The Sax Institute Board comprises an independent chair, one director appointed by the NSW Minister for Health, a number of independent directors, and the Institute CEO.The Sax Institute Board Charter sets out the role and responsibilities of the Institute’s Board and management and provides the overall governance framework for the organisation.
Professor Olver is a cancer researcher, medical oncologist and bioethicist, and is currently a Professor in the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences at the University of Adelaide. His past positions include Director of the Royal Adelaide Hospital Cancer Centre, CEO of Cancer Council Australia, and Director of the University of South Australia Cancer Research Institute. He is past president of the Medical Oncology Group of Australia and the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer. He was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in 2011 for services to medical oncology.
Ms Anderson is a Non-Executive Director of carsales.com Limited (from 2010), WPP AUNZ (Nov 2010) and Marley Spoon (from 2018), and Chair of Beem It, a fintech joint venture between CBA, NAB and Westpac (2018). A former Fellow of the Sydney University Senate, Ms Anderson has more than 25 years’ experience in various media executive positions in both Australia and the US, including Southern Star Entertainment, Publishing and Broadcasting Limited, ninemsn, Harper Collins, and Reading Room Inc, of which she was a founder and CEO.
Dr Kerry Chant is NSW Chief Health Officer and Deputy Secretary of the Population and Public Health Division, NSW Ministry of Health. The Division has accountabilities for a broad portfolio of issues, including tobacco control, reduction of risky drinking and obesity, the promotion of physical activity, end-of-life care and organ donation. Dr Chant has a particular interest in the response to HIV, hepatitis C and hepatitis B and Aboriginal health.
Mr Lambert is a consultant with CIMB Group and has extensive experience in strategy, corporate advisory and mergers and acquisitions. He also has extensive health sector experience and sits on commercial and not-for-profit organisation boards. He is a former Secretary of NSW Treasury.
Ms Low is a distinguished chartered accountant and finance expert, who was with PwC Australia for more than 28 years. She sits on the boards of four ASX listed companies: Appen Limited, AUB Group Limited, IPH Limited and Marley Spoon AG and is a member of Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation.
She is a former deputy chair of the Audit and Assurance Standards Board, and sits on the boards of various not-for-profit organisations including Guide Dogs ACT/NSW, Public Education Foundation and Primary Ethics. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce from The University of New South Wales, is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and is a Graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Mr Paxton is a Partner in the Strategy Consulting team at PwC. He has more than 15 years of experience working on corporate and business strategy, acquisitions and restructuring with leading companies in Australia, Europe, the US and Asia.
Professor Preen is the Chair in Public Health at the School of Population and Global Health, University of Western Australia (UWA) and was Director of the UWA Centre for Health Services Research from 2006-2015. He also holds honorary positions at the University of South Australia and Swansea University (UK). His current role is aimed at bridging the divide between academia and government to increase the translation of research findings to facilitate evidence-based decision making in policy settings.
Professor Redman is an international leader in driving the use of research in policy, programs and service delivery at the Sax Institute and in her previous role as the inaugural Director of the National Breast Cancer Centre. She recently led a National Health and Medical Research Council Centre of Research Excellence aimed at testing ways to increase the capacity of policy agencies to use research. Professor Redman’s background is in public health and health services research, and she has written or contributed to more than 200 peer-reviewed publications. In 2013, she was appointed an Officer in the Order of Australia for her distinguished service to public health and the promotion of relationships between researchers, policy makers and practitioners. She received the President’s Award from the National Heart Foundation in 2017.
