PRESIDENT/ELECTED DIRECTOR
Dr Ross Hetherington
Dr Ross Hetherington is an Elected Director and the President of RHealth Limited.
Qualifications
Personal Profile
Ross has been the President of RHealth Limited since 2009 (and was a Director of the Southern Queensland Rural Division of General Practice Association Incorporated for three and a half years before that).
Ross is a practising GP at Warwick in the Southern Downs region.
Ross is the current Chair of Rural Health Workforce Australia, Director of Health Workforce Queensland and a Director on the Darling Downs Hospital and Health Board. Ross is a representative on the Rural Health Minister’s round table and also a member of Department of Health’s Workforce Distribution group. Ross is on the nominations committee for the Darling Downs West Moreton Primary Health Network and serves on their clinical council as the Darling Downs Hospital and Health Service representative. Ross has held previous Directorships with AGPN and the Australian Rural and Remote Workforce Agency Group and the Darling Downs South West Queensland Medicare Local Board.
Ross is a Graduate Member and Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors
ELECTED DIRECTOR
Dr David Downs
Dr David Downs is an Elected Director of RHealth Limited.
Qualifications
Personal profile
David has been a Director of RHealth Limited since 2009 (and was a Director of Southern Queensland Rural Division of General Practice Association Incorporated for seven years before that). David is a practising GP in Stanthorpe in the Southern Downs region.
David is a Graduate Member of the Australian Institute Company of Directors.
ELECTED DIRECTOR
Dr Sian Ford
Dr Sian Ford is an Elected Director of RHealth Limited.
Qualifications
Personal profile
Dr Ford has been a Director of RHealth Limited since 2009 (and was a Director of Southern Queensland Rural Division of General Practice Association Incorporated for seven years before that). Dr Ford trained in the United Kingdom, practiced as a solo GP in Charleville in South West Queensland for a number of years, and is now practicing in Toowoomba.
Dr Ford is the coordinator for the Darling Downs and West Moreton PHNs Toowoomba GP Network meetings and also is a member of St Vincent’s Hospital Regional Advisory Committee.
ELECTED DIRECTOR
Dr Gillian McConnell
Dr Gillian McConnell is an Elected Director of RHealth Limited.
Qualifications
Personal profile
Gillian has been a Director of RHealth Limited since 2009 (and was a Director of Southern Queensland Rural Division of General Practice Association Incorporated for three years before that). Gillian spent a number of years as a solo GP in the rural town of Killarney in the Southern Downs region of Queensland, and has now retired from practising. Since retiring, Dr McConnell has been involved with the livestock industry, and splits her time between beef and goat meat production.
Gillian is a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
APPOINTED DIRECTOR/TREASURER
Dr Michael Monsour
Dr Michael Monsour is an Appointed Director and Treasurer of RHealth Limited.
Qualifications
Personal profile
Michael has been appointed as a Director and the Treasurer of RHealth Limited since 2009 (and was a Director of the Southern Queensland Rural Division of General Practice Association Incorporated for eight years before that). Michael is a practising GP and also has a wealth of experience and skills as a Company Director both in ASX listed companies and non-listed public companies in Australia and overseas
Michael is a Graduate Member and Fellow of the Australian Institute Company of Directors.
APPOINTED DIRECTOR/COMPANY SECRETARY
Professor George Fox
Professor George Fox is an Appointed Director and Company Secretary of RHealth Limited.
Qualifications
Personal profile
George has been appointed as a Director of RHealth Limited since 2010 and Company Secretary since 2009. George has been a Solicitor in private practice for over 30 years. George is an Adjunct Professor of Law at University of Southern Queensland, and has extensive experience as a former Director of Lifeline Australia and current member of the University of Southern Queensland Council.
As an Accredited Arbitrator and Mediator, George has also acted as a Dispute Resolution Consultant to the World Bank and PNG National Court.
