{"id":4413,"date":"2024-09-25T14:47:21","date_gmt":"2024-09-25T04:47:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/?page_id=4413"},"modified":"2026-08-19T11:40:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T01:40:48","slug":"governance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/governance\/","title":{"rendered":"Governance"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4413\" class=\"elementor elementor-4413\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4163da cp-herored max_2200 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4163da\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b1b1941 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3b1b1941\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16484e8d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"16484e8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Governance<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71a01c1d elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71a01c1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Westmead Institute for Medical Research is a not-for-profit unlisted public company limited by guarantee, incorporated and domiciled in Australia. Please take a look at our Annual Report to learn more.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4aa41859 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4aa41859\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b7dee60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"6b7dee60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>\r\n.cp-herored {\r\nbackground: rgb(117,8,9);\r\nbackground: linear-gradient(105deg, rgba(117,8,9,1) 0%, rgba(190,31,36,1) 35%, rgba(249,157,28,1) 100%);\r\n<\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4820133 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4820133\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5cc322 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f5cc322\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d25986d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d25986d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d0465d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1d0465d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"board\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7de93f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7de93f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Board<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4e657a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a4e657a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0814867 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0814867\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e7f9d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e7f9d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Board of The Westmead Institute for Medical Research is comprised of 10\u00a0directors, led by Chair, Michael Rose AM.\u00a0It includes appointees of the NSW Government and the University of Sydney.<\/p><p>The Board is responsible for oversight of the policies, strategic direction and management of the Institute.<\/p><p>The Westmead Institute for Medical Research <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/WIMR-Constitution-approved-15-June-2022.pdf\">Constitution\u00a0<\/a>is available here.<\/p><p>Annual financial statements for WIMR are made available through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acnc.gov.au\/charity\/charities\/c106d21a-38af-e811-a960-000d3ad24282\/documents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Australian Charities &amp; Not-for-Profits Commission.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1487885 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1487885\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a55b7b2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a55b7b2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bd037b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0bd037b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/heyzine.com\/flip-book\/d290a56bdb.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Annual-Report-2025-724x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12608\" alt=\"annual report, 2025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Annual-Report-2025-724x1024.png 724w, https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Annual-Report-2025-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Annual-Report-2025-768x1086.png 768w, https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Annual-Report-2025-1086x1536.png 1086w, https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Annual-Report-2025.png 1414w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c6f9d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c6f9d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/heyzine.com\/flip-book\/d290a56bdb.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View the latest Annual Report (2025)<\/a> or it&#8217;s also available as a <a href=\"https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Annual-Report-2025-Digital-Version-2-1.pdf\">PDF download.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d95e02 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3d95e02\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a59d9cf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a59d9cf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-482180d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"482180d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22a5ce0 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"22a5ce0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Social-tiles2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-12956\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Social-tiles2.png 1080w, https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Social-tiles2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Social-tiles2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Social-tiles2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Social-tiles2-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Michael Rose AM (Chair) <br><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">BA\/LLB (UNSW), FAICD <\/span><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Michael is an independent director who serves on the boards of a number of organisations involved in urban infrastructure, urban policy and place making. He is the Chancellor of  the University of Technology Sydney, President of the Art Gallery of New South Wales Trust, Chair of the Committee for Sydney, Chair of Greater Sydney Parklands and a director of Silicon Quantum Computing Pty Ltd. Michael is also on the boards of Warren and Mahoney Limited and Reconciliation Australia.