Hugh Morgan is Principal of First Charnock Pty Ltd. Hugh was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Western Mining Corporation (1990-2003) and prior to that served as an Executive Officer (1976-1986) and then Managing Director (from June 1986). Hugh has served as a Director of Alcoa of Australia Limited (1977-1998 and 2002-2003); Director of Alcoa Inc. (1998-2001); Member of the Board of the Reserve Bank of Australia (1981-1984 and 1996-2007); President of the Australian Japan Business Co-Operation Committee (1999-2006); Joint Chair of the Commonwealth Business Council (2003-2005) and now Emeritus Director; President of the Business Council of Australia (2003-2005) and now an Honorary Member; Member of the Anglo American plc Australian Advisory Board (2006- 2014). Hugh is a Member of the Lafarge International Advisory Board; Chairman of the Order of Australia Association Foundation Limited; Trustee Emeritus of The Asia Society New York; Chairman Emeritus of the Asia Society AustralAsia Centre; Member of the Asia Society Australia Advisory Council; President of the National Gallery of Victoria Foundation. Hugh is a graduate in Law and Commerce from the University of Melbourne.
Professor Larisa Rudenko is Head of the Virology Department in the Institute of Experimental Medicine, St. Petersburg, Russia. Professor Rudenko worked with Academician Smorodintsev and has been responsible for the development and clinical trials of the live attenuated influenza vaccines in Russia. She is recognised as one of the world’s leading experts in live attenuated influenza vaccines and as such has worked closely over the past 20 years with scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA in developing effective influenza prophylaxis programs for use in children and in the elderly. She has published in excess of 225 scientific papers and 42 patents. Under her supervision, 11 PhD and 2 DSc theses have been prepared. In 1999 her contribution to medical science was recognised with the award of the title of Honoured Scientist of the Russian Federation. Professor Rudenko is currently leading the WHO and PATH programs, developing a new pandemic LAIV for developing countries.
Professor Li was reappointed a Director on 22 January, 2016. He obtained his degree of Doctor of Medicine from the University of Cambridge. Professor Li is the Emeritus Professor of Surgery of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is the Deputy Chairman of the Bank of East Asia Limited and a member of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference. Professor Li was Professor of Surgery and Chairman of the Department of Surgery, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Vice-Chancellor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He was the Secretary for Education and Manpower, and a member of the Executive Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government from 2002 to 2007. Professor Li was awarded the Grand Bauhinia Medal by the Chief Executive of the HKSAR Government on 30 June 2017, having previously been awarded the Gold Bauhinia Star in 2000. Professor Li was appointed Council Member of the Executive Council of HKSAR on 1 July 2017. Professor Li is also Council Chairman of University of Hong Kong, and Chairman of the Council for Sustainable Development of the Government of HKSAR.
Ms Julie Phillips is Chief Executive Officer and a Director of BioDiem Ltd and Managing Director of BioDiem’s subsidiary, Opal Biosciences Ltd. She has a strong background in the biotech and pharmaceutical industry, having worked as the CEO and Director of start-up Australian biotechnology companies operating in the life sciences sector. Her technical background in clinical trials, regulatory affairs and pharmacoeconomic assessment/pricing of therapeutics was gained in multinational pharmaceutical companies. From 2014-2020 she was Chair of AusBiotech Ltd, the peak biotechnology industry association in Australia.
Melanie Leydin holds a Bachelor of Business majoring in Accounting and Corporate Law. She is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and is a Registered Company Auditor. She graduated from Swinburne University in 1997, became a Chartered Accountant in 1999 and since February 2000 has been the principal of chartered accounting firm, Leydin Freyer. The practice provides outsourced company secretarial and accounting services to public and private companies specialising in the Resources, technology, bioscience and biotechnology sector. Melanie has over 23 years’ experience in the accounting profession and has extensive experience in relation to public company responsibilities, including ASX and ASIC compliance, control and implementation of corporate governance, statutory financial reporting, reorganisation of Companies and shareholder relations.
