Directors Information

Robert F. (Bob) Jones, Director and Chairman

Mr. Robert F. (Bob) Jones has been a director and chairman of the Mater Misericordiae Hospital Townsville Ltd since 2000. The company owns and operates two fully accredited private hospitals in Townsville, the Mater Hospital (Pimlico) and the recently acquired Mater Hospital (Hyde Park). The latter was formerly part of the Wesley group; it is presently being reconfigured to become the Mater Womens' and Childrens' Hospital. The Mater Hospitals provide acute medical/surgical facilities with a present combined capacity of 223 beds and 14 private medical suites. Redevelopment and expansion at both sites are ongoing.

The Mater Hospitals employ a total of 700 staff and the various facilities are used by more than 150 specialist practitioners. Mr. Jones sits on a number of committees that oversee the operation and governance of the company's hospitals. He is currently the chairman of both the Remuneration Committee and of the TQM and Compliance Committee.

Mr Jones is also a long-serving director of Hermit Park Bus Service Pty Ltd, one of Queensland's largest providers of school based transport under contracts with the Queensland Department of Transport. The company also has extensive coach charter operations. Mr. Jones has been a member of numerous state government transport advisory committees.

Mr. Jones is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and the Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport.

Daryl Shane Holmes, Managing Director

Dr. Holmes is the founder of 1300SMILES Limited and a qualified dentist having obtained his dental qualifications (BDSc (honours)) at Queensland University in 1987. During the last two years of his five year degree he accepted a scholarship from the Royal Australian Air Force.

Upon completion of his degree he practiced dentistry as an RAAF Dental Officer. Upon discharge from the RAAF in 1991 he began private dental practice in Ayr and Home Hill, north Queensland later that year. Since that time he has operated dental surgeries in the Burdekin region, Townsville, and Cairns.

Dr. Holmes has extensive experience in operating dental practices and an intimate knowledge of the management, administrative and other support services required in a dental practice. He has been instrumental in establishing the support network and suite of services that 1300SMILES Limited currently provides to its Dentist customers.

William (Bill) Bass, Non Executive Director

Mr Bass has considerable corporate and listed company experience. He brings extensive commercial and financial management experience from a range of leading Australian and international public companies including General Electric, Billabong, Country Road and OnCard International.

Mr Bass has a Bachelor of Economics, is an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Taxation Institute of Australia.