Management Team

Steve has over 20 years of senior management experience in healthcare spanning acquisition, management and growth of private hospitals, sports medicine and workplace health businesses. He was instrumental in the establishment of the Healthe Care Australia business in 2005 and he has played a leading role in the growth of the group, initially as Chief Operating Officer and then as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director. Steve holds a Bachelor of Nursing.

Conal’s finance career spans 20 years, initially in professional accounting with Deloitte and then in corporate advisory, acquisition finance, debt capital market, risk solutions and foreign exchange-related products. Prior to joining Healthe Care, he was Head of Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) at Primary Health Care responsible for M&A and business development initiatives across Primary’s pathology, radiology and medical centre businesses. Before that, he was Head of Healthcare at Barclays, working on a number of M&A transactions for clients in the health care sector, including the acquisition of Healthe Care Australia by Luye Medical Group. Conal holds a Bachelor of Business Science (Honours) from the University of Cape Town. He is a CFA® charterholder and qualified Chartered Accountant.

Geoff has over 35 years of experience in the Australian health sector. He has been Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of a listed hospital group, as well as for-profit and not-for-profit hospital groups. He has been President of the Australian Private Hospitals Association and he was awarded an Order of Australia for services to healthcare. Geoff holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting and Finance), a Master of Health Administration, a Master of Arts (Economics and Social Studies), and he is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Tim has over 15 years of experience in the Australian health sector. He joined Healthe Care in 2008 and has been an instrumental part of the growth of the business, having held a number of commercial and operational roles across the group and also leading the largest of the company’s divisions. Tim holds a Bachelor of Commerce and an MBA, as well as being a Certified Practicing Accountant.

Julia has over 25 years’ experience in health care inclusive of more than 16 years in executive and senior management level positions both within the private hospital/health sector and aged care service industry. She brings with her a broad range senior executive experience and demonstrated high performance developing and leading business strategy, achieving operational excellence across large diverse health care portfolios and driving aggressive business growth strategies through green and brownfield developments, acquisition, and start-ups of innovative new care and business models. Julia is currently Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for Healthe Care Australia's Specialty Hospitals and Services where she provides executive leadership and operational oversight to 15 hospital sites and a community service business across Australia. She is an accomplished health care executive who has achieved high performance and accelerated business growth for the organisation since her commencement with the organisation in 2013. Julia holds a Bachelor of Nursing, Postgraduate Diploma in Health Services Management and Master of Business Administration.