<br><br>\nMichael is a lawyer by background and the former Chief Executive Partner of one of Australia\u2019s leading law firms. Michael has served on the Boards of a number of Government, arts and not-for-profit organisations. He has a senior advisory role at UNSW and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.<br><br>\n<i>Michael is also the Chair of the Human Resources and Remuneration Committee and a member of the Board IP &amp; Commercialisation Committee. <\/i><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6903a03 elementor-position-left elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"6903a03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"316\" height=\"312\" src=\"https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/wimrboard-Naseema-Sparks.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7415\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/wimrboard-Naseema-Sparks.jpg 316w, https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/wimrboard-Naseema-Sparks-300x296.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 316px) 100vw, 316px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Naseema Sparks AM (Deputy Chair)<br><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">B Pharm, M Pharm (Pharmacol), MBA <\/span><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Naseema Sparks AM is an accomplished Chair and Non-Executive Director with expertise in guiding high-growth B2C and B2B companies. She has extensive experience in strategic marketing at both operational and board levels. <br><br>\nHer career began in pharmaceuticals with GSK Australia and Sanofi, transitioning from clinical trials and drug registration to marketing leadership. She later joined PwC as a strategic consultant after completing an MBA from Melbourne Business School. <br><br>\nNaseema's executive roles include Australian Managing Director and Global Partner at M&amp;C Saatchi. Since 2007, she has served on the boards of various NYSE and ASX-listed companies, government bodies, and not-for-profits. She specializes in guiding pre-IPO companies to public listing and currently chairs two pre-IPO firms, Openmarkets Group (fintech) and Homart.<br><br>Pharmaceutical Group (Vitamins and Supplements). She also serves on the board of Knight Frank Australia. Naseema is also an Advisory board member, Centre for India Australia Relations (DFAT) and Director, Music in the Regions (NSW Govt).<br>\n<br><i>Naseema is also a member of the Board IP &amp; Commercialisation Committee. <\/i><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-582b286 elementor-position-left elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"582b286\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"316\" height=\"312\" src=\"https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/wimrboard-Julia-Strelitz.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7411\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/wimrboard-Julia-Strelitz.jpg 316w, https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/wimrboard-Julia-Strelitz-300x296.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 316px) 100vw, 316px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Julia Strelitz<br><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">BCom, BAcc, CA ANZ <\/span><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Julia is a Managing Director at Scyne Advisory and was formerly a partner at PwC. She has 23 years of experience supporting the implementation of operational and financial improvements across the healthcare sector. Her expertise lie in costing and funding, data analysis, financial and operational improvements and benefit realisation\/program evaluation. <br><br>\n<i>Julia is Chair of the Board Audit and Risk Committee.<\/i> <\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e8b10e elementor-position-left elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"0e8b10e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"828\" height=\"914\" src=\"https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Liz-Jazwinska.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-10940\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Liz-Jazwinska.jpg 828w, https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Liz-Jazwinska-272x300.jpg 272w, https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Liz-Jazwinska-768x848.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Dr. Liz Jazwinska<br><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">BSc Hons, PhD, MBA, GAICD <\/span><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Dr Liz Jazwinska has more than 30 years\u2019 experience in R&amp;D innovation, technology and business development and has held senior positions in Academia, Industry and Government in Australia and Internationally. <br><br>\n\nLiz has held senior leadership positions in  the following sectors: Higher Education (Monash University and RMIT University), Government Funding (A*STAR in Singapore, the Ministry of Science and Innovation in New Zealand and the Australian Research Council) and Industry (Johnson &amp; Johnson Research and GSK). <br><br>\nIn 2009 she co-founded the molecular Diagnostics Company SpeeDx and during her career she has led the development of several Governance Boards in the not-for-profit sector. Liz began her career in human molecular genetics at the ANU and during her academic career, Liz established a substantial Academic portfolio and authored more than 62 publications in high-ranking peer-reviewed journals. <br><br>\nDr Jazwinska holds a BSc (Hons) from Aberdeen University, a PhD from Edinburgh University and an MBA from the Australian Graduate School of Management. She is also a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. <br><br>\n<i>Liz is an appointee of the NSW Government and Chair of the Board IP &amp; Commercialisation Committee. <\/i><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d23d63d elementor-position-left elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"d23d63d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Social-tiles25-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13364\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Social-tiles25-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Social-tiles25-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Social-tiles25-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Social-tiles25-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Social-tiles25.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Alison Zecchin<br><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">Master of Management (Business Administration)<\/span><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Alison Zecchin is an accomplished health executive with more than 35 years\u2019 experience in NSW Health, bringing a strong track record of leadership across complex hospital and health service environments. She holds a Master of Management (Business Administration) from the University of Western Sydney and has held a series of senior leadership roles in nursing and health executive management.\n<br><br> \nAlison began her career as a nurse at Westmead Hospital, an experience that continues to shape her commitment to public healthcare and the community of Western Sydney. She went on to hold senior leadership positions at Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital and later at Royal North Shore Hospital, where she served as General Manager from 2018 to 2026 following a decade as Director of Nursing and Midwifery.\n<br><br> \nThroughout her career, Alison has led major redevelopment and service planning initiatives, while driving measurable improvements in patient flow, quality, safety, and performance. She is widely recognised for her collaborative, values-driven leadership style and commitment to patient-centred care.\n<br><br> \nAlison commenced as Chief Executive of Western Sydney Local Health District in June 2026, leading one of NSW\u2019s largest and most diverse health systems.\n<br><br> \n<i>Alison Zecchin is an appointee of the NSW Government.<\/i><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a64c71 elementor-position-left elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"9a64c71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"316\" height=\"312\" src=\"https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/wimrboard-Prof-Kathy-Belov.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7417\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/wimrboard-Prof-Kathy-Belov.jpg 316w, https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/wimrboard-Prof-Kathy-Belov-300x296.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 316px) 100vw, 316px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Professor Katherine Belov<br><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">BSc (Hons), PhD <\/span><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Katherine Belov AO, BSc (Hons) PhD, University of Sydney Member Appointee Director\n<br>As Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Global and Research Engagement), Professor Belov has responsibility for pivotal areas of the University\u2019s Research Portfolio related to academic research partnerships, centres and institutes. She leads the Office of Global Engagement, oversees the University\u2019s multidisciplinary initiatives and stewards relations and agreements with the University\u2019s affiliated research institutes. She also focuses on developing the University\u2019s national and international partnerships to address the UN Sustainable Development Goals. <br><br>\nProfessor Belov is one of Australia\u2019s leading geneticists and leads a team of researchers using immunogenetics to study immunity and health in Australia\u2019s native wildlife, including Tasmanian devils, koalas, wallabies, platypus and bilbies. <br><br>\nIn recognition of her research discoveries, she is a fellow of the Australian Academy of Sciences and the Royal Society of NSW. She was awarded the Fenner Medal by the Australian Academy of Sciences in 2014, the Crozier Medal by the Genetics Society of Australasia (2013) and the MJD White Medal by the Genetics Society of Australasia (2021). <br><br>\nKathy is a trustee of the Australian Museum, where she chairs the Science Advisory Board. She serves on scientific advisory boards at Taronga Zoo and is a board member of Science Australia Gender Equity (SAGE). She is co-chair of the International Advisory Committee of the Association of Pacific Rim Universities Advisory Committee of the Association of Pacific Rim Universities.  <br><br><i>Kathy is an appointee of the University of Sydney.<\/i><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d1f453 elementor-position-left elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"5d1f453\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"990\" src=\"https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/prof-john-prins-2022_portraits_032-scaled-e1758845380627.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11631\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/prof-john-prins-2022_portraits_032-scaled-e1758845380627.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/prof-john-prins-2022_portraits_032-scaled-e1758845380627-233x300.jpg 233w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Professor John Prins<br><font face=\"Arial, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size: 13.3333px\">MBBS PhD FRACP FAHMS<\/span><\/font><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">John is Dean, Faculty of Medicine &amp; Health at the University of Sydney and is a respected endocrinologist and an accomplished senior leader with extensive experience in health, medical research, and higher education. He has held senior roles across clinical, academic and commercial organisations, including as Head of Melbourne Medical School, Director and CEO of the Mater Research Institute, and most recently as CEO of Health Translation Queensland and Chair of the Australian Health Research Alliance.\n\n<p><\/p><p style=\"font-size: 18px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400\"><\/p><p style=\"font-size: 18px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400\">John is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians and of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences. He is an active clinician-scientist with a strong track record in commercialisation and is a highly respected voice in health research translation.<\/p><i>John is an appointee of the University of Sydney.<\/i><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b1e5e5 elementor-position-left elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"7b1e5e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"915\" src=\"https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/HR-Phil_Rowland-6956-1-1024x915.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11361\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/HR-Phil_Rowland-6956-1-1024x915.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/HR-Phil_Rowland-6956-1-300x268.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/HR-Phil_Rowland-6956-1-768x687.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/HR-Phil_Rowland-6956-1-1536x1373.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/HR-Phil_Rowland-6956-1-2048x1831.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Phil Rowland<br><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">BCom VPM<\/span><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Phil Rowland is the Chief Executive Officer of CBRE in Australia and New Zealand, \na role that he has held since January 2019 when he moved to Australia from \noffshore. <br><br> His current responsibilities centre around growing and diversifying CBRE\u2019s  service platform in Australia &amp; New Zealand across Capital Markets, Leasing, \nProperty Management and Advisory in all established and emerging asset classes.\nPrior to his current role, Phil has held various positions over the last 25 plus years \nin Asia, US, and Europe in the advisory sector. Most recently he was CEO of \nGlobal Workplace Solutions, Asia Pacific for CBRE, leading a diversified business \nacross 18 countries serving corporate occupier across a wide spectrum of \nindustry sectors.<br><br>\nEarlier in his career Phil specialised in real estate advisory with EY, serving clients \nin the US and Europe on strategic planning, real estate and facilities outsourcing, \ndevelopment studies, corporate portfolio and location strategies and performance \nimprovement.\nPhil is a Board Member of the Property Council Australia as well as a member of \nthe Property Champions of Change.  <br><br>\n<i>Phil is  also Chair of the Westmead Institute of Medical Research Foundation Companies.<\/i> <\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96b2072 elementor-position-left elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"96b2072\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"316\" height=\"312\" src=\"https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/wimrboard-Prof-Philip-O-Connell.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7418\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/wimrboard-Prof-Philip-O-Connell.jpg 316w, https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/wimrboard-Prof-Philip-O-Connell-300x296.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 316px) 100vw, 316px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Professor Philip O'Connell<br><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">BSc, MBBS Hons., PhD<\/span><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Professor Philip O\u2019Connell is Executive Director of the Westmead Institute for Medical Research. Prior to taking up this appointment in 2020 he was Director of Transplantation, University of Sydney at Westmead Hospital. He is director of the Centre for Transplant and Renal Research and a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences. He has research interests in clinical islet transplantation, the development of biomarkers of renal allograft dysfunction and biomarker enrichment for clinical trials. He is leading the Institute-wide initiative in Precision Medicine. He is a past president of The Transplantation Society. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e06e9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9e06e9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span>The Westmead Institute for Medical Research Foundation Group<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c91a0d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2c91a0d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e74e8aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e74e8aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Westmead Institute for Medical Research Foundation Group is a structure of legal entities established to support the advancement of medical research at The Westmead Institute for Medical Research (WIMR). The group operates with a focus on driving sustainable funding, supporting research innovation, and ensuring long-term impact for both local and global health outcomes. It comprises the following entities:<\/p><ol><li>The Westmead Institute for Medical Research Foundation Company Pty Ltd (ACN 631 123 272) \u2013 Acting as the trustee for <em>The Westmead Institute for Medical Research Foundation Trust,<\/em> this entity oversees the public ancillary fund aimed at raising and managing charitable contributions for WIMR&#8217;s initiatives. <a href=\"https:\/\/wimr-my.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/g\/personal\/simon_hall_wimr_org_au\/ERXxJK6OL_ZOhZbco0MzE_MBySbLO_yxl-CJtdGm2zmBwQ?e=7da8JD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Constitution is available here<\/a>.<\/li><li>The Westmead Institute for Medical Research Foundation Investments Pty Ltd (ACN 631 119 689) \u2013 Serving as the trustee for <em>The Westmead Institute for Medical Research Foundation Investments Trust,<\/em> this private ancillary fund manages investments to generate ongoing financial support for the Institute\u2019s strategic priorities. <a href=\"https:\/\/wimr-my.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/g\/personal\/simon_hall_wimr_org_au\/EXn3vTE-UrdJgXnUJVAAT6QBdFxVOQNMEwxD4Lq_Tv1RaQ?e=mSdwp1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Constitution is available here<\/a>.<\/li><\/ol><div><p>The Westmead Institute for Medical Research (WIMR) is the sole shareholder of both The Westmead Institute for Medical Research Foundation Company Pty Ltd and The Westmead Institute for Medical Research Foundation Investments Pty Ltd.<\/p><p>This structure ensures that the WIMR Foundation Group operates in alignment with WIMR\u2019s mission, providing a dedicated financial and governance framework to support its research initiatives. The trusts exist to manage donations, investments, and philanthropic contributions that sustain WIMR\u2019s research and innovation efforts.<\/p><\/div><h3>Governance<\/h3><p>The The Westmead Institute for Medical Research Foundation Company Pty Ltd (ACN 631 123 272)\u00a0is governed by a Board of Directors, which includes:<\/p><ul><li>Phil Rowland (Chair)<\/li><li>Deborah Bright <em>(Burgess)<\/em> (Director)<\/li><li>Professor Philip O\u2019Connell (Director)<\/li><li>Simon Hall (Director and Company Secretary)<\/li><\/ul><div>The Westmead Institute for Medical Research Foundation Investments Pty Ltd (ACN 631 119 689) is governed by a Board of Directors, which includes:<\/div><ul style=\"font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><li style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Phil Rowland (Chair)<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Professor Philip O\u2019Connell (Director)<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Simon Hall (Director and Company Secretary)<\/li><\/ul><div>\u00a0<\/div><h3>Trusts<\/h3><p>The trusts within the WIMR Foundation Group, namely The Westmead Institute for Medical Research Foundation Trust and The\u00a0<span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">Westmead Institute for Medical Research<\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; text-align: var(--text-align);\">\u00a0Investments Trust, are governed by carefully defined deeds. These deeds establish their purpose, including supporting eligible charitable activities, managing donations and investments, and ensuring compliance with Australian regulatory requirements. Both trusts operate on a not-for-profit basis and are subject to ongoing auditing and oversight to maintain their public and private ancillary fund statuses.<\/span><\/p><p>Details about the WIMRF Group and its entities can be accessed on the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) Register<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acnc.gov.au\/charity\/charities\/7e185e40-7457-e911-a97f-000d3ad05ad0\/documents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Westmead Institute for Medical Research Foundation Trust<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acnc.gov.au\/charity\/charities\/a25f315c-235c-e911-a97d-000d3ad06f2d\/profile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Westmead Institute for Medical Research Investments Trust<\/a><\/li><\/ul><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0effe1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f0effe1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span>Company Secretary<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da7fbe2 elementor-position-left elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"da7fbe2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"886\" height=\"864\" src=\"https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Web-photo_a.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-10129\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Web-photo_a.jpg 886w, https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Web-photo_a-300x293.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Web-photo_a-768x749.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 886px) 100vw, 886px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Simon Hall<br><font face=\"Arial, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size: 13.3333px\">BSc Hons., MBA, GAICD<\/span><\/font><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><p style=\"font-size: 18px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400\">Simon Hall is the Company Secretary of WIMR and&nbsp;<span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;font-style: inherit;font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight )\">Chief Operating Officer<\/span><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif\">, responsible for driving operational excellence and strategic initiatives to support the world-class medical research of the institute. He oversees the WIMR Foundation, IP &amp; Commercialisation, Finance, People &amp; Culture, Scientific Platforms, Communications, ICT, Research Support Services, Research Governance, Facilities and Operations.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-size: 18px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400\">Simon joined WIMR from the Medical School of the University of Melbourne, with a background in transforming corporate services across academic divisions of Australian universities and driving revenue growth through international markets for UK institutions.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4588c45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4588c45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Board Committee Members<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2932aa elementor-position-left elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"f2932aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1575\" height=\"1747\" src=\"https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Headshot-latest-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-12343\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Headshot-latest-2.jpg 1575w, https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Headshot-latest-2-270x300.jpg 270w, https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Headshot-latest-2-923x1024.jpg 923w, https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Headshot-latest-2-768x852.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Headshot-latest-2-1385x1536.jpg 1385w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1575px) 100vw, 1575px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Manisha Goya<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Manisha Goyal has joined the Board Audit and Risk Committee and has commenced as the inaugural Chair of the WIMR Cybersecurity Governance Board Working Group.\nManisha is an experienced C-suite and board-level executive overseeing legal, governance, enterprise risk management, regulatory compliance and internal control frameworks across technology and data businesses. She is currently Chief Legal Officer of SiteMinder Ltd, a high-growth listed global technology company.