Our
Board
Judith Carpenter
BA TCert MIMCA MAICD Human Resources Consultant
Board member since July 2002. Chair from 21 Nov 2016, Member of Remuneration & Performance Committee from May 2003 and Committee Chair from July 2010, Member of the Royal Commission Committee since November 2018, Member of Ashfield Baptist Church.
Robert Dunn
BA (Hons) GAICD, CA (ANZ), Executive Officer and Company Director
Board member since November 2018. Vice Chair since November 2018, Member of Governance & Nominations Committee since November 2018, Member of the Audit & Risk Committee since March 2019, Member of Castle Hill Baptist Church.
Anna Phan
BA (Hons), Executive Officer
Board member since November 2018. Member of Remuneration & Performance Committee since November 2018, Member of the Care & Services Committee since March 2019, Member of the Erina Community Baptist Church.
Robyn Worsley
Retired Registered Nurse
Board member since March 2016. Member of Remuneration & Performance Committee from April 2016 to February 2019, Chair of Care & Services Committee from May 2017, Member of the Royal Commission Committee since November 2018, Member of Carlingford Baptist Church.
Owen Chew Lee
BCA BSc FCA GAICD, Banker and Company Director
Board member since June 2017. Member of the Audit & Risk Committee from June 2017 and Committee Chair from March 2019, Member of the Remuneration & Performance Committee from June 2017, Member of Gordon Baptist Church.
Cameron Webb
BBus (Retail Management), MBA GAICD, IT Executive Retail
Board member since November 2016. Chair of Property Strategy & Building Governance Committee from May 2017, Member of the Audit & Risk Committee from March 2019, Member of the Royal Commission Committee since November 2018, Member of Dural Baptist Church.
Peter Murphy
BBus MCom MA (Christian Studies), FCPA GAICD, Management Consultant
Board member since April 2016. Member of Audit & Risk Committee from April 2016 and Committee Chair from Aug 2016 to Feb 2019, Member of Blakehurst Baptist Church.
Craig Collins
BBus (Land Economics) Chief Executive Officer, Hospitality Sector Company
Board member since November 2012. Member of Property Strategy & Building Governance Committee from May 2017, Member of Epping Baptist Church.
John Church
FFin FCIS FAICD FTIA Company Director
Board member since September 1984. Member of Audit & Risk Committee from May 1992, Member of Governance & Nominations Committee from Nov 2009, Trustee of BCS Foundation from Nov 1999, Director of B.C.S. Foundation Pty Limited from Nov 1999, Member of Gordon Baptist Church.
Ian Wilson OAM
BHealthScience(Mgt) Dip Health Admin Retired Chief Executive Officer, Aged Care/ Community Services
Board member since March 2010. Chair of Governance & Nominations Committee from Nov 2010, Member of Kiama Baptist Church.
Stuart Abbott
B Bus Company Director and Chief Executive Officer
Board member since February 2017. Member of the Property Strategy & Building Governance Committee from May 2017, Member of Thornleigh Community Baptist Church.
Our
Leadership Team
Ross Low
Chief Executive Officer
Ross spent 35 years working for multinational organisations Unilever and Schering-Plough, before joining BaptistCare in 2004. He has been CEO since 2010. Ross is actively involved in life outside BaptistCare with wife Anne, five adult children and six grandchildren. He worships at Epping Baptist Church and is a very avid rugby union follower.
Annette Hili
Chief Operating Officer
Annette joined BaptistCare in 1997. Her background in the hospitality industry gave her ample experience for the operational and corporate aged care roles. Annette is married with three children and when she isn’t at work she loves spending time with her family – and occasionally squeezing in a good book!
Neville Zammit
Chief Financial Officer
Neville joined BaptistCare in 2018 and is responsible for finance, payroll and procurement. His prior CFO experience was with private and listed international organisations across diverse industries. Neville is married with 4 children and the whole family are Western Sydney Wanderers season ticket holders.
Craig Lucas-Smith
Chief Risk Officer
Craig has recently joined BaptistCare, with significant experience in risk management, corporate governance, compliance and audit gained from working in the aged care, financial services and local government sectors. Craig loves spending time with his large family of seven children, enjoying plenty of time outdoors whenever possible. Watching cricket at the SCG is a favourite escape!
Graham Hall
General Manager – Corporate Strategy
Graham has experience in not for profit sector, as well as across financial services and fast moving consumer goods industries. Graham looks after Corporate Strategy for BaptistCare. He is married with two children and enjoys running and training for half marathons.
Meighan Heard
General Manager – Governance and Legal
Meighan is responsible for governance, legal and insurance, and is the company secretary for BaptistCare. She joined BaptistCare from the construction and engineering industry. Meighan is married with two children. She is passionate about health and fitness, has a constant pile of books by her bedside table and loves good food and wine.
David Cowdery
General Manager - Property
David has a 25 year background in property development, consulting and construction. His responsibility at BaptistCare is to oversee development of new projects across the business as well as the ongoing asset management of existing facilities and villages. David is married with three teenage and adult children and enjoys beach holidays with the family and watching kids play sport on weekends.
Jenny Blok
General Manager – Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care
Jenny has many years of experience in teaching, pastoral care and chaplaincy. She has been with BaptistCare since 2010. For the first 5 years she worked as a chaplain in the Residential, Home Service and Housing and Retirement Living space before moving into management. Jenny is married to Graham, also a chaplain. They have four children and four grandchildren. Her down time is spent with friends or watching good movies.
Paul Denahy
General Manager – People & Culture
Paul has extensive experience in industrial and employee relations. From managing complex issues, negotiating enterprise agreements with multi-national companies, and providing strategic and collaborative HR advice, Paul enjoys the challenges that each day brings. He is married with four children and has a passion for rugby union and trout fishing.
Daniel Pettman
Chief Information Officer
Daniel oversees all technology operations, project delivery, innovation and compliance activities across BaptistCare. He has a diverse background in technology, previously working across retail, government, manufacturing and education. His spare time is spent with his wife and two children where he regularly imparts his love of sporting activities (especially basketball) and outdoor adventure.
Ben Galea
General Manager – Marketing & Communications
Ben oversees the marketing, communications, public relations and Customer Engagement Centre for BaptistCare. Ben has worked in marketing for 15 years with extensive experience in the not-for-profit sector. He is a proud father of four children and a big fan of the Parramatta Eels and Liverpool Football Club.
Mike Furner
General Manager – Housing & Retirement Living
Mike is responsible for retirement villages and community housing. Prior to BaptistCare, a significant part of Mike’s work was in rural and remote areas. Social justice issues are an important part of Mike’s life. He is married with four children. Fishing and national parks are his favourite escapes. Go the Bunnies!
Allan Waters
General Manager – Residential Services
Allan joined BaptistCare in 2019 after 20 years in senior roles in the aged care sector, covering residential aged care, retirement living, homecare, and social housing. Allan is married with 3 adult children, and enjoys travel. He’s a keen woodworker and an early adopter of new technologies.
Sarah Newman
General Manager – BaptistCare at home
Sarah’s background is in learning and development and organisational psychology. Having managed people development for many years at BaptistCare, she brings a passion to see people thrive in all areas of their life. Left to her own devices, Sarah loves to cook, spend time with friends, play in the garden and enjoy her three sons and their expanding families.
Rob Ellis
General Manager – Community Services
Rob oversees counselling and family services, HopeStreet locations, pathways to employment through HopeEnterprises and microfinance loans. He loves music, cooking up a storm and working with change that brings hope.
