Our vision at Sentia Healthcare is to provide the highest quality of healthcare possible in a compassionate and accessible environment. We believe that every patient deserves access to life long comprehensive healthcare that is evidence-based, multidisciplinary and personalised.
The best healthcare professionals will want to work with us because of who we are, the support and compensation they receive, and what we represent in the community. No-top heavy management will be needed as innovative technologies are deployed and employees empowered.
The results are expected to generate superior clinical outcomes and industry leading shareholder returns.
Our Mission
To execute a strategy of acquisition and optimisation of primary care businesses that play critical roles in servicing the healthcare needs of their local populations.
Our mission is to partner with our acquired businesses and to augment them with the best-in-class management and the latest technology solutions, tailored to each practice to enhance operations and achieve high operating margins while focusing on quality of care and clinical outcomes.
The primary care industry is fast undergoing change. Healthcare professionals and managers are more empowered than ever to find new ways to streamline and improve the quality of care and patient well-being. The next decade is expected to bring significant technological transformation. Now is the time to embrace new innovations, set a new standard in quality of care and to build an industry leading network.
Our Board of Directors
Gary Smith AM
Non-executive Director
Gary has been a practice manager for over 36 years and has had an extensive career in healthcare facilities management predominantly inGeneral Practice. He is an owner and manager of a large multi-disciplinary practice in western Sydney. He is a past National and NSW State President of theAustralian Association of Practice Management; past Independent Director forAGPAL and current Chairman of QIP. He is the Chair of the council of Chairs for the NSW/ACT PHNs which consists of 11 PHNs going strong. He has designed and taught practice management courses to aspiring practice managers in partnership with University of New England and University of Sydney and is considered by his peers as a ‘guru’ of practice management and the go-to expert for all things related to practice management.
Gary remains up to date, giving lectures and presenting at conferences both within Australia and Internationally. For his efforts Gary has received anHonorary Doctor of Letters from UNE and was also appointed as a Member of theOrder of Australia in 2023.
His career in healthcare services management has seen him act as an expert,advisor and ‘influencer’ in many key programs the effects of which have shapedGeneral Practice, such as advising the Department of Health for the PracticeIncentive Program (PIP) and serving as an expert on the Standing Committee forStandards for both the RACGP and RNZGP.
Christopher Brennan
Non-executive Director
Christopher has over 25 years of experience in Chief Executive and Board Director positions in listed, unlisted, government and private companies, with deep financial management experience in the healthcare industry, including at Primary Healthcare Limited, Healthdirect Australia, Genea IVF, Department of Premier & Cabinet, Service NSW and others.
Early in his career Christopher was assistant manager at KPMG and subsequently became an Associate Director of Investment Banking at ANZ Bank. He has since driven consistent innovation and growth through astute financial management as CFO and COO, including capital raisings of A$30 million; successfully navigating companies through periods of acquisitions and transformation; and managing balance sheets in excess of A$1 billion.
He was formerly Acting Chief Financial Officer of Primary Healthcare and led their acquisition programs for acquiring general and specialist medical practices. As a board director he has led financial and governance input to the formulation of strategy; overseeing upheavals of legacy systems, ensuring adequate risk management and adherence to compliance.
Christopher has also acquired considerable professional expertise through intimate dealings with clients like BHP Billiton, Dexus, domestic banks and international investment banks (Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan and Macquarie.) He has an active interest in developing businesses to meet trends in advancements in technology.
Malcolm Lovell
Non-executive Director
Malcolm is an experienced director, project manager and strategic consultant with 11 years’ experience in the General Practice industry, and 21 years’ experience in the broader business world working at organisations such as Cadbury Schwepps Australia and the Tasmanian Government.
Malcolm was the Managing Director of Doctors Tasmania, a group of practices which he grew from 1 site to 5 sites through acquisitions and greenfield developments and employing 30 doctors. He has extensive and hands-on experience in medical practice management, business development, operational enhancement, acquisition management, corporate governance and change management – being directly involved in all management and business development functions for both established practices as well as greenfield developments from conception to completion. Doctors Tasmania was successfully sold to Better Medical where Malcolm was appointed as General Manager for the state of Tasmania.
Malcolm was also General Manager at Doctors Australia, a digital health start-up which seeks to connect patients with providers through a low-cost and scalable digital platform. As well as this, he held a strategic and management consulting role at ROCG a boutique international consulting group.
Justin O’Donnell
Director
Justin has 15 years’ experience as a corporate executive, having held C-suite roles including CFO, COO, CCO and Company Secretary roles across both public and private assets. Justin demonstrated success in leading finance, IT and operational functions in high growth businesses, with his most recent appointment being as Chief Commercial Officer of Better Medical, a private equity backed healthcare asset
At Better Medical, Justin was recruited to oversee and deliver the integration of the merger of the Better Medical and Smart Clinics businesses. He was involved in the initial integration of 50 clinics as part of this merger and subsequently led the acquisition and integration of 30 additional medical centres. During this appointment, Justin also led a complete technology transformation of the acquired practices with a suite of software and IT system implementations across the group.
