Josh was appointed Acting CEO in May 2023.

Josh has been our Chief Operations Officer (COO) since joining 15 months ago and has successfully led the Residential Care, Home and Community and Independent Living services. Under Josh's leadership there have been significant improvements during challenging times in particular the COVID-19 pandemic and complex government reforms.

Josh brings a wealth of experience to the CEO role, specifically a deep understanding and passion for the Australian aged care sector after holding several leadership roles across some of Australia’s largest aged care providers over the past seven years. Josh also brings a broad range of experience from outside the aged care sector including mining, manufacturing, finance and management consulting including ASX-listed organisations.

Josh’s qualifications include a Master of Business Administration, Masters of Marketing, Bachelor of business, and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Brett is our Chief Information Officer. Brett is an accomplished and highly experienced senior executive with experience both domestically and internationally across a range of industries including human resources, technology, consulting, engineering, construction and financial services.

Prior to Catholic Healthcare, Brett was at Hudson where he held the role of Asia Pacific Director, Information Technology. Brett has a successful track record in leading IT organisational change and transformation, building high performing teams and is passionate about workplace culture, leadership and developing strong business relationships, driving value through the use of technology.

Brett has a Master’s of Business and Technology from University New South Wales and post graduate qualifications in management from Macquarie University.

Catherine brings expansive human resource experience from multiple sectors including healthcare, technology, hospitality, and property management and has also worked with organisations in other parts of the world.

Catherine's most recent role was Chief People Officer at Greengate Partnership Pty Ltd, a retirement living and boutique aged care village provider in NSW and Queensland, supporting their teams within their residential aged care and retirement living communities.

CT Johnson is the Chief Financial Officer and he was previously in the role of Operations Senior Manager, Commercial, for Catholic Healthcare. 

Prior to coming to Catholic Healthcare, CT held numerous CFO roles, was VP of Commercial Management, and was Chief Operating Officer for companies across many sectors in Australia, the US, China and Russia. He has a strong track record of delivering improvements across these varied business environments.

CT’s qualifications include a Bachelor of Arts in Russian Studies, Master of Accountancy, MBA, and a CPA.

Julia has been Chief Counsel, Legal at Catholic Healthcare since 2003. Having completed an Arts Degree (Honours), Law Degree (Honours) and a Masters of Arts in Theology, Julia began her career at international law firm Freehills. In 2017, Julia was named one of the top 12 in-house counsels in health and aged care in Australia. In 2022, Julia received Lawyer Monthly’s Aged Care Law Counsel of the Year Award. Julia served a term as a member of the Advisory Board of the Sydney School of Law of the University of Notre Dame Australia. She is a frequent presenter and chair of conferences on aged care law.

Rachel was appointed Chief Strategy Officer in February 2023.

Rachel is an industry leader in transformational change management, strategic stakeholder engagement, workforce and workplace of the future. She has more than 20 years of managerial and professional experience working in and with government, and understands what is required to drive significant change in large organisations and the public sector. Rachel is a skilled facilitator who forges trusted relationships with senior and executive stakeholders.

Prior to joining CHL, Rachel was a management consultant with KPMG as a Director specialling in health and human services and before that with Litmus Consulting (now a part of PWC). Rachel has a long history of working in this area including several years as a Senior Policy Advisor in the Ministry of Health and as a Senior Patent Attorney specialising in the area of medical science.

With a passion and dedication to her community, Rachel is an active surf lifesaver, has competed at state and national titles and continues to be involved in all levels of her local surf club.

Rachel holds a Master of International and Community Development from Deakin University, Master of Business Administration from AGSM, Bachelor of Medical Science from University of Sydney and a Graduate Diploma in Legal Studies from University of Technology Sydney.

Currently the General Manager, Mission Integration, Margaret has been with Catholic Healthcare for 11 years. She brings to the role expertise as a teacher and principal for more than 30 years, working as Religious Education Coordinator, Assistant Principal and Primary Principal. Margaret has a Bachelor of Education, Masters of Education specialising in Community and Adult Education, and a Graduate Diploma in Religious Education. In her current role, Margaret is responsible for the development of the philosophy, vision, values and ethics of Catholic Healthcare’s Mission. Through Pastoral Care, Margaret and the Mission team seek to provide ongoing assistance to clients and residents, to prevent social exclusion and to promote emotional and spiritual wellbeing.

Peter joins Catholic Healthcare as of August 2023 with 15 years' experience in commercial construction operations, social infrastructure property development, asset management, property maintenance, seniors living services and community services. Peter has managed and grown a $2.6Bn property portfolio and established a pipeline net worth growth rate of 11% per annum.

Therese Adami is the General Manager for Catholic Healthcare Community Services. Therese started her career as Registered Nurse and then Hospital Executive Officer.

Therese is an experienced and strategic business leader in the health and aged care sector for over 19 years. Therese has extensive experience in managing high performing teams, creating and driving customer strategies that strengthen revenue and building new business in the health and homecare industry. 

Therese holds a Bachelor of Nursing and a Masters in Business Administration. Therese also completed the Graduate Australian Institute of Company Directors certification. She also holds qualifications from Harvard Business School in Leadership and Change Management.

Belinda has more than 20 years' Company Secretarial, Governance and legal experience across a range of industries including oil and gas, health insurance, wealth management, international aid and most recently, aged care.  Belinda, prior to joining Catholic HealthCare Limited was the Company Secretary for RSL LifeCare. Belinda has a Diploma of Law through the University of Sydney and holds a current legal practising certificate. Belinda also has a Graduate Diploma of Corporate Governance, is a Fellow of the Governance Institute and a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.