ORBIS INTERNATIONAL - Key Persons
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- Director
- Managing Director, Alton Aviation Consultancy
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- Director
- Managing Director, Ark Advisors
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- Vice President, Marketing, Customer Service
Anthony (Tony) McAleer is an orthoptist in the Royal Eye and Ear Hospital and is a member of the Orbis Volunteer Faculty. He was a council member of the Health and Social Care Professions Council (CORU) until 2021.
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- Vice President, Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning and Quality Assurance
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- Civil Aviation Safety Inspector, Flight Standards
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- Senior Inclusive Finance Expert
Bethlehem Girma is a senior inclusive finance expert who has worked in areas of Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) and rural finance using the market systems approach. She is currently the Finance Intervention Manager for LIFT (Land Investment for Transformation Programme) in Ethiopia. Bethlehem holds a Master's in Accounting and Finance from Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia. Currently, she is pursuing her Masters in Development Practice (MDP).
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- Business Operations Manager
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- Independent Development Consultant
Catherine (Cathy) Gaynor is an Independent Development Consultant working on planning, appraisal and evaluation of socio-economic development programmes. She has worked extensively in Africa, including Ethiopia.
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- Chairman
- Director of Select Strategies
Clare O'Dea became Chair of Orbis Ireland in 2021, following Maurice Cox's retirement. Clare is a Director of Select Strategies. Clare previously worked with KPMG and Ulster Bank Investment Managers.
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- Chief Financial and Administration Officer
- Member of the Executive Leadership Team
- CHIEF FINANCIAL and ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
Danusia Dzierzbinski joined Orbis in 2019 and oversees the management of Orbis Finance.
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- Audit, Assurance & Advisory Partner at Blick Rothenberg
Darsh Shah is an Audit, Assurance & Advisory partner at Blick Rothenberg. He has over 20 years of experience in professional practice and specialises in auditing and financial reporting to clients ranging from start-ups to large international groups in the hospitality, care, recruitment and retail sector. Prior to joining Blick Rothenberg, Darsh was a partner
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- Director
- Member of the Emeritus Board
- President, World Blind Union Asia
- Vice Chairman and EXCO Chairman / Tun Hussein Onn National Eye Hospital
We thank the following former Board Members who had contributed significantly in the earlier years of Orbis
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- Director
- Vice - President, SAP Asia Pacific & Japan
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- Member of the Orbis Volunteer Faculty
Donal Brosnahan is a Paediatric Ophthalmologist. Donal is a member of the Orbis Volunteer Faculty (managed by Orbis International).
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- Country Director, Ethiopia
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- Managing Partner / Quadria Capital / Singapore
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- Simulation Training Partner
Meet eye health hero Dr. Arturo Grau Diez, a simulation training champion with a passion for saving sight and teaching others how to do it. Based in Santiago, Chile, Dr. Grau is Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at La Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (UC) and heads the simulation center there.
This is Dr. Arturo Grau Diez. Through our partnership with UC and the Alcon Foundation, we've made simulation training a reality in Chile.
In partnership with the Alcon Foundation, we collaborated with Dr. Grau to strengthen UC's simulation program and deliver several Flying Eye Hospital training projects held virtually and in person. He tells us, "We're learning from Orbis every day and in every program we create together."
Day to day, Dr. Grau supervises UC residents in clinical work. The eye health visionary also spearheads a social innovation laboratory and a related course in health that has drawn students from Mexico, Colombia, Peru, and other parts of Chile. Through this work, he helps create solutions for people with visual disabilities.
After graduating as a resident in Ophthalmology at Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Dr. Grau traveled to Spain for a two-year program in cornea ocular surface. He then lived in London for a year while doing a second cornea fellowship at Moorfields Eye Hospital.
During that time, he became Chief Resident at UC which is where his interest in teaching began. His rich professional résumé includes membership of the UC Bioethics Center ambassador of TFOS (Tear film and ocular surface society) in Chile. His areas of work include Lasik refractive surgery, diseases of the cornea and ocular surface, cataract surgery corneal grafts, and general ophthalmology for adults and children.
