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 living back in the Gong, lots of Milo & ice-cream, travelling to see new places and working with a great bunch of people.
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Chief Executive Officer
Michael Bassingthwaighte FAICD
Michael has been with Peoplecare as CEO since 1982 and has been instrumental in driving the direction of the company.
He has been a key player in private health insurance in Australia over the last 28 years and has played a major role in representing the interests of smaller funds within the industry. His other current appointments include:
- Australian Health Service Alliance (AHSA) - Co-founder and current Director
- HAMB Systems Limited - Chair of the Board
- Health Insurance Restricted Membership Association Australia (HIRMAA) - Vice-President
- Defence Health - Director
- NSW Exceptional Drugs Committee - Chair of the Committee
- Illawarra Business Chamber - Director
- University of Wollongong - Centre for Health Service Development - Board Member
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 riding his Harley on weekends, trekking through the bush and working out strategies to get the best member value without the red tape.
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Deputy Chief Executive Officer
Dale Cairney BCom CPA GAICD
Dale is responsible for health insurance operations, IT, and health management services for Peoplecare and its customer insurers. Dale has a wealth of senior management experience across a range of industries including private health insurance, dental & eyecare practice management, finance, manufacturing, mining, and transport industries over the last 25 years.
Dale’s particular strengths are in general management, corporate governance, finance, and risk management and he serves as the management representative on the Finance Audit & Risk Committee. Dale is also Company Secretary for Peoplecare.
- HAMBS User Group Executive - Chair
- WEA Illawarra – Director & Chair of the Board
- Cancer Council NSW – South Eastern Regional Advisory Committee – Committee member & Chair of Risk Sub-Committee.
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 her coffee with a double shot, Monday’s Body Combat class, playing online poker, and telling the world all about the benefits of health cover.
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General Manager - Marketing & Communications
Anita Mulrooney BA GDipIM GDipCom GAICD
Anita joined Peoplecare in 2006 and is responsible for all marketing, public relations and communications activities. She has had extensive health insurance experience over the last 18 years in Australia and South-East Asia including management roles in Sales & Marketing, Operations, Member Service, Information Systems and Human Resources.
- HIRMAA Marketing Group - Chair
- University of Wollongong - Alumni Development Group - Chair
- IRIS Research - Director
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 his home brew, taking the kids to the footy, Thai curries, and making sure our finances track according to plan.
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Chief Financial Officer
Chris Stolk BCom CPA
Chris is the most recent addition to the Executive Team at Peoplecare, starting in September 2007. Chris is responsible for the provision of all financial management functions of the organisation and has more than 18 years experience in the accounting and finance field, the last five years spent working with organisations in the financial services industry.
His specialist skills include management reporting, statutory reporting, taxation and business planning and compliance. He also has a keen interest in treasury operations.
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 long rides on his old Ducati, short black coffees, snow skiing and guiding our corporate members around their health cover.
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Manager - Corporate Relations
John Henry BCom CPA
John has been with Peoplecare since 1989 and is responsible for coordinating the marketing and relationship management in the corporate sector. John’s wealth of experience with the fund over the last 21 years has included working as part of the management team and specialising in the areas of Accounting, Marketing and Operations.
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 imitating Pele on the football pitch, his Mum’s cooking, globetrotting with Angie and coming up with innovative high-tech solutions to make us more efficient.
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Information Technology Manager
Pablo Neira BCom DipCompApp
Pablo has been at the helm of the the Information Technology team at Peoplecare since 2000. Over the last 10 years he has been involved in all aspects of IT and has specialised in business improvement projects. Pablo has played an instrumental role in the development of Peoplecare’s reputation as a technology leader.
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 her dawn exercise at the beach, giving her credit card a regular workout, curling up with a good book, and keeping our cash flow healthy.
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Finance Manager
Susan McAnulty BCom CPA
Susan joined Peoplecare in December 2008 and her responsibilities include financial/ management accounting and reporting, data analysis, cash-flow monitoring and treasury functions, investment management, tax compliance, audit and regulatory compliance.
Susan has previously worked in various local government accounting and management positions. Her broad range of experience includes financial, management and project accounting, taxation, treasury, payroll and procurement.
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 learning to play guitar, lunchtime workouts with Nik and helping his team achieve the best results for members.
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Customer Service Manager
Tory Macri
Tory joined Peoplecare in October 2009 and as the Customer Services Manager he is responsible for the operational performance and activities of the Call Centre, Claims, Membership and Contributions along with staff development and training.
He has 17 years operational management experience dealing with inbound and outbound call centres across the industries of Telecommunications, Utilities, Health Insurance, Property Investment, and Fleet Management.
Tory’s main focus is in creating high quality practice standards in service delivery, member support, staff development, and operational efficiencies.
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 getting her tennis game on, entertaining, cheering on her three sons at sport, and helping Peoplecarers develop their skills and knowledge.
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Human Resources Manager
Maree Morgan-Monk
Maree is the newest member of Peoplecare's leadership team, joining as our Human Resources Manager in 2011. She has 18 years of HR Management experience across various industries including education, hospitality and general insurance.
As Human Resources Manager, Maree is responsible for ensuring that our people processes and practices retain Peoplecare's status as a true employer of choice with an exceptional level of staff satisfaction. Maree supports our managers and staff in the areas of recruitment, training & development, OH&S, Human Resource policy, and cultural development.
Her particular areas of expertise are leadership development and training.
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 those little packages of airplane food, sleeping in, doing the quiz in Saturday's paper and helping members recover where they're most comfy.
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Clinical Services Manager
Melinda Williams BNurs, MPH, PhD candidate
Melinda joined Peoplecare in April 2009 and is our clinical services manager. She has extensive experience in the design and evaluation of health management programs for health insurance members as well as clinical nursing experience in both hospital and community sectors.
Melinda is currently completing her PhD with the University of Wollongong in cancer prevention. Melinda's main focus is in keeping members healthy and managing a range of health management programs available to members.
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