Mark J. Newton
BSc (Hons) AIHSM (UK) FACHSM CHE MAICD
- Originally from the UK, worked in the NHS in increasingly senior health and hospital management roles.
- Moved to Australia in 1990, worked at St George Hospital, then for the Red Cross Blood Service as NSW State Operations Manager for 11 years.
- Became CEO in the disability sector in 2004 working for the NSW Department of Aging, Disability and Home Care.
- Became CEO of Hope Healthcare Ltd in 2006, then Director Population Health, Planning and Performance for Northern Sydney and Central Coast Area Health Service in 2010, then CEO of St John Ambulance Australia (NSW) in 2011.
- In 2015 moved into the consulting world and took on a rolling contract with icare NSW (then WorkCover NSW) to lead strategic transformation of the effectiveness and efficiency of the NSW workers compensation schemes.
- Numerous voluntary, professional and community board memberships and industry-wide associations.
- Passionate about system performance improvement and empowering people to deliver valuable services for individual and community benefit.
- A track record of transformational leadership and organisational advancement.
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Career Synopsis:
August 2014 – Present Health Executive and Leadership Consultant
Oct ’11 – Aug ’14 St John Ambulance Australia (NSW)
Chief Executive Officer
Jan ’10 – June ’11 North Sydney Central Coast Area Health Service
Director, Population Health, Planning and Performance
June ‘06 – July ’09 Hope Healthcare
Chief Executive Officer
April ’08 – May ’09 Health Services Association of NSW
Vice President (concurrent role)
April ’05 – May ’06 NSW Department of Aging, Disability and Home Care
Chief Executive Officer – Hunter Residences
May ‘93 – Apr ’04 Australian Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service
Operations Manager
Corporate Services Manager
Executive Manager, Strategic Planning & Major Projects
Acting Director
1991 – 1993 St. George Hospital, Sydney
Business Manager (Diagnostics & Critical Care)
Risk Management Co-ordinator
1987 – 1990 Derbyshire Royal Infirmary, Derby, UK
Senior Manager
1984 – 1987 Kingsway Psychiatric Hospital, Derby, UK
Hospital Administrator
Education / Qualifications:
2013 Harvard Business School, Harvard University
Executive education – Strategic Perspectives in Not For Profit Management (SPNM)
2011
Member, Australian Institute of Company Directors
2010 Fellow
Certified Health Executive (Certificate of continuing professional development)
Australian College of Health Service Executives (since 1992)
Fellowship exams successfully completed August 2010
1984 – 1988 Post Graduate Diploma in Health Service Management
Associate status of the Institute of Health Service Management (UK)
Sheffield University, UK
1980 – 1983 B.Sc. Economics and Social Sciences
(upper second class Honours)
Loughborough University, UK
