Richard Woods – Chairman
After completing a Bachelor of Law and a Bachelor of Commerce at the University of New South Wales, Richard Woods worked for 4 years as a solicitor at Allen Allen & Hemsley. He progressed to Associate Director at Bain & Company and then to Director at County Natwest. In 1992, Richard moved into the health care arena, undertaking various financial and management roles for W.E. Woods Pharmaceuticals until 1997. Richard is currently a Principal of Wade Investment group which manages a wide range of investments primarily related to human health care.
Prof. Tony Moon –
Non-Executive Director
Prof. Tony Moon started his academic career at Melbourne University where he obtained his Bachelor of Science (Honours) and then his PhD. A widely respected and extensively published physicist, Prof. Moon has had a prestigious history at the University of Technology, Sydney where he has been Dean of Science and Dean of the University Graduate School, as well as acting Deputy Vice Chancellor and acting Pro Vice Chancellor. Prof. Moon currently holds the position of Professor Emeritus at UTS. During his various appointments at UTS, Prof. Moon gained considerable experiencing linking academic research with commercial development. Internationally, Prof. Moon has been Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Stockholm, Sweden; Faculty Research Associate at Arizona State University, US and Research Scientist at the Fritz Haber Institute in Germany.
Trevor Moore – Non-Executive Director
Trevor, a registered pharmacist, graduated from the University of Sydney in 1961. Since that time, he has owned and operated several retail pharmacies around Sydney. Trevor moved into Sales and Marketing with Burroughs Wellcome Co. and later became the Founding Managing Director of Stephen Hunter Pty Ltd (of Chemist Own brand fame).
Patrick McLean –
Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer
Patrick McLean holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from the University of Minnesota. After four years in basic and applied research in protein nutrition, he moved into sales and marketing for J. Hungerford Smith Co., International Multifoods Corporation (US and Canada) and Catelli Ltd (Canada). In 1983 Patrick joined Ralston Purina Co. (Canada) and became Vice President, General Manager for the animal health division. He has spent the past 20 years in the pharmaceutical industry with strategic marketing, communications and operational management responsibilities.
In 1999 Patrick joined Axcan Pharma Inc., a leading specialty pharmaceutical company in the field of gastroenterology, as Vice President, Sales and Marketing for North America. In 2000 he became Vice President, General Manager for Canada and Europe and, in 2001, Senior Vice President for European Commercial Operations. During his tenure at Axcan, Patrick successfully negotiated 32 international licensing agreements. Patrick built Axcan’s European business with a fully integrated company in France, a logistics and marketing office in Germany, a sales group in the UK and a joint venture in Poland. In addition to these own-organisation companies, he established a licensing and distribution network with pharmaceutical companies across 18 countries, including three in South East Asia.
Patrick is a past president and honorary lifetime member of the Pharmaceutical Marketing Club of Québec and is fluently bilingual in English and French.
