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Andrew Rutherford

B Com, MBA, GAICD, FCPA, SFFin, FGIA

Andrew was appointed to the Board of Directors in September 2023 and is Chair and President. He brings a wealth of experience from a variety of both executive leadership and non-executive roles across finance, telecommunications, and management, including various Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer roles across several countries. Andrew is a Non-Executive Director of BT Funds Management Group.

Dr Zena Burgess

PhD (Organisational Psychology), MBA, Master Education, FAICD

Dr Burgess was appointed to the Board of Directors in 2021 and is Chair of the People & Culture Committee. She is a highly experienced Non-Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, who has contributed to public, private, and social enterprises in health, education, emergency services, regulatory bodies, and agriculture. She was Chief Executive Officer of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) for over 10 years and has strong experience in government funding and policy in primary care and mental health. She is currently Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Psychological Society while serving on several Boards.

Steve Goldsworthy

B Com, CA, GAICD

Steve was appointed to the Board of Directors in November 2023 and is Chair of the Finance & Investment Committee. Steve has 25 years’ experience as an Executive and Entrepreneur. Steve founded and is Managing Director of Buttercups Childcare, one of the largest childcare operators in WA. Prior to this, Steve had a 20-year career with senior executive roles for St John of God Health Care, Austal Ltd, Cliffs Natural Resources, and Schlumberger, both in Australia and Canada.

Craig Beyers

BEng (Environ Eng), GradCert Bus (Philan & Nonprofit), MBA (Dist), GAICD, MAAS

Craig was appointed to the Board of Directors in 2015 and is Chair of the Social Impact Committee. Craig is Managing Director at Assured Environmental Pty Ltd. He has extensive experience working on local, national, regional, and international-level projects, and brings ESG leadership capability to the Board, having completed the Environmental, Social and Governance Leadership program at Cambridge Judge Business School. Craig is also a Director of Workways, a national employment services organisation. He is past Chair of Diabetes Queensland and has lived with type 1 diabetes for more than 40 years.

Gordon Bunyan

BA, LLB

Gordon was appointed to the Board of Directors in June 2021. He has been a respected and committed advocate for the diabetes community for 40 years, serving in many international, regional, national, and state governance roles. Gordon is a past Director and Vice President of the International Diabetes Federation, past Chair of the IDF Western Pacific Region Council, past Director of â¹ûÖ±²¥ Research Trust, Governor of the Kellion Diabetes Foundation, and in 2025 was appointed as Kellion Victory Medal Ambassador.  He has lived with type 1 diabetes for 51 years.

Paul Flynn

GAICD, FUniSA, FFIA, SF Fin

Paul was appointed to the Board of Directors in 2025 and is Chair of the Risk, Quality & Compliance Committee. He is Chief Executive Officer of The Hospital Research Foundation Group and a Professorial Fellow at Flinders University College of Business, Government and Law, and a University Fellow at the University of South Australia. He has been awarded the Ernst & Young Social Entrepreneur of the Year in South Australia/Northern Territory and the Equity Trustees Australian Not for Profit CEO Award for Innovation. He holds several Non-Executive Director positions in corporate, health, and community services, including BiomeBank Pty Ltd and North Eastern Community Hospital Inc.

Arthur Koumoukelis

GAICD, LLM, LLB, B Com, Notary, FTIA, Grad Dip (Wills & Estates)

Arthur was appointed to the Board of Directors in April 2020. He is a past Vice President of Diabetes NSW & ACT, holding the position of Director with that State Member Organisation since 2007. Arthur is Principal of Faculti Lawyers and formerly a partner of Thomson Geer and Gadens Lawyers Australia, with a focus on health and aged care, and retirement village industries.

Associate Professor Glynis Ross

MBBS FRACP

Associate Professor Ross was appointed to the Board of Directors in 2016 and is a nominated Health Professional Director. She is a past President of the Australian Diabetes Society (ADS) and is Chair of the ADS Education Advisory Committee. She was previously President of the Australasian Diabetes in Pregnancy Society. Glynis is a Senior Endocrinologist, including Lead Endocrinologist for Diabetes and Pregnancy services, at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. She provides rural outreach diabetes services to Central NSW. Glynis has particular interests in diabetes and pregnancy, diabetes technology, diabetes inpatient care, diabetes education, and advocacy. She is involved in multiple national and state advisory groups in diabetes.