Company Profile
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Harold Bentley – Director
MA(Hons), FCA, FCIS
Independent Non-Executive Director
Harold has been a Director of nib holdings limited since November 2007. He is also a Director of nib health funds limited.
Harold has more than 20 years experience in the insurance and financial services industry with particular expertise in the transition of private companies to a listed environment.
Prior to joining the nib Board he was Chief Financial Officer of Promina Group and an Audit Manager of PricewaterhouseCoopers, specialising in finance and insurance companies.
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Philip Gardner – Director
BComm(University of Newcastle), CPA, CCM, FAICD, JP
Independent Non-Executive Director
Philip was appointed as a Director of nib holdings limited in May 2007 and has been a Director of nib health funds limited since November 2005.
He is the current CEO of The West’s Group Australia, a Director of Newcastle Airport Ltd and is an adjunct lecturer in the Faculty of Business and Law at the University of Newcastle.
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Dr Annette Carruthers – Director
MBBS(Hons)(University of Sydney), FRACGP, FAICD, GradCertAppFinn
Independent Non-Executive Director
Annette was appointed as a Director of nib holdings limited in September 2007 and has been a Director of nib health funds limited since February 2003. She is also a Director of nib health care services pty ltd and The Heights Private Hospital Pty Ltd.
Annette is currently a general practitioner and a Director of the National Heart Foundation of Australia (NSW Division). She is also a member of the NSW Medical Experts Committee Avant Pty Ltd and conjoint senior lecturer in the School of Medicine and Public Health at the University of Newcastle.
She is a former Director of the National Heart Foundation of Australia.
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Steve Crane – Chairman
BCommerce (University of Newcastle)
FAICD, SF Fin
Independent Non-Executive Director
Steve is the current Chairman of nib holdings limited and has been a Director since September 2010. Steve has more than 40 years of financial market experience, as well as an extensive background in publicly-listed companies. He is also a Director of nib health funds limited.
Steve was previously the Chief Executive of BZW Australia and ABN AMRO and was a Non-Executive Director of a number of listed companies including Investa Property Group (Chairman), Foodland Associates, Adelaide Bank Limited and Adelaide Managed Funds.
He was also the Chairman of the Investment Banking and Securities Association and a Trustee of Australian Reward Investment Alliance.
Currently, Steve is a Non-Executive Director of listed companies: Transfield Services Limited, Bank of Queensland Limited and APA Ethane Limited. He is also Chairman of Global Valve Technology Limited, a Director of the Taronga Conservation Society Australia and a member of the RBS Group (Australia) Advisory Council.
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Mark Fitzgibbon – Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director
MBA(UTS), MA(MGSM), ALCA(Charles Sturt University), FAICD
Executive Director
Mark joined nib health funds limited in October 2002 as Chief Executive Officer and was appointed Managing Director of nib holdings limited in May 2007. He is also a Director of nib health funds limited.
Mark was previously CEO of both the national and NSW peak industry bodies for licensed clubs and has held several CEO positions in local government, including General Manager of Bankstown Council between 1995 and 1999.
Mark is a Director of The Australian Health Insurance Association Ltd and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He is also a former Director of the Newcastle Knights and the Australian Health Services Alliance.
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Christine McLoughlin – Director
BA, LLB (Hons) Australian National University, FAICD,
Independent Non-Executive Director
Christine was appointed to the Board of nib holdings limited in March 2011. She is also a Director of nib health funds limited.
Christine has more than 25 years of experience in leading Australian businesses with a background in strategy, communications, commercial law, government and regulatory affairs, and human resources.
Christine is a Director of Westpac’s Life and General Insurance business, The Australian Nuclear Science & Technology Organisation (ANSTO), the Transport Accident Commission (TAC), and a Member of the Australian Advisory Council of Aon.
In the charitable sector Christine contributes as a Director of The St James Ethics Centre and The Smith Family, and was formerly a Director of the AMP Foundation.
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