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Biography:
Alice Killen has chief executive and other senior executive experience in the heath care industry - in public and private sectors (not-for-profit and publicly listed companies), in Australia and overseas.
For five years, Alice was CEO of Castlereagh Imaging and Illawarra Radiology Group, which are wholly owned subsidiaries of Sonic Healthcare Ltd. This role included managing radiology practices throughout NSW, during a time of significant change in the industry, including corporatisation, implementation of IT solutions (e.g. teleradiology) and rapid technological advances.
Previously, Alice worked at the Mater Hospital, North Sydney, for a period of 12 years. Initially she was Director of Medical Services and then for seven years, she was CEO and Director of Medical Services. She was responsible for a budget in excess of $70 million with 900 staff (450 FTE), 500 visiting doctors, and 200 volunteers. During this time, the Hospital went through a major redevelopment, rebranding, expansion of services and then the merger with St Vincent's Hospital, Darlinghurst.
Prior to working at the Mater, Alice worked in Boston as a consultant to a firm of Health Economists and as Research Associate in the Department of Health Policy and Management at Harvard School of Public Health. Alice's early career was as a Medical Practitioner, completing over three years as a resident doctor at Sydney & St Luke's Hospitals.
Alice is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and during her career she has served on a number of Boards of Hospitals and Industry Associations.
Alice became Chair of TECR 205 in 2009.