Prior to his appointment as CCO at Better Medical, Justin was CFO and Company Secretary for Marque Group where he led the integration of 5 global acquisitions. Justin was also CFO and COO for Mainstream Group where he led the successful completion of 7 acquisitions and a successful IPO on the ASX.
Justin started his career in accounting at PricewaterhouseCoopers where he progressed to Senior Associate in the audit division. Since then, he has led a dynamic career involving the full spectrum of financial functions for companies both in Australia and the United States.
Ahmed Syed
Founding Director
Ahmed is an entrepreneur with a degree in Biomedical Science and experience in healthcare management and marketing. Ahmed worked as a consultant for his own family’s medical businesses AAN Medical and Al-Noor Medical. The business started as a single 4 doctor practice in 2009, and has since grown to 16 doctors. Following this, Ahmed was recruited by Adoni Media in a marketing role where he successfully led the central marketing campaign for the second largest medical deputising service in Australia, House Call Doctor, with 16 hubs across Queensland and New South Wales.
Ahmed subsequently started a marketing consultancy business which now operates it’s own brands distributing Himalayan salt products in Australia and New Zealand. As the Founding Director he oversaw the business growth from the initial concept through to the current fully managed operation.
Ahmed is a firm believer in the need for consolidating the primary care industry to bring about efficienciees of scale and stronger clinical governanc that ultimately leads to better health outcomes as well as operating margins.
Andrew Knox
Non-executive Director
Andrew was a Partner at Allens Linklaters, a leading international law firm where he practiced in corporate and commercial law, specialising in mergers & acquisitions, governance and capital markets. He commenced as a partner in 1985 and for 33 years, was a trusted corporate adviser to multiple ASX listed companies such as MIM Holdings (Xstrata), Flight Centre, Suncorp; major government owned corporations such as Queensland Sugar Limited, Queensland Investment Corporation, Healthcare Logic, Queensland Treasury and multi-national European and US head quartered enterprises.
Andrew has deep transactional experience across a broad range of industries, having led and completed in excess of 150 acquisitions ranging in value from less than A$5 million for family businesses to several of more than A$3.5 billion in scale, including cross border transactions, such as the acquisition of Arrow Energy by Royal Dutch Shell and Petro China.
In addition, Andrew has a wealth of governance experience having advised companies through complex compliance issues, regulatory responsibilities, royal commissions, public offerings and privatisations.
Andrew has additionally been a member of the takeovers panel and has been named as a Preeminent Corporate Lawyer by Doyle’s Guide for many years. He remains a highly sought after consultant in legal transactional matters and He is an active member of the broader community having 25 years of experience as director on Boards of not-for-profit organisations such as the Queensland Anglican Schools Commission, among others.
Terence Dawson
General Manager
Terence is a qualified, accomplished and goal-driven management executive bringing more than 12 years' extensive experience with healthcare management and tactical business leadership. He has directly recruited over 30 healthcare professionals over his career and has held operational management , business development and project management roles across 7 companies ranging from single practices to publicly listed companies like Primary Healthcare.
Terence has a depth of hands-on experience in the in primary care industry having been involved in the setup and subsequent development of new practices, acquisition of existing practices, turn arounds of underperforming practices and co-ordination of numerous business development initiatives for both small and large entities. Most recently he has added more than $750k of additional revenue to a single practice he has consulted for. Terence has been a manager for teams of up to 15 admin staff, 10 GPs and 22 other allied health professionals at a time.
Terence has had direct involvement in the management of all aspects of primary care including marketing and recruitment; cybersecurity and IT capability development, having hands-on experience with preventing attempted data hacks; accreditation and regulatory compliance; implementation of business development initiatives including pilot projects, incentive and grant income; building and maintaining key doctor and staff relationships; development of new income streams via allied health, pathology and a range of aligned services.
Our Results
Our Board brings extensive experience and insight that is unmatched in the industry, gained from hands-on operational and strategic oversight roles over the full spectrum of general practice businesses, ranging from small independent practices to publicly listed companies.
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Our Results
Our Board brings extensive experience and insight that is unmatched in the industry, gained from hands-on operational and strategic oversight roles over the full spectrum of general practice businesses, ranging from small independent practices to publicly listed companies.
Businesses We've Grown
Completed and integrated 7 acquisitions and consolidated the entire group operations which led to a merger with Better Medical.
Acquired Dermatology and Rheumatology specialist clinics into the Primary Care network.
Managed the merger of 50 medical centres and acquired 40 additional medical centres. Built the entire group IT function.
Raised $55 million in capital and overhauled entire group operations and financials leading to a $275 million exit.
Completed and integrated 7 acquisitions and consolidated the entire group operations which led to a merger with Better Medical.
Acquired Dermatology and Rheumatology specialist clinics into the Primary Care network.
Managed the merger of 50 medical centres and acquired 40 additional medical centres. Built the entire group IT function.
Through innovation and empowered teams, we aim to build Australia's leading network of practices united by the core value of providing the best possible care.
