| Mr Christopher David Wilks |
Chief Financial OfficerFinance Director |
Dec 1989 |
Mr Wilks has a background in chartered accounting and investment banking and was previously a partner in a private investment bank. Mr Wilks has held directorships in a number of public companies and is currently a Non-executive Director of Silex Systems Limited (since 1988), a listed company divested by Sonic in 1996.
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| Dr Colin Stephen Goldschmidt |
Chief Executive OfficerManaging Director |
Jan 1993 |
Dr Goldschmidt became CEO of Sonic has led Sonic's global expansion by committing the Company to a unique model of Medical Leadership, which incorporates operational and cultural attributes focussed on care for staff and quality service to doctors and patients. He is a member of Risk Management Committee and holds memberships with industry, medical and laboratory associations.
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| Mr Mark Raymond Compton |
Non-Executive DirectorNon-Executive Chairman |
Oct 2014 |
Mr Compton has senior executive experience in healthcare services. He is currently Adjunct Professor in Management (Healthcare Leadership) at Macquarie University (Macquarie Business School), Non-executive Director of The Hospitals Contribution Fund of Australia and Non-executive Chairman of not for-profit organisations St Luke's Care and the Order of St John (St John Ambulance). His previous experience includes Chief Executive Officer of each of St Luke's Care, Immune Systems Therapeutics Limited and the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia. Prof. Compton has also held a number of non-executive director roles. He was also Chairman of the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, Non-executive Director of Macquarie University Hospital and Chairman and Chancellor of St John Ambulance Australia (having served as a volunteer for more than 45 years).
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| Mr Neville Mitchell |
Non-Executive Director |
Sep 2017 |
Mr Mitchell has international healthcare and finance experience. He was Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary of ASX-listed Cochlear Limited (until March 2017), a medical device developer, manufacturer and seller of hearing devices. He was formerly a Non-executive Director of QBiotics Group Limited (from November 2017 to May 2023). He has also performed roles with a number of industry and government committees. Mr Mitchell is member of the Risk Management Committee.
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| Professor Suzanne Crowe |
Non-Executive Director |
Apr 2020 |
Professor Crowe was a Non-executive Director of St Vincent's Health Australia Ltd from January 2013 until October 2021. She retired from Burnet Institute as Associate Director in 2018 following a 30-year research career, having played a role in Burnet's development as a global research organisation. Professor Crowe retired as Principal Specialist in Infectious Diseases at The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne in 2019 after 35 years of service. She has served as a Member of the Prime Minister's Science Engineering and Innovation Council (India/China Working Group), as Head of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Reference Laboratory for HIV Resistance Testing and as an HIV advisor to WHO for 25 years. She was appointed a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences in 2015. Professor Crowe is Chair of the Risk Management Committee.
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| Professor Christine Constance Bennett |
Non-Executive Director |
Sep 2022 |
Ms Bennett has over 40 years of healthcare industry experience across the private, public and not-for-profit sectors. Professor Bennett is an experienced non-executive director in for profit and social enterprises and is currently a Non-executive Director of Convenor of the Champion of Change Health Group for gender equality. She is an advisor to the Digital Health Cooperative Research Centre and in 2024 completed a certificate on AI Ethics and Board Oversight. Her previous Board non-executive director roles include Telstra Health, HeartWare Limited, Symbion Health Limited and Chair of Sydney Children's Hospital Network. In December 2021, Professor Bennett retired from The University of Notre Dame Australia where she was Deputy Vice Chancellor, Enterprise & Partnerships and Dean, School of Medicine, Sydney for over ten years. Her prior experience has included being Group Executive and Chief Medical Officer for MBF and then Bupa Health and Care Services; CEO and later Chair of Research Australia; Managing Director of Total Health Enterprise Ltd; Partner in Health and Life Sciences for KPMG Australia; CEO of Westmead Hospital and Community Health Services; General Manager for the Royal Hospital for Women; and Head of Planning in NSW Health. Professor Bennett has a commitment to and involvement in medical professional issues, public policy and medical research. In 2008 she was appointed as Chair of the National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission producing a long-term blueprint for reform of health and aged care in Australia. Professor Bennett is a member of the Risk Management Committee.
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| Ms Kathryn (Kate) Dianne Spargo |
Non-Executive Director |
Jul 2010 |
Ms Spargo has gained business experience as a legal advisor, having worked in private practice and government, and as a director. Ms Spargo has been a director of both listed and unlisted companies over the last 20 years. Ms Spargo also holds non-executive director roles with CIMIC Group Limited, the Future Fuels Cooperative Research Centre and Geelong Football Club Limited. Ms Spargo was previously a Non-executive Director of Fletcher Building Limited, Xenith IP Group Limited and Adairs Limited (from May 2015 to 11 September 2024).
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| Ms Nicola Wakefield Evans |
Non-Executive Director |
Feb 2025 |
Ms Evans is a Non-executive Director, business leader and corporate finance lawyer. Over a 30 year international career, she has a range of commercial, business management, strategy and legal experience. She was a partner at King & Wood Mallesons for more than 20 years. She held several key management positions at the firm including Managing Partner International in Hong Kong and Managing Partner, Practice in Sydney. Ms Wakefield Evans is currently a member of the Australia Future Fund Board of Guardians, and a Non-executive Director of Viva Energy Group Limited, Clean Energy Finance Corporation, the GO Foundation and The University of New South Wales Foundation Limited. She is also Chair of MetLife Australia and the 30% Club Australia, and a panel member of the Australian Governments Takeovers Panel. Ms Wakefield Evans previous Non-executive directorships have included Lendlease Group (until 15 November 2024), Macquarie Group Limited and Macquarie Bank Limited, Toll Holdings Limited, BUPA Australia & New Zealand, and the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
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| Dr Katharine Giles |
Non-Executive Director |
Sep 2022 |
Dr Giles, after initially practicing as a medical doctor, moved to commercial pursuits which combined science, medicine and health. Dr Giles is currently Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of OncoRes Medical (since 2017), which is developing a novel imaging technology to improve cancer outcomes. Dr Giles is also a Venture Partner at Brandon Capital Partners (since 2012), a venture capital firm dedicated to developing and supporting Australian life sciences businesses. She was previously an Investment Manager with Stone Ridge Ventures, a fund manager specialising in seed-to-early-stage technology investment. Dr Giles has start-up experience in medical apps, diagnostics and fitness devices and has served on the boards of private health care related technology companies. She is a member of the Curtin University Commercialisation Advisory Board and currently serves on the board of the Australian Government's National Reconstruction Fund.
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| Mr Paul Joseph Alexander |
Company SecretaryDeputy Chief Financial Officer |
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| Paul Joseph Alexander |
Company SecretaryDeputy Chief Financial Officer |
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