Meet our leaders

Stuart Winters

Stuart is an experienced global executive with more than 25 years of leadership in healthcare operations and support services in the US, UK, Asia-Pacific and Australia. He is known for building strong, values-led teams and leading large organisations through change while keeping people and outcomes at the centre. 

In his most recent role, Stuart led Sodexo’s Healthcare and Senior Living businesses in the United States, supporting over 2,600 hospitals and healthcare facilities. Earlier, as CEO of Sodexo UK and Ireland, he partnered with the UK Government and NHS during the COVID-19 pandemic, expanding services rapidly to meet national needs — work that was recognised with the British Citizen Award for Healthcare.

Stuart returned to Australia in 2024 and is passionate about using innovation, technology and culture to strengthen teams and improve outcomes for patients and communities.

Andrew Coombs

Andrew has more than 25 years of commercial leadership experience across healthcare delivery, health insurance, strategy and transformation.

At Ramsay Health Care, Andrew leads commercial partnerships with health insurers and government and oversees the growth of Ramsay’s mental health, pharmacy and allied health businesses. He is also responsible for marketing, customer strategy and the development of integrated, digitally enabled care pathways.

Before joining Ramsay, Andrew was Vice President Commercial and Executive Committee member at HCA Healthcare UK, where he led payor strategy, business development, digital engagement and marketing. He worked closely with clinicians and hospital teams to strengthen partnerships with private health insurers and design patient-centred propositions, particularly in cancer care.

Earlier in his career, Andrew was Managing Director of AXA Global Health and CEO of AXA Global Protect, following senior advisory and finance roles at KPMG.

Colleen Harris

Colleen leads the company's global workforce strategy and enterprise-wide leadership development, and is responsible for progressing a compelling, well-defined company culture that delivers business value and supports the success of Ramsay’s strategic priorities.

Colleen has worked closely with boards and executive groups across a range of sectors, including banking and retail.

Her career includes several senior executive HR positions reporting to the Group CEOs of National Australia Bank, Federation Centres and MyState Limited. 

She holds a Bachelor of Education (Science) from the University of Melbourne, is a Member of the AICD and a Fellow of the Australian Human Resources Institute.

Dr Brindan Suresh

Dr Brindan Suresh is a respected healthcare leader with extensive experience in clinical practice, health system transformation and innovation in life sciences. Before joining Ramsay, Brindan was a Partner at McKinsey & Company, where he led over 90 executive-sponsored initiatives across the healthcare and life sciences sectors globally, including groundbreaking work in health systems transformation and advanced analytics.

As a senior leader of McKinsey’s Health Systems and Services practice in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region, Brindan spearheaded innovative strategies for governments, health systems and private providers. His achievements include overseeing design of an integrated care system for 2.3 million Londoners, delivering £300 million in annual productivity improvements, and supporting the development of Australia’s national medical workforce strategy for 70,000 doctors. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Brindan advised health ministries across the Asia-Pacific region on vaccine deployment, public health resilience and operational improvements.

Brindan also co-led McKinsey’s global R&D Functional Excellence Sub-Practice, driving advancements in clinical operations, regulatory affairs and medical strategy through the use of AI and advanced analytics.

Passionate about innovation in health, Brindan has been a regional lead for the McKinsey Health Institute, promoting initiatives in healthy aging, women’s health and mental health equity. He has also led training programs for senior executives, focusing on leadership and organisational transformation.

Brindan began his career in Australia as a medical doctor at New South Wales Health, working in Sydney’s largest teaching hospitals. He holds a Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery, Bachelor of Laws (Hons I) and Bachelor of Arts from the University of Sydney. With his distinctive  blend of clinical expertise and strategic leadership, Brindan is committed to advancing innovation and excellence in healthcare delivery.

Anthony Neilson

Anthony brings more than 30 years’ experience in financial leadership and commercial management across large, listed organisations in the energy, resources and infrastructure sectors. Most recently, he was Chief Commercial Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Santos Ltd, where he led finance, investor relations, procurement and risk management, strategy and delivered major strategic and operational programs.

He has extensive experience in M&A, governance, capital-structure management and transformation, including large transactions and business integrations.

Anthony holds an MBA from the Australian Graduate School of Management (UNSW), is a Director of Ramsay Santé, a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment.

Dr John Doulis

John leads Ramsay's technology and digital function, shaping strategy and capability across the group.

He has cross-functional executive experience across clinical practice, digital health, informatics, investment and academia, with a strong record of managing large portfolios, delivering change at scale and building high-performing teams.

An Australian-trained doctor, John holds a medical degree from Monash University and brings more than 20 years of senior leadership experience in the United States and Australia.

Most recently, John was Vice President and Distinguished Architect in HCA Healthcare’s Digital Transformation and Innovation team, where he led major innovation programs and delivered frontline tools including a rostering and scheduling platform for 100,000 nurses, digital handover systems, ambient speech recognition tools and AI-driven clinical guidance.

Earlier in his career, John was Chief Information and Informatics Officer and Chief Operations Officer of the Informatics Center at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Assistant Vice-Chancellor Health Affairs at Vanderbilt University. He oversaw enterprise-wide informatics and IT services across education, research and clinical operations. Vanderbilt is well known to Ramsay through the accountability framework that underpins the Speak Up for Patient Safety program.

John has also held senior roles at First Data Bank (Hearst Health) as Senior Vice President, Clinical Solutions, and at MedCare Investment Funds as Chief Information and Informatics Officer (CIO). In these roles he led strategy, product innovation and digital health investments across a range of healthcare organisations.

Henrietta Rowe

Henrietta was appointed at Ramsay Health Care in June 2019. She is responsible for the Group legal, governance and secretariat functions and is a member of the Group Executive. She also serves as a Director on the Board of Ramsay Générale de Santé, listed on Euronext.

Henrietta has 20 years’ experience comprised of her time at Ramsay, global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer, and in-house at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia.

Henrietta holds a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Economics (SocSci) from the University of Sydney, graduating with First Class Honours. She has also completed the INSEAD Management Acceleration Programme in 2023; focusing on finance, strategy and leadership.

Henrietta is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors Law Committee, a Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia, Deputy Chair of the Association of Corporate Counsel GC100 and an active member of Chief Executive Women.