The Sonic Healthcare Board of Directors is comprised of individuals experienced in public company management and stewardship. As a group, they bring to the company a broad skill base encompassing medical, financial, legal, management and corporate areas. In view of the fact that Sonic Healthcare specialises in providing medical diagnostic services, the Board is committed to ensuring that its membership includes pathologists and radiologists.
The current Board of Directors consists of 8 members.
 | Mr Barry Patterson Chairman ASMM, MIMM, FAICD Mr Patterson is an engineer and has a corporate mining background, but in more recent years has held directorial positions in a number of public and private companies. Mr Patterson is considered to be an independent director and is the Chairman of both the Remuneration Committee and the Nominations Committee, and is a member of the Audit Committee. Mr Patterson is currently Chairman and a non-executive director of Silex Systems Limited (since 1992). Mr Patterson was formerly a non-executive director of National 1 Limited from June 2003 to July 2004. | |
 | Dr Colin Goldschmidt CEO and Managing Director MB, BCh, FRCPA, FAICD (Pathologist) Dr Goldschmidt became the Managing Director of Sonic Healthcare Limited and its subsidiaries in 1993, prior to which he was the Medical Director of Douglass Hanly Moir Pathology. He joined the company after completing his Australian Pathology Fellowship training in Sydney in 1986. Dr Goldschmidt is a member of the Risk Management Committee and the Nominations Committee. | |
 | Mr Christopher Wilks Finance Director BComm, ASA, FCIS, FAICD
Mr Wilks has a background in chartered accounting and investment banking. He was previously a partner in a private investment bank and has held positions on the boards of a number of public companies. Mr Wilks has been a director of Sonic Healthcare since 1989. Mr Wilks is a member of the Risk Management Committee. | |
 | Mr Peter Campbell FCA, FTIA, FAICD Mr Campbell is a Chartered Accountant with his own practice based in Sydney. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia, the Taxation Institute of Australia and the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He is a registered Company Auditor. Mr Campbell is considered to be an independent director and is the Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of both the Remuneration Committee and the Nominations Committee. | |
 | Dr Philip Dubois MB, BS, FRCR, FRANZCR, FAICD (Radiologist) Dr Dubois is Chairman of the Sonic Imaging Executive Committee and is Chairman and CEO of Queensland X-Ray. A neuroradiologist and nuclear imaging specialist, he is currently an Associate Professor of Radiology at the University of Queensland Medical School. He has served on numerous government and craft group bodies, including the Diagnostic Economic Committee, the Council of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR) and the Diagnostic Imaging Management Committee. He is currently Vice President of the Australian Diagnostic Imaging Association (ADIA), a Councillor and the Radiology Craft Group Representative of the Australian Medical Association (AMA), and a member of the Nuclear Imaging Consultative Committee. Dr Dubois is a member of the Risk Management Committee. | |
 | Mr Colin Jackson OAM, FCPA, FCA, FTIA, FAICD Mr Jackson is a senior Executive Director of Sonic Healthcare. He plays an active role at Sonic corporate level and, as Sonic Commercial Director, heads up Sonic's procurement department. As Treasurer of the Australian Association of Pathology Practices, he plays an active role representing Sonic at national industry level. Mr Jackson was the Chief Executive Officer of Diagnostic Services Pty Limited (Sonic's Tasmanian practice) for 11 years to 2006. Mr Jackson's background is in professional accounting practice. He is a Fellow of the Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants, the Taxation Institute of Australia and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia. | |
 | Dr Hugh Scotton MB, BS, FRANZCR, DDU, MAICD (Radiologist) Dr Scotton trained in radiology in Adelaide and Brisbane, prior to entering private practice in the Hunter Valley in 1972. He was Chairman of Pacific Medical Imaging, incorporating radiology groups in the Hunter Valley, Sydney and Illawarra from 1999 until the acquisition of the group in 2001 by Sonic. Prior to the formation of Pacific Medical Imaging, Dr Scotton was Chairman of the Hunter Imaging Group, the largest imaging practice in the Hunter Valley. He currently retains that position. | |
 | Mr Lou Panaccio BEc, CA, MAICD Mr Panaccio is a chartered accountant with strong management experience in business and healthcare services. He is currently Chairman of CPW Group, a director of the Inner Eastern Community Health Service in Victoria, Executive Chairman of Health Networks Australia, and was formerly a non-executive director of Primelife Corporation Limited from 2001 until November 2005. Mr Panaccio was the Chief Executive Officer and an Executive Director of Melbourne Pathology for ten years to 2001. Mr Panaccio is considered to be an independent director and is a member of the Audit Committee. |