\n<br><br>\nHer previous roles include Chief Strategy and Risk Officer at MTData (a subsidiary of Telstra Group), Managing Director of muru-D, and General Counsel and Company Secretary at Quantium. Manisha has also held board and committee roles, including Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee at Silicon Quantum Computing, and board roles with muru-D and Bipolar Australia.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a6d0ad elementor-position-left elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"9a6d0ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2387\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Christian_Toouli-1-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-12345\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Christian_Toouli-1-scaled.jpg 2387w, https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Christian_Toouli-1-280x300.jpg 280w, https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Christian_Toouli-1-955x1024.jpg 955w, https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Christian_Toouli-1-768x824.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Christian_Toouli-1-1432x1536.jpg 1432w, https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Christian_Toouli-1-1910x2048.jpg 1910w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2387px) 100vw, 2387px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Dr. Christian Toouli<br><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">BTech (Hons), PhD, GAICD<\/span><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Dr. Christian Toouli has joined the IP and Commercialisation Committee.\nChristian is CEO and Managing Director of FivepHusion, a biotechnology company developing next-generation cancer therapeutics to improve outcomes and quality of life for adult and paediatric patients. He has more than 25 years\u2019 experience across cancer research, drug development, business development and commercialisation, and has co-founded two biotechnology companies.\n<br><br>\nHe is actively engaged in supporting the Australian biotech sector, serving on advisory committees for AusBiotech and BioNSW, regularly speaking at university and industry forums, and mentoring biomedical research students. He holds a PhD from the University of Sydney and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5269722 elementor-position-left elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"5269722\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1366\" height=\"1428\" src=\"https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Kerstin-headshot-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-12344\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Kerstin-headshot-1.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Kerstin-headshot-1-287x300.jpg 287w, https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Kerstin-headshot-1-980x1024.jpg 980w, https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Kerstin-headshot-1-768x803.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1366px) 100vw, 1366px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Dr. Kerstin Sch\u00fctz <br><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">PhD, MBA, GAICD<\/span><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Dr. Kerstin Sch\u00fctz has joined the IP and Commercialisation Committee.\nKerstin is an executive and non-executive director with deep expertise in translating scientific breakthroughs into real-world impact. With a PhD in Biophysics and an MBA from Melbourne Business School, she brings a strong combination of scientific insight and commercial strategy across biotechnology, MedTech and pharmaceutical innovation.\n<br><br>She works with global pharmaceutical companies, high-growth start-ups and national innovation programs, and supports early-stage ventures through Australia\u2019s Industry Growth Program. Kerstin contributes to national investment, commercialisation and advisory committees across Australia\u2019s medical research and innovation ecosystem.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc72fa2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dc72fa2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span>Policies<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-396cd60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"396cd60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Policy-Whistleblower-Policy_July-2024-external.pdf\">Whistleblower Policy\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/wimr-my.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/g\/personal\/simon_hall_wimr_org_au\/EWcKQrUBnyxCgEWrfIKXz6sB5m0BNsTlu9mdKiJDWjeVbw?e=U3Jn86\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Privacy Policy<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b341beb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b341beb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The use of animals in medical research<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f00691 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f00691\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>The position statement relating to the <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/WIMR-Animals-in-Teaching-and-Research-Statement_-June-2024.pdf\">use of animals in medical research and teaching<\/a>\u00a0at The Westmead Institute for Medical Research can be found here. \u00a0\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Governance The Westmead Institute for Medical Research is a not-for-profit unlisted public company limited by guarantee, incorporated and domiciled in Australia. Please take a look at our Annual Report to learn more. The Board The Board of The Westmead Institute for Medical Research is comprised of 10\u00a0directors, led by Chair, Michael Rose AM.\u00a0It includes appointees [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":18,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"full-width-container","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"default","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4413","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4413","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4413"}],"version-history":[{"count":143,"href":"https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4413\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13373,"href":"https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4413\/revisions\/13373"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4413"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}