Leadership

Mathew Cherian

Managing Director of Global Health

Mathew has had a great interest in technology his entire career and has worked in the industry since 1981.

Global Health, formally known as Working Systems Software Pty Ltd was established in Perth, Western Australia in 1985. Mathew was appointed CEO and Managing Director of the company in 2002, where he re-focused the group to service the healthcare sector.

The initial phase of this project culminated with the re-branding of the company as Global Health Limited.

Mathew plays an active role in product strategy and the development of overseas markets. His passion for an integrated and connected healthcare eco-system and patient-centricity has been a major driver in the strategic direction of Global Health.

Grant Smith

Independent Chairman of Global Health

Appointed as a Director in 2013 and Chairman in 2022, Grant has had great involvement in the private hospital and general private health sector throughout his career. He established an independent funds management group and floated Hospitals of Australia, which owned and operated a number of hospitals throughout Australia, and was the first healthcare investment fund in Australia.

Grant was intimately involved in the building of a number of hospitals including Strathfield Private, Southern Highlands Private Hospital, Port Macquarie Hospital and the refurbishment of a number of other healthcare facilities.

He developed and built the Medica Centre and opened the first digital private surgical hospital in Australia. Grant is currently involved in the development of a number of new hospitals and is also involved in utilising digital technology to generate productivity for the healthcare sector.

Karen Corry

Chair of the Audit and Remuneration Committee of Global Health

Appointed as a Director in 2021, Karen is an experienced board director and business leader with a focus on digital technology, finance and governance.

Previously a partner at KPMG, she is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and New Zealand and the Australian Institute of Company Directors. In her consulting career she has led strategic planning and major transformational programs and has been responsible for business development and growth. She established a consulting company, Delta Management Consulting, achieving success developing and delivering digital health strategy for over a decade in the public and private health sectors.

Karen is Deputy Chair at Peninsula Health, Chair of the Australian Community Support Organisation (ACSO) and its subsidiary McCormack Housing and Chair of the Cultural Development Network. She recently completed her board tenure at Holmesglen Institute and ACMI (Australian Centre for the Moving Image).

Steven Pynt

Independent Non-Executive Director of Global Health

Appointed as a Director in 2000, Steven is an independent Non-Executive Director and was previously Chairman of Global Health.

Steven is a Director of the Perth legal firm, MP Commercial Lawyers, and his main area of practice is in commercial law including corporations’ law, franchising, and contracts. Steven was previously a Director of the Perth legal firm McDonald Pynt which he established in 2003.

He was formerly a member of the Racing Penalties Appeals Tribunal and Chairman of the Commercial Tribunal of WA, and taught Ethics and Professional Responsibility to Articled Law Clerks from 1994-2005.

Steven has previously been a non-executive Chairman or Director of a number of other listed public companies, and is currently a non-executive Director of Muzz Buzz Franchising Pty Ltd, Australia’s largest specialty drive-through coffee business.