Providing a new standard for hospital care in New Zealand.

Rachel joined Forte Health as General Manager in 2016, after returning to New Zealand with her family.  Rachel has spent more than 10 years in senior management roles in the healthcare sector in the UK.  Her experience includes General Manager of an outpatient oncology facility and Hospital Manager for BMI Healthcare.  Reporting directly to the Forte Health Limited Board and responsible for all aspects of the business, Rachel provides strong strategic leadership and governance in the organisation and works closely with key stakeholders to deliver total patient care, ensuring excellence in patient experience and quality of care.

In addition to being Chair of the Board of Forté Health Ltd, David is Chair of the Board of Rural Livestock Ltd, Oxford Health Group and Molecheck Ltd.

He has served on a number of national committees of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and is a Trustee of a number of investment and charitable trusts, including being Chair of the Orana Park Trust Board.

David has a background of being a General Practitioner in Christchurch and remains a Registered Medical Practitioner. He has over 25 years’ experience in Governance in both NZX listed and non-listed entities, and is currently the Chair of Ryman Healthcare Ltd, Chair of EcoCentral Ltd and a Director of Ngai Tahu Property Ltd and Health Workforce New Zealand.

He joined the Forté Health Board in January 2012.

Chris has practised in Christchurch as an Otolaryngologist, Head and Neck Surgeon for twenty years and limits his practice to rhinology, facial plastic surgery and paediatric otolaryngology. He has fellowship training in paediatric otolaryngology and facial plastic surgery. He is past secretary of the New Zealand Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery and is a member of the Australasian Rhinologic Society, the Australia and New Zealand Society of Paediatric Otolaryngology and the Australasian Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery. He has an interest in health administration and has sat on the Board of Forté Health since its inception.

Greg is a Christchurch based businessman and investor with 40 years’ experience owning, managing and building businesses. An early pioneer of the mussel industry of Marlborough, he established Tomlinson Group with active investments in the aged care, animal pharmaceutical, finance and wine sectors. Greg and his wife Jill support a variety of charities in New Zealand and abroad.

Peter combines his day job as a Urological Surgeon with a number of governance roles. He currently chairs Mobile Medical Technology and is also a director on the boards of Nobby Holdings Ltd, Urology Associates Ltd and the Maia Health Foundation. Along with his involvement in the Board of Forté Health, Peter also sits on the IT Committee and the Funding Committee.

Andrew is an Orthopaedic Surgeon who has been a consultant knee and trauma surgeon in Christchurch since 2000.

He is the current president of the New Zealand Knee Society and a previous trustee for AO Trauma.  He is a founding shareholder of Forte Health and has board experience both with Forte Health and also as a director of Nobby Holdings.  In his latter capacity he has been involved in the development of the Forte Health site following the Canterbury Earthquakes. 

He is married with three children and his interests include road cycling, skiing and golf.