Speaking about his teaching philosophy, he says, "It's a moral responsibility to teach areas of medicine that sometimes are not fancy - or the things that you can find everywhere in the world."
We'd like to say a huge thank you to Dr. Grau for being so determined to help establish simulation training in Chile. Thanks to his hard work, many Chileans can now access improved eye care.
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- Member of the Emeritus Board
- Professor of Ophthalmology / University of Ottawa Eye Institute / Ottawa, Canada
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- Country Director, Mongolia
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- Member of the Executive Leadership Team
- Senior Vice President of Global Programs
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- Member of the Emeritus Board
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- Managing Partner / InterWest
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- Member of the Executive Leadership Team
- Vice President, Clinical Services and Technologies
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- Professor & Vice Chair / Department of Ophthalmology / Sue Anschutz - Rodgers Eye Center
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- Country Director, Bangladesh
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- Executive Vice President / Commercial Strategy
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- Member of the Emeritus Board
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- Director
- Managing Director, Formul8 Pte Ltd
Fiona trained and qualified as a solicitor with Linklaters and has over 30 years' experience (25 as a partner) of developing major infrastructure and energy projects both in the UK and in emerging markets. She has held a number of senior management and governance roles within the firm and has spend six years as its global head of diversity and inclusion. She is a lay member of the Lord Chancellor's advisory committee.
Fiona joined the Orbis UK board in December 2021.
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- Director, New Business Development
Heran Tadesse is an experienced gender and public health professional with a demonstrated history of working in non-profit and for-profit organizations. She is skilled in research, policy analysis, capacity building, programme management and mainstreaming gender in the broader aspects of social development programmes.
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- Founder, Acuity Global Inc
Jennifer Moulton is a qualified accountant with almost twenty years of experience in aircraft leasing. Jennifer is currently Managing Director EMEA Sales for DAE Capital.
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- Programme and Medical Advisory Committee Chair, UK
John has been a Consultant Ophthalmologist at Cheltenham General Hospital since 1999. He has a special interest in cataract surgery, squint surgery and paediatric ophthalmology. John has an international reputation in the fields of simulation and surgical training. He was the Head of the School of Ophthalmology in the Severn deanery for 10 years and succeeded Larry Benjamin as the Royal College of Ophthalmologists surgical skills faculty lead in 2019, a post he held until 2023. John has designed the Simulated Ocular Surgery and Squint Clinic websites and has written four ophthalmology textbooks, as well as numerous scientific publications. He has been an Orbis volunteer since 2018 and is a regular contributor to Cybersight webinars.
John joined the Orbis UK board in July 2023.
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- Senior Consultant / Crestview Strategy
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- Chief Development Officer
- Member of the Executive Leadership Team
Kristie first joined Orbis in August of 2014 as the Director of Major Gifts and was asked to establish and grow Orbis's major gifts program in the U.S.
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- Member of the Executive Leadership Team
- Head of Global Communications and Marketing
- Vice President, Global Communications and Marketing
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- Chief, Global Communications & Marketing
Louise Harris joined Orbis International in 2017 and leads the organization's marketing and communications strategies and programs.
Manu G. Nathan - Chief Compliance Officer, Chief Legal Officer
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- Chief Compliance Officer
- General Counsel
- Member of the Executive Leadership Team
Manu G. Nathan joined Orbis International in 2017 and manages the organization's legal, compliance, and governance initiatives.
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- Partner in Shiel Solicitors LLP
Margaret Walsh is a partner in Shiel Solicitors LLP with many years of experience in advising private, institutional and Public Authority clients.
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- Chief Human Resources Officer
- Member of the Executive Leadership Team
Mary Jane Jamar joined us in December 2020 to innovate and drive global HR, people, and culture to support the organization's mission, vision, and strategy.
As an international human capital strategist, she has a 20+ years track record of improving current organizational structures, developing effective talent management strategies, and innovating leading-edge HR systems from the ground up.
