Management
Joanna Wakefield
Chief Financial Officer
Joanna Wakefield joined Babcock & Brown from Stockland in 2006 and has worked on secondment as CFO of Primelife since that time. During her three years at Stockland, she was initially responsible for the corporate finance area and then took on the role of General Manager Treasury & Tax. Prior to Stockland, Ms Wakefield spent five years at Colonial First State Property in various senior finance roles. Ms Wakefield has also worked at Perpetual and Lend Lease. Ms Wakefield has a Bachelor of Business Accounting/Computing and is a CPA and also holds an MBA.
Gregor Dixon
General Manager Corporate
Gregor Dixon commenced with Primelife as Corporate Investor Relations Manager in September 2003 and was appointed Company Secretary in December 2004 and then General Manager, Corporate Services in October 2006. Prior to joining Primelife, Mr Dixon held various corporate and investor relations positions with AWB Limited, WMC Limited and Crown Limited. Mr Dixon has been responsible for overseeing various corporate governance, investment community and stakeholder management issues. Mr Dixon has a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business Management from Monash University. Mr Dixon also has a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment from Finsia and a Graduate Diploma in Company Secretarial Practice from Chartered Secretaries Australia.
Pam Barry
General Manager Operations
Pam Barry joined Primelife in February 2006 from Affinity Health (Mayne Health) where she had a career spanning 15 years. Ms Barry’s experience includes having managed hospitals including Chief Executive Officer of Melbourne Private and Frances Perry House and corporate roles including the management of multi sites such as medical centres. Ms Barry’s last role was National Director of Nursing for the Affinity Hospitals. Ms Barry is a Registered Nurse and has a graduate diploma in management.
Michael Horwood
General Manager Development
Michael Horwood joined BBC in January 2008 as General Manager Development. Prior to this, Michael held various development and construction management positions with Stockland, FKP and Tricare Limited. Michael has over 20 years experience in the property development and construction industry with over 12 years specialising in the retirement and aged care sector. He has a Bachelor of Construction Management and a Masters of Project Management from the Queensland of University and is a registered builder.
Mark Mitchell
Chief Information Officer
Mark Mitchell has had more than 25 years experience in information technology in a broad range of industries. Prior to joining Primelife in January 2006, he held the position as General Manager at Electronics for Imaging Inc in the United States, managing software development, delivery and consulting to major corporations. Previous positions have also included eight years as Chief Information Officer of PMP Limited and a further eight years as Information Technology Manager for Macpherson Limited.
Phil Williamson
National Human Resources Manager
Phil Williamson has had more than 25 years experience in all facets of Human Resource Management. Previously, Phil was the General Manager Human Resources for Mercedes-Benz Australia/Pacific Pty Ltd where he was responsible for re-engineering all people management processes including Performance Management, Recruitment, Payroll, Workcover, OH&S and Learning & Development. Prior to Mercedes-Benz, Phil spent 15 years in Human Resource Management for one of the major Australian banks.