AMPCO - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• Head of Publishing Operations

Ben oversees the publishing operations of AMPCo's flagship publications of the Medical Journal of Australia (MJA) and InSight+. Prior to AMPCo, Ben successfully held senior roles within educational publishing (Macmillan, The Australian Council for Educational Research) and educational technology (Learnosity) sectors through major phases of marketplace digitisation. Ben has a Bachelor of Education from the University of Sydney, is a published school textbook author, and is currently pursuing an Executive Masters in Strategic Communication at the University of Technology, Sydney.

Job Titles:

• Chief Executive Officer
• Member of the AMPCo Management Team

Delores manages the AMPCo business which includes the Medical Journal of Australia (MJA), InSight+ and the Medical Directory of Australia (MDA). Prior to AMPCo, Delores was the publisher of a national medical newspaper and was responsible for developing and implementing a change program which delivered on reader and advertiser needs, while increasing business profitability. Delores has over 16 years' experience as a senior manager working across a number of industries including medical publishing, pharmaceuticals, not for profit and manufacturing. Delores has a Masters in Business Administration, a Diploma in Human Resource Management and a Diploma in Export Management.

Job Titles:

• Member of the AMPCo Board
• Director of AMA Ltd

Dr Gary Speck joined the board of AMPCo in July 2018. Dr Speck is also a director of AMA Ltd and chairs the investment committee. He is a practising orthopaedic surgeon with appointments in a public hospital and a busy private practice, with active involvement in teaching at postgraduate level and is Deputy Chair of the R.A.C.S. medicolegal section. He has been active in professional associations with executive and leadership roles with the AMA, RACS, Australian Orthopaedic Association, Council of Procedural Specialists and the Spine Society of Australia. Dr Speck is a peer reviewer for SICOT(Societe Internationale de Chirurgie Orthoppedique et de Traumatologie) since 2007, and a regular contributor to international meetings. Dr Speck has undertaken regular and advanced courses with the AICD gaining a GAICD. From July 2016 he has chaired Medical Indemnity Protection Society (MIPS) and is a director of MIPS insurance Ltd. In 2012 he was a foundation member of the Health Innovation and Reform Council, Department of Health (Government of Victoria), 2012-2015; Chair of the Standing Committee on Health Quality, Safety and Outcomes, 2012-2015, advising David Davis the Health Minister and achieving changes in pay for performance and unplanned readmissions. Most recently he chaired a panel responsible for the introduction of a Victorian legislated new assessment system for traffic injury spinal impairment in 2016.

Job Titles:

• Data & Insights Manager

Gaurav Chauhan joins us from the Business Intelligence and Product Analytics team of American Express - Australia where he was responsible for supporting Reporting and Analytics with the primary focus on improving data and technical infrastructure. He has 11 years of rich experience in reporting, insights, analytics, and project management. Gaurav holds an MBA from International Management Institute - Belgium, a Bachelor's degree in Commerce from KM college - Delhi University, and an Accounting Diploma from Chartered Accountants, India. Outside of work, Gaurav likes to read, travel, and play volleyball.

Job Titles:

• Head of Group HR

Guy brings to the role significant commercially driven experiences gained at the senior level across multiple industry sectors, with well-known Australian brands. Guy has delivered the full suite of HR services to large capital intensive operating sites and within corporate settings. Guy also holds a Bachelor of Business (with Distinction) from the University of Southern Queensland.

Job Titles:

• Head of Finance
• Member of the AMPCo Management Team

Job Titles:

• Chairman of the AMPCo Board
• Chairman of the Board

Mr Damian Smith is the current Chair of the Board of AMPCo. He joined the Board of AMPCo as an independent non-executive director of AMPCo in August 2017. Mr Smith works as a strategy & operations consultant for several technology and digital media businesses. Mr Smith is an experienced digital media and technology executive, having been Chief Executive Officer of NASDAQ-listed LookSmart, as well as CEO of RateCity, and more recently Essential Media, a leading public affairs and research consultancy. He has also led digital media at Network TEN, was interim CEO and a non-executive Director at Nuix (a leading Australian forensic software business), and was part of the initial team at Telstra Ventures. Mr Smith holds a Masters in Public Policy from Harvard University, and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Sydney, and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Job Titles:

• Member of the AMPCo Board
• Business Leader
• Independent Non - Executive Director of the AMPCo Board

Ms Petra Buchanan is an independent non-executive director of the AMPCo Board. Ms Buchanan is a business leader with a history of Chief Executive and C-Suite roles across commercial and not-for-profit sectors in Australia and internationally. Some of her roles include former Chief Executive Officer of the McGrath Foundation, and CEO of industry body ASTRA, co-founder of digital start-up TuShare and an executive with Unisys in Asia Pacific and the Discovery Channel internationally. Ms Buchanan was named as one of the Australian Financial Review's 100 Women of Influence and was awarded the B&T Women in Media Award for Mentoring. She inspires individuals and organisations to excel and is a passionate advocate for leadership and management excellence. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Riverside, USA, in political science with minors in journalism and ethnic studies and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Job Titles:

• Member of the AMPCo Board

Appointed to the Board in November 2019, Jeanette brings a deep understanding of the Australian health system, having worked in diverse roles in many settings including private consultancy, executive public service and academia. Widely recognised for her expertise as a public health physician and health leader in evidence-based policy and practice, her commitment to data-driven decisions and accountable health management is lifelong. Based in the Kimberley with its unique Aboriginal, multicultural and entrepreneurial profile, Jeanette has an insightful appreciation of Australia's national and international opportunities. She joins the AMPCo Board at a crucial time as AMPCo continues to expand its vision and develop innovative platforms for medical communications and data products. She is also a dedicated champion for the Medical Journal of Australia as our premier peer-reviewed general medical publication at the cutting edge of high-impact scientific publishing, connecting its readers to incisive and distinctive content that builds new knowledge and understanding beyond the confines of narrow speciality silos.

Job Titles:

• Editor - in - Chief
• Member of the AMPCo Management Team
• Editor - in - Chief of the Medical Journal of Australia

Prof Virginia (Ginny) Barbour is the Editor-in-Chief of the Medical Journal of Australia and Director of Open Access Australasia. She is an Adjunct Professor at Queensland University of Technology (QUT) and was previously co-lead of the Office for Scholarly Communication at QUT. She trained in the UK in medicine at Cambridge University and University College and Middlesex Hospital medical schools, specialising in haematology. She went on to do a DPhil at Oxford University and post-doctoral research in the US on globin gene regulation. She joined The Lancet in 1999, leaving in 2004 to be one of the three founding editors of PLOS Medicine. In 2015 she joined Open Access Australasia (previously the Australian Open Access Strategy Group) and has led its growth from nine university members to 22 university members and 6 affiliate organisations. She has been involved in many international open access, innovative scholarly communication and publication and research integrity initiatives. She was involved in the final drafting of the UNESCO Open Science Recommendation in 2021. She was previously Chair of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). She is currently Vice-Chair of the Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA) Steering Committee, a Plan S Ambassador, a member of Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR)'s Executive Board and a member of the Australian NHMRC's Research Quality Steering Committee. She was an editorial advisor to medRxiv in the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic.