Christopher Rex

April 29, 2010

After 13 years as Chief Operating Officer (COO) for Ramsay Health Care Limited, Chris Rex took over the role of Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Ramsay Health Care on 1 July 2008. Chris has played a key role in developing the Company’s excellent record in hospital management. As COO, Chris was responsible for hospital operations, human resources, corporate support services and health fund negotiations. He has played a pivotal role in building Ramsay’s management expertise and his ability to run hospitals efficiently and effectively is widely acknowledged. Chris has been instrumental in setting Ramsay’s growth strategy, a strategy which has seen the company’s revenues expand more than 10-fold over the past decade and included the transforming acquisitions of Affinity Healthcare and Ramsay’s first major offshore acquisition of Capio UK, the UK’s fourth largest independent hospital provider.

Prior to joining Ramsay Health Care in 1995, Chris worked as a manager in the public health service in the United Kingdom and subsequently moved into the private sector where he worked for BUPA the UK’s largest Health Insurer. In 1988, he moved to Australia, as General Manager of Macquarie Hospital Services.

Chris is the current President of the Australian Private Hospitals Association (APHA) the peak body representing private hospitals in Australia. He is a Board member of the Schizophrenia Research Institute, a non-profit, National Health and Medical Research Council accredited, independent research institute undertaking world-class studies to understand the causes of schizophrenia. He is also a Director of Sydney Football Club.