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Leadership Team

Our Strategic Leadership Team (SLT) enacts the strategy of NSW Health Pathology and directions of the NSW Health Pathology Board. Members ensure we deliver quality, human-centred pathology and forensic and analytical science services across NSW.

Meet our Leadership Team

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Vanessa Janissen

Chief Executive

Vanessa has spent over 25 years in public and private healthcare settings with a deep commitment to serving the community and the strategic pursuit of better outcomes for the people we care for.

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Ms. Tammy Boone

Director, Legal and Corporate Governance

Tammy Boone is a corporate governance executive and qualified lawyer with extensive experience delivering risk and compliance advice across the public and private sectors.

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Mr. Cain Byrnes

Director, Clinical Governance (Patient Safety)

Cain has been with NSW Health Pathology since 2019.

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Mr Darren Croese

Chief Operating Officer

As Chief Operating Officer, Darren reports to the Director of Clinical Operations and leads a team of Directors of Operations (covering Metropolitan and Regional) and Senior Operations Managers.

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Mr Nick Dunn

Director, Finance and Corporate Services

Nick Dunn is an experienced finance professional with more than 25 years’ experience, including the last 5 years in the health system.

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Prof Robert Lindeman

Director of Clinical Transformation

Professor Robert Lindeman is the Director of Clinical Transformation, Medical Lead for the Fusion program, a haematologist at the Prince of Wales Hospital and conjoint academic at UNSW.

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Dr. Deanna Paulin

Director of People and Culture

Deanna has extensive leadership experience within the public, private and not for profit health sectors.

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Mr. James Patterson

Chief Information Officer

NSWHP CIO James Patterson leads a dynamic team of ICT professionals at a time of unprecedented technology-driven transformation in provision of pathology services.

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Mr. Michael Symonds

Director, Forensic & Analytical Science Service

Michael Symonds is a member of the Australia New Zealand Forensic Executive Committee (ANZFEC) and the Australian & New Zealand Forensic Science Society (ANZFSS).

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Ms. Vanessa Thomson

Director of Scientific and Technical Strategy

Vanessa is an experienced pathology leader and manager.

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Ms. Nicole Tripney

Director, Strategic Communications

Nicole Tripney has worked with NSW Health Pathology (NSWHP) since January 2017 and been part of our Strategic Leadership Team since October 2017.

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A/Prof Matthew Watts

Chief Pathologist

Matthew Watts is the Chief Pathologist of NSW Health Pathology.

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