Management Team
We know that our success as an organisation depends on the skills, motivation and commitment of our staff, and we value and respect those whom we are privileged to lead. We achieve most when working as a team, which is why cooperation, information sharing and mutual support is our focus. Openness and the free expression of ideas leads to better decision making, and mistakes made in the pursuit of challenging objectives are not considered blameworthy.
It is our goal to maintain a high calibre workforce by recruiting capable people and investing in them through training and professional development and demonstrating effective leadership.
Jim Magee
Chief Executive
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Jim Magee
BA (Hons), MBA (Otago)
Appointed September 2006 - Chief Executive
Jim has spent sixteen years in the health sector and has been general manager of Dunedin, Christchurch Women's and Christchurch hospitals.
He worked for several years as a management consultant with clients mainly in primary healthcare, advising on strategy and organisational development. He is on the boards of Partnership Health PHO and Canterbury Community Care Trust.
Before moving to New Zealand from the UK in 1983 Jim held management positions in manufacturing and information systems development.
Sue Bramwell
Appointed June 2007 - Marketing & Communications Manager
Sue has a background in journalism, corporate communications and public relations, as well as governance and management experience in the not-for-profit sector, including Westpac Rescue, Presbyterian Support, New Zealand CCS and the New Zealand Spinal Trust.
As Director of a project management company, Bramwell & Banks, Sue has also worked as a consultant in the marketing and communications sector, including the production and implementation of national public relations campaigns.
Murray Hendy
Appointed September 2008 - Chief Financial Officer
Murray was Finance Manager at Healthlink South Ltd for 6 years. Prior to that he held senior finance positions in the transport/tourism sectors with The Mount Cook Group, Newmans Airways which evolved into Ansett NZ and then Qantas NZ. His most recent role was as Finance Manager for Pacific Horizon Ltd.
He is experienced in establishing administration and accounting functions with start-up organisations and managing the finance governance issues associated with larger entities.
Murray is a Chartered Accountant and has been a member of the NZ Institute of Chartered Accountants since 1986.
Sheree East
RGON ADN RM, PG Dip HealSci (Nursing)
Appointed 2001 - Director of Nursing
Sheree was instrumental in the setting up the Canterbury Primary Health Care Nurses Network and is an active member of a number of MOH and DHB reference groups and committees.
She is a registered nurse and midwife with a background in child health and case management midwifery and has a passion for the primary care sector.
Sheree has held positions with the New Zealand Plunket Society, the Canterbury Region of the National Cervical Screening Programme and co-ordinated the Community Nursing service at Nurse Maude.
Fran Cook
R.CompN, BN, MA (applied)
Appointed August 2005 - General Manager Care Coordination
Fran joined Nurse Maude as Service Manager Capital & Coast Care Coordination Centre at the time of its establishment. She was appointed as General Manager in December 2006 and Business Development Manager in 2007. In 2009 she was re-appointed as its General Manager.
She was also Patient Services Manager for Southland District Health Board and facilitated service transitions into its new hospital.
Fran has been responsible for the leadership and implementation of a number of service projects in partnership with the C&CDHB.
Valerie Wright
BA Bus. Psych.
Appointed August 2006 - Human Resources Manager
Valerie is an experienced human resource practitioner, with a strong background in HR practice and consulting, and a BA in Business Psychology from Massey University. She is a member of the Human Resources Institute of New Zealand and is a Registered Career Practitioner.
Valerie chairs the Human Resource Quality Team and leads negotiations of Nurse Maude's collective employment agreements.