Board of directors

Chairman

Sam Chisholm is the Chairman of the Chris O’Brien Lifehouse at RPA.  Mr Chisolm is also the Chairman of the Australian Organ and Tissue Authority.  He joined the Lifehouse Board in 2007 and was appointed Chairman in June 2009.

Deputy Chair

Toni Cody is a Bachelor of Economics graduate from Monash University. Mrs Cody has been a Director of the Australian Ballet and was appointed to the Lifehouse at RPA Board in August 2003.

Chief Executive Officer

Timothy Dugan is the Chief Executive Officer of the Chris O’Brien Lifehouse at RPA.  He has had more than 20 years experience in diverse roles in health and research management and was appointed to the Lifehouse Board in April 2009.

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Professor Michael Boyer has been Director of the Sydney Cancer Centre for the past five years. Professor Boyer has been a medical oncologist for more than 15 years,specialising in the treatment of thoracic and head and neck cancers.  He was appointed to the Lifehouse Board in August 2003.

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Max Moore-Wilton has held a number of positions as either Chairman or board member of major Commonwealth and State business enterprises and has extensive experience in the Australian transport sector. Mr Moore-Wilton was appointed to the Lifehouse Board in July 2007.
 

Gary Turner is a partner of Bain & Company's Sydney office and is co-head of the Asia-Pacific Financial Services Practice. Mr Turner joined Bain in 1985 and has more than 20 years experience in many areas of the financial services sector, he was appointed to the Lifehouse Board in August 2007.

Robin Crawford moved into investment banking in the early 1970's, in London with Morgan Grenfell and later Sydney with Scroders. He was a founding director of Macquarie Bank and a member of the Executive Committee. Crawford was appointed to the Lifehouse Board in July 2007 and was the previous Chairman.

OAM

Mr McMillan's substantial and diverse business expertise comes from having previously owned and operated several large companies across the broad corporate sectors of print and related industries. Mr McMillan was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia, for his service to the community.  He was appointed to the Lifehouse Board in February 2005.

Ian Breedon, FCA, is a Senior Partner and National Leader of Real Estate and the National Leader of Clients and Markets, with Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, one of Australia’s largest accounting firms. Mr Breedon was appointed to the Lifehouse Board in April 2005 and is also Chairman of its Finance Committee.

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Paul Cave is the founder and Chairman of BridgeClimb which opened in 1998.  Mr Cave was made a Member of the Order of Australia in recognition of his service to the tourism industry, he was appointed to the Lifehouse Board in July 2007.

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Professor Diana Horvath has had a most distinguished 42 year career in medicine since her graduation from the University of Sydney in 1968.  Professor Horvath was appointed to the Lifehouse Board in May 2009.

Guillaume Brahimi, master chef of the Guillame at Bennelong Restaurant at the Sydney Opera House, and Bistro Guillaume in the Crown Entertainment Complex. Mr Brahimi supports various Sydney charities and joined the Lifehouse Board in January 2005.

Mrs O'Brien accepted a position as Board Member of  Lifehouse at RPA following the death of her husband, Professor Chris O'Brien AO, in June 2009. In 2002, Mrs O'Brien, together with her husband launched the Sydney Head and Neck Cancer Institute based at RPA Hospital.