On behalf of the Board, I am very pleased to announce that members have voted to re-elect current Chair, Dr Steve Hambleton AM and to elect Dr Jack Marjot to the Avant Mutual Board”, said Mrs Natasha Fenech, Group CEO and Managing Director of Avant Mutual.

Dr Hambleton has been a Board member since 2014. He is a specialist general practitioner and former state and Federal President of the Australian Medical Association.

Dr Marjot joins the Board and the other five elected doctor members. Dr Marjot is an emergency medicine specialist in Sydney and has previously worked as a medical adviser at Avant.

“As a member-owned organisation and doctors’ company, the Board ensures the interests and needs of members are kept at the heart of everything we do,” says Mrs Fenech.

“Avant has more than 90,000 members, and it is hugely beneficial to have such respected and accomplished doctors on the Board to represent their interests.

“This year, nine high-quality candidates offered themselves for election to the Mutual Board and, on behalf of the Board, I thank them for putting themselves forward.

“I would also like to express special thanks to Dr Jan Dudley OAM, who has stepped down as an elected director having represented members on the Board for the last 12 years.

“Finally, on behalf of the Board and management, I would like to thank our members for their continued support,” concludes Mrs Fenech.

The full Avant Mutual Board consists of elected member directors: Dr Steve Hambleton AM (Chair), Dr Penny Browne OAM, A/Prof Gillian Farrell, Prof Mark Frydenberg AM, Dr William Glasson AO and Dr Jack Marjot, and appointed non-member directors: Mr Peter Beck, Ms Rachel Cobb and Mr Duncan West.

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