Ralph Willis BCom - Chairman

Ralph Willis is a life long resident of Melbourne's West and represented the federal seat of Gellibrand in the Federal Parliament for 26 years. For 13 of those years, he was a Cabinet Minister in the Hawke and Keating Governments, holding the portfolios of Employment and Industrial Relations, Transport and Communications, Finance and Treasurer.

Mr Willis is also Chair of the Construction and Building Industry Superannuation Fund (CBUS), Director of Melbourne City Opera, Director of the Mietta Foundation and Chair of LeadWest, Limited, a regional representational body for the western suburbs of Melbourne.

Appointed July 2004

  Victor Borg AM LLB (Melb), LLM (Lond)

Victor Borg has been a solicitor in private practice since 1970 with offices in both Melbourne and Sunshine. Mr Borg has been a long-time advocate and lobbyist for Australian citizens and residents born overseas. He has a special interest in the legal and social justice needs of people of non-English speaking backgrounds.

Mr Borg is currently the Honorary Consul for the Republic of Malta and President of the Maltese Community Council of Victoria Inc. He is a member of the Chief Justices Advisory Committee on Ethnic Issues (Family Court.) Mr Borg is also Honorary Chairperson, Rosary Home Hostel for the Aged, Keilor Downs, and Honorary Board Member, St Dominic's Hostel for the Aged, Blacktown, NSW.

Mr Borg is Chair of the Cultural Diversity and Community Advisory Committee.

Appointed July 2000

   Mr Michael Feehan BSc

Michael Feehan is the CHief Operating Officer of Slater & Gordon Limited. He had previously run his own consulting business, specialising in business planning and corporate communications. Prior to that, Mr Feehan had held a number of senior executive positions with Orica Limited, including marketing, business, operational and corporate management roles. Mr Feehan's most recent positions were General Manager of the company's Adhesives businesses, Site Manager of its major manufacturing operations at Deer Park, Melbourne and Botany, Sydney, and Group Corporate Affairs Manager. While with Orica, Mr Feehan also served the Footscray Football Club for seven years as Vice President and Marketing Director.

Mr Feehan is Chair of the Finance Committee.

Appointed July 2001

Photo to come  Mr Graeme Houghton BA (Sc),  MA (Health Administration)


Graeme Houghton holds a Science Degree and Masters in Health Administration. He began his hospital management career at Royal Melbourne Hospital. He was the Chief Executive Officer of Fairfield Hospital from 1981 to 1985; then the Austin Hospital until 1995. He was a Regional Director with Healthscope Limited from 1995-96 and, from 1997-2002, he was the Chief Executive Officer of the Repatriation General Hospital in Adelaide. From April 2002 until August 2008 he was the Chief Executive Officer of the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital. Mr Houghton has particular interests in organisation theory, patient safety and clinical governance and he is a surveyor with the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards. He is also active in the Australian College of Health Service Executives.

Appointed July 2008.


  Ms Juliann Byron BCom, Postgrad Dip (Corp Mgt), FCPA, FICD, FTIA, ACIS

Juliann Byron has extensive experience as a Finance Director and Company Secretary with public and private companies and is currently a consultant in the areas of financial management, corporate governance and company secretarial matters.

Ms Byron is also the Treasurer of the Victorian Cytology Service and Director and Treasurer of the Bendigo Community Bank in Canterbury and Surrey Hills.

Ms Byron is Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee and Chair of the Governance and Remuneration Committee.

Appointed July 2004

 
  Mr Philip Moran BA(Hons), Grad Dip (Bus Admin), MAICD, MACHSE

Philip Moran has been the CEO of Moreland Community Health Service Inc since 1996. Moreland Community Health Service is a major provider of community-based health and welfare services in the northwest region of Melbourne. Mr Moran has previously held positions in the state public service and on the staff of various State Government Ministers.

Mr Moran served nine years on the Council of Box Hill Institute of TAFE including three years as Council Chair and a member of its Finance and Audit Committees. He is currently the President of the Richmond Junior Soccer Club and a Board Member of Windemere Family Services.

Appointed July 2003

  Ms Jill Hennessy BA, LLB, LLM (Public and International), MAICD, MIPAA

Jill Hennessy is a qualified lawyer who specialises in corporate governance and risk management in the public sector, as well as government and community relations. Ms Hennessy has worked in the private sector and in federal, state and local governments. She has previously been a director of the Legal Industry Superannuation Fund and on the boards of many community-based organisations.

Ms Hennessy has been involved in community health in the western suburbs for many years in a voluntary capacity and is a Director of the Western Region Community Health Service Inc.
Appointed July 2005

  Associate Professor Afif Hadj MB BS FRACS

Associate Professor Hadj joined the Western Health Board in 2006. He is currently the Director of Surgery and Medical Training at Maroondah Hospital which is part of the Eastern Health network. He graduated in Medicine from Melbourne University in 1971 and became a surgeon in 1979. He has since specialised in Breast and Trauma surgery. He has been in private practice and a consultant surgeon at PANCH prior to moving to Eastern Health.

Associate Professor Hadj is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and is member of its General Surgery Division, Breast Section and Trauma Section.

He is the Chair of the Quality and Safety Committee and the Education, Research and Development Committee.

Appointed July 2006