Mary Jane is an effective communicator and partner, with rich expertise working across cultures to understand the unique demands of global HR practices. She is renowned for her adaptability, innovation, and experience managing organizational transformations, with extensive professional experience working in Africa, South Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East.
Mary Jane has extensive experience working across cultures to understand the unique demands of global HR practices and has an impressive track record with various nonprofits and impact organizations for improving organizational structure and innovating cutting-edge HR systems.
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- Executive Director, Hong Kong
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- Director
- CEO & Owner, Media
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- President & CEO ( Retired ) Easter Seals
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- Designated Trustee for Safeguarding, UK
- Trustee of Advanced Research Clusters Management Ltd
Mona Khan, MD has over 25 years of clinical and surgical experience as an ophthalmologist. Her private practice was located in downtown Chicago and she was on the staff of Mercy Hospital for
over 20 years. At Mercy, she was the principal comprehensive ophthalmologist at the Mercy Family Health Clinic, a federally funded clinic whose mission was to treat the most vulnerable and socioeconomically disadvantaged residents from Chicago's south side. She retired from clinical ophthalmology to move to London in 2020 with her husband and daughter.
In September of 2021 Mona became a trustee of Advanced Research Clusters Management Ltd (ARC). ARC owns some of Europe's leading science and innovation clusters. Its portfolio includes Harwell, a leading science and innovation campus based in Oxfordshire.
Mona joined the Orbis UK board in December of 2021.
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- Vice President, Customer Support, Commercial Aviation
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- CEO
- Member of the Executive Leadership Team
- PRESIDENT
- NEW PRESIDENT and CEO
- Pesident & CEO
With 25 years working in health-related fields behind him, Derek brings with him a wealth of leadership experience that spans across a wide range of sectors. He drives the strategic vision and leadership that guide operations and ensures the fulfillment of the Orbis mission.
We're delighted to announce that Derek Hodkey has been appointed to lead Orbis and its fight against avoidable blindness as its new President and CEO.
With 25 years working in health-related fields, Derek brings with him a wealth of leadership experience that spans across international development, R&D, life sciences, non-profit as well as in the biotech and pharmaceutical sectors.
He joins the Orbis family from Counterpart International, an INGO that partners with leaders, organizations and social sector networks to build inclusive, sustainable communities in which people thrive. Before his role as Counterpart's Chief Operating Officer which he served for the past six years, Derek spent eight years at the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI).
We're thrilled to welcome our new President and CEO Derek Hodkey to the Orbis family
For more than 25 years, I've worked in a health-relat ed field, and the chance to come back to those roots and join Orbis is excit ing. The orga ni za tion has achieved great suc cess es, and I'm tru ly look ing for ward to con tin u ing this work to improve the qual i ty of life for those in great est need, espe cial ly children.
"For more than 25 years, I've worked in a health-related field, and the chance to come back to those roots and join Orbis is exciting," says Hodkey. "The organization has achieved great successes, and I'm truly looking forward to continuing this work to improve the quality of life for those in greatest need, especially children."
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- Vice Chairman / Morgan Stanley
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- Executive Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer / GE Aviation
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- Senior Vice President, Flight Operations / FedEx Express
We are thrilled to have Derek join the Orbis team. His back ground in sci ence and health cou pled with his oper a tional, finan cial and fundrais ing expe ri ence is a tremen dous strength, and we look for ward to watch ing Derek lead Orbis into its next phase and con tin ue to change the way the world sees.
Chairman, Kevin McAllister, looks forward to watching Derek lead us into the next stage
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- Member of the Emeritus Board
Siân trained as a nurse and has over 30 years' experience in many areas of healthcare, both nationally and internationally. These include the independent sector, the NHS, the Department
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- Country Director, Vietnam
Nick Fox has over thirty years of national and international experience in creative communications, based out of London, Los Angeles and Tokyo. Nick sat on the worldwide board for DDB, an Omnicom agency network based in New York. His experience encompasses all sectors from fast- moving consumer goods, finance, publishing, charity and the automotive industry. Nick has managed teams, budgets and international agency networks to increase consumer demand to drive brand value for some of the world's biggest brands. In 2013, Nick started his own independent agency with four partners, Atomic London, of which he is now chair.
