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This list showcases the top Australia based CFO’ operating in the Health Care space. If you think a CFO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected].
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.

Gordon Ford
Chief Financial Officer of Healthe Care Australia
Gordon joined Healthe Care as the Chief Financial Officer in 2008. He has over 18 years experience as a Chief Financial Officer working across the Healthcare Insurance and Medical Devices industries. Gordon is a Chartered Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree along with Post Graduate degrees in Accounting, Auditing and Taxation.
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About Healthe Care Australia: Healthe Care Australia operates a network of private hospitals.

Annette Abrahams
Chief Financial Officer of Cura Group
Annette’s responsibilities include directing and managing the financial operations and financial planning process of Cura Day Hospitals Group and its individual Hospitals encompassing capital planning, financial reporting and audit processes, and the management of financial, accounting and taxation compliance and regulatory obligations. Annette has many years’ experience as a Financial Controller and Company Secretary of listed companies, with an emphasis on the management and supervision of statutory reporting, auditing and compliance issues. Prior to joining the Cura Group, Annette was the Commercial and Finance Manager for a large private hospital in Brisbane. Annette joined the Cura Day Hospitals Group in 2008 as Financial Controller and Company Secretary. In January 2011, she was appointed to the role of Chief Financial Officer. Annette’s qualifications include a Bachelor of Commerce (Hons). She is also a Chartered Accountant.
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About Cura Group: Cura Group is an australia’s leading provider of day hospital facilities.

Craig White
Group Chief Financial Officer of GenesisCare
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About GenesisCare: Provides high quality specialist care to patients with cancer and cardiovascular disease, the two largest disease burdens globally.

Peter Paltoglou
CFO of Mayne Pharma
Peter Paltoglou has over 15 years of experience in executing public and private mergers and acquisitions, capital management and providing strategic advice across a range of contexts and market sectors. He was previously Managing Director of Investment Banking at Credit Suisse Emerging Companies in Australia. Prior to Credit Suisse,Peter Paltoglou was a Director of Hindal Group, a boutique M&A advisory business.
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About Mayne Pharma: Mayne Pharma Group, a specialist pharmaceutical company, optimizes and delivers oral drugs.
Greg Plamondon
Chief Financial Officer of Saluda Medical
Greg Plamondon, Chief Financial Officer has over 15 years’ experience in the medical device field, holding a number of senior global finance, commercial and operations positions both in Australia and the United States. Prior to joining Saluda Medical, Greg was the head of Global Business Services at Cochlear Limited.
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About Saluda Medical: Saluda Medical is dedicated to improving the lives of people by providing personalised, responsive and efficient neuromodulation therapy.
Mark Wainwright
CFO of Artrya
Mark Wainwright is the CFO at Artrya.
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About Artrya: Artrya uses artificial intelligence to deliver faster and more accurate diagnoses of Coronary Artery Disease.

David Lynch
Chief Financial Officer of Life Without Barriers
David came to Life Without Barriers with over 17 years experience in the field of accounting and commercial services. Prior to joining Life Without Barriers, David spent over ten years in the venue industry and five years working in mining service companies based in the Hunter Valley. During this time, David has held senior executive finance positions, overseeing significant change in rapidly growing organisations and countering the effects of both business and economic downturns. David has gained extensive experience in supporting strategic organisational change and combined this with his significant knowledge in accounting and experience across a range of commercial environments. This has supported Life Without Barriers to continue to develop our finance and commercial frameworks and services.
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About Life Without Barriers: They proudly provide care and support services across Australia in urban, rural and remote locations.
Brent Cubis
Chief Financial Officer of Cochlear
Joined Cochlear in 2017. Has experience in leading companies across a range of industries. Prior to Cochlear Brent held CFO and senior finance roles in PBL Media (Nine Network and ACP Magazines), Bankers Trust, Westfield, Sheraton Hotels, Fitness First and the National Home Doctor Service.
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About Cochlear: Cochlear is a global expert in implantable hearing solutions.

Ben Feek
CFO of Allity
Ben Feek is the CFO of Allity. Ben is a board member of Allity and joined the group in August 2013. He has over 25 years of Finance experience in a variety of industries locally and internationally. Prior to his current role, Ben was the Finance & Administration Director at Freehills – Australia’s largest law firm for 2 ½ years.
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About Allity: Allity is a residential aged care provider that offers all levels of permanent and respite care.

August Sirgel
Chief Financial Officer of INX Software
August is a member of CPA in Australia and is a chartered management accountant registered with CIMA in the UK. He has over 10 years’ experience in financial services.
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About INX Software: Providing your industry with solutions for workforce health and safety, compliance, stakeholders, obligations, environment and logistics.

Clare Battellino
CFO of I-MED Network Radiology
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About I-MED Network Radiology: The I-MED Network is Australia’s largest private medical imaging network, with clinics in all major metropolitan areas and significant

Caroline Lian
Chief Financial Officer of Davidson Trahaire Corpsych
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About Davidson Trahaire Corpsych: Davidson Trahaire Corpsychis provides Employee Assistance Programs (EAP’s) and related corporate psychology and physical health services.

Caroline Lian
Chief Financial Officer of Davidson Trahaire Corpsych
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About Davidson Trahaire Corpsych: Davidson Trahaire Corpsychis provides Employee Assistance Programs (EAP’s) and related corporate psychology and physical health services.

Jason Popelier
CFO/Advisor of KRUNK APP
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About : Krunk connects active likeminded people by Location, Activity & Interest

Joe Basile
CFO of iNova Pharmaceuticals
Joe Basile is the CFO of iNova Pharmaceuticals. He used to be the director key account management of Novartis Pharmaceuticals Australia Pty Ltd.
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About iNova Pharmaceuticals: iNova develops and markets a range of over-the-counter and prescription medicines to Australasia, Asia-Pacific, South Africa, the Americas.

Chris Campbell
CFO of QRxPharma
Mr Campbell joined QRxPharma in 2007, prior to which he served as Chief Financial Officer of CAP-XX Limited, an Australian technology company, for six years. In his role as CFO of CAP-XX, he was closely involved with the listing of the company on the London Stock Exchange Alternative Investment Market in 2006. Mr Campbell has also previously held senior finance roles in the telecommunications, manufacturing, construction and services sectors. Mr Campbell was Chief Financial Officer and an Executive Director of Lucent Technologies Australia Limited (2000 to 2001), and Finance Manager for the Australia/Asia Pacific Explosives Group of Orica Limited (ASX: ORI) from 1994 to 2000. Mr Campbell holds a Bachelor of Commerce and is an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia.
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About QRxPharma: QRxPharma is a pharmaceutical company that develops and commercializes pain management and abuse prevention products.

Ben Arthur
Chief Financial Officer of Device Technologies Australia
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About Device Technologies Australia: Device Technologies Australia distributes medical equipment and consumables to hospitals in Australia and New Zealand.
Sofie De Wolf
CFO of OncoRes Medical
Sofie is a qualified accountant with international experience in investment fund accounting and fund reporting. Originally from Belgium, Sofie started her financial career in Dublin (Ireland) where she worked for Citco Fund Services and AIB/BNY Fund Management as a fund accountant and fund reporting supervisor, responsible for the accounting and reporting function of various types of funds. Sofie is the Financial Controller at Stone Ridge Ventures, responsible for the financial operations and reporting of the management company, the SRV Trusts and various portfolio companies. Sofie also assumes the role of Company Secretary for these entities. Sofie is a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). She received the silver medal for achieving the 2nd highest mark worldwide in her final accounting exams. In 2009 she was awarded the WA Dux prize for Applied Corporate Law by Chartered Secretaries Australia (CSA).
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About OncoRes Medical: OncoRes Medical develops an imaging technology to provide intraoperative information available to surgeons.

Salesh Balak
CFO of Universal Biosensors
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About Universal Biosensors: Universal Biosensors is a medical diagnostics firm that researches, develops, and manufactures diagnostic test systems for POC and home use.

John Lewis
Chief Financial Officer of Pacific Knowledge Systems
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About Pacific Knowledge Systems: Pacific Knowledge Systems is an expert intelligence that automates human decision making process of any clinical domain expert, at scale.

John Lewis
Chief Financial Officer of Pacific Knowledge Systems
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About Pacific Knowledge Systems: Pacific Knowledge Systems is an expert intelligence that automates human decision making process of any clinical domain expert, at scale.