A new-look management board is overseeing Rural Northwest Health.

Board chairwoman Julia Hausler said the board was delighted with the return of Carolyn Morcom for a further 12 months and the ‘excellent diversity of skills’ provided by the four incoming new directors – David Kranz, Dr Zivit Inbar, Michael Brown and Veena Mishra.

She said the board was now looking forward to implementing a new strategic plan during the next 12 months, continuing with COVID-19 preparedness, partnering with La Trobe University’s Violet Vines Marshman Centre for Rural Health Research to complete a rural-focused oral-health study and progressing the health service with quality care.

During a July meeting members reappointed Ms Hausler as chair and placed Dr John Aitken in the role of deputy.

Health service chief executive Kevin Mills said he received ‘great’ support from a highly-skilled board. 

“I am excited by the new appointments, who complement the skill mix and diversity of our board and RNH will benefit greatly from their experience,” he said.

“We continue to balance our COVID-19 response with delivering essential services and planning for our future.”

Warracknabeal-born Mr Kranz lived and worked on his family farm at Ailsa until he was 19 when he shifted to Melbourne.

He worked for Mobil Oil for 42 years before moving back to Warracknabeal in 2019. 

Dr Inbar, who grew up in a kibbutz in Israel, is founder and chief executive of DifferenThinking, a consulting practice that specialises in people, culture, leadership and performance strategies for growth.

Mr Brown comes from a finance, investment and corporate advisory background and has a solid grounding in governance, strategy, risk, financial analytics and board processes. He has board experience, including a previous role as chairman of an ASX-listed public company in the healthcare sector.

Ms Mishra has experience in health, disability and primary healthcare and is a co-founder of a health promotion company.

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