Nick joined the board of Orbis UK in January 2020 and was appointed Chair in March 2022.
Nicola worked in investment banking in London, Hong Kong, Bangkok and New York for more than 10 years. She worked as a consultant to Operation Fistula for two years. She is currently CEO of Water Harvest and also sits on the board of the Edenbeg Charitable Trust. She has a degree in economic history from Edinburgh University, is a CFA charter holder, and holds other financial and regularity qualifications.
Nicola joined the Orbis UK board in September 2017.
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- Director
- Partner, Bellinger Aviation
Following an awarded 25-year career with the U.S. Department of State, Patricia ended her active government service to return to the private sector. Through her consultancy, Moller Global Advisory, she has advised governments, international financial institutions and businesses from Fortune 500 juggernauts to Greenfield startups. She chairs the boards of directors of West Africa LNG, Africa Project Advisors, and the Bar Hospital and Agriculture Projects. As well, she sits on a number of other boards of directors.
Patricia joined Orbis UK as a Trustee in November 2017. She has been a member of the board of Orbis International since 2013.
Paul Boyle is Senior Vice President Airline Marketing EMEA with Avolon. Paul has held various positions in the aircraft leasing space over the past twenty-seven years, most recently as VP Leasing in AerCap.
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- Director
- Senior Representative ( International Affairs ), Ministry of Defence Singapore
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- Financial Advisor / Raymond James Ltd.
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- Director
- Senior Consultant at the Singapore National Eye Centre
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- Director
- Managing Director, SC Capital Partners
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- President & CEO / Namerind Housing Corporation
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- Director
- Managing Director, Group Head, Capital Markets Group, DBS Bank
Sheraz Daya is an ophthalmic surgeon in practise for more than 30 years. Brought up in Tanzania, he has in the pursuit of education spent time in several countries. He trained in the United States initially under the tutelage of David Paton, the founder of Orbis. He was in practice in New York City, and later was recruited to direct and modernise the Corneoplastic Unit and Eye Bank, Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead, UK. He practices at Centre for Sight an organisation he founded which has three branches. Interested in medical innovation and artificial intelligence, he co-founded a start-up company Infinite Medical Ventures in 2020. He serves on a number of industry and society advisory boards and is the next president of AECOS-Europe (American European Congress of Ophthalmic Surgery).
Sheraz joined the Orbis UK board in July 2023.
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- Nominations Committee Chair, UK
After a number of years as a political analyst, teacher, journalist and traveller in the Middle East, Dominic Asquith joined the British diplomatic service in 1983. He served in the Americas, South Asia and returned frequently to the Middle East. He was Ambassador successively in Iraq, Egypt and Libya between 2006 and 2012. After retiring in 2013, he was recalled to government service as High Commissioner in India from 2016 to 2020. He is currently a Partner in Macro Advisory Partners, which provides independent, long-term strategic counsel to decision-makers in business and government.
Sir Dominic joined the Orbis UK board in October 2020.
Sophia Pathai is an ophthalmologist by training. She worked in the NHS and subsequently as a clinician scientist undertaking research at the International Centre for Eye Health, based at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM). Her passion for global health was ignited during her tenure as a staff ophthalmologist on the Orbis Flying Eye Hospital in 2009. She has been appointed to global medical leadership roles at companies such as Roche, AbbVie, and Johnson & Johnson. She is currently Vice President of Medical Initiatives at Hevolution Foundation. She gained her BSc and medical degree from University College London, and her MSc and PhD were awarded by LSHTM.
Sophia joined the Orbis UK board in December 2021.
Steven Graham is the Head Of Americas with Avolon. Steven has been a