Board Of Directors

Mr Patterson is an engineer and has a corporate mining background, but in more recent years has held directorial positions in a number of both public and private companies.  Mr Patterson 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). 

Dr Goldschmidt is the CEO and Managing Director of Sonic Healthcare. He is a qualified medical doctor who then undertook specialist pathology training at a number of Sydney teaching hospitals, before gaining his Specialist Pathologist qualification in 1986. Dr Goldschmidt practised for five years (1987-1992) as a histopathologist with Douglass Hanly Moir Pathology, Sonic’s first acquisition, prior to his appointment as CEO of both Sonic Healthcare and Douglass Hanly Moir Pathology in 1993. He is a member of numerous medical and pathology associations and is a member of Sonic’s Risk Management Committee and Nominations Committee.  He is also a non-executive director of Silex Systems Limited (since 1992), a listed company previously spun out of Sonic, and was formerly a non-executive director of Independent Practitioner Network Limited (2005-2008).

Mr Wilks has a background in chartered accounting and investment banking.  He was previously a partner in a private investment bank and has held directorships for a number of public companies.  Mr Wilks is the Chairman of the Risk Management Committee.  He is also an executive director of Silex Systems Limited (since 1988) and was formerly a non-executive director of Independent Practitioner Network Limited (2005-2008).

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 the Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of both the Remuneration Committee and the Nominations Committee.  Mr Campbell is currently a non-executive director of Silex Systems Limited (since 1996) and also of QRxPharma Limited (since April 2007).  He was formerly a non-executive director of Admerex Limited (from January 2007 to October 2008).

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 University of Queensland Medical School.  He has served on numerous government and craft group bodies.  He is currently Vice-President of the Australian Diagnostic Imaging Association (ADIA), and a Councillor and the Radiology Craft Group Representative of the Australian Medical Association (AMA).  Dr Dubois is a member of Sonic's Risk Management Committee.  Dr Dubois is a non-executive director of Magnetica Limited (since December 2004).

Mr Jackson has a background in professional accounting practice and laboratory management.  He plays an active role at Sonic corporate level and, as Vice-President of the Australian Association of Pathology Practices, represents 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.  He is a Fellow of the Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants, the Australian Institute of Company Directors and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia.  Mr Jackson is a Director and Treasurer of the Guide Dog Association of Victoria and a member of the Winston Churchill Fellowship Trust selection committee in Tasmania.  He is Chairman of the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra Foundation Limited.  Mr Jackson was formerly Chairman and a non-executive director of Independent Practitioner Network Limited (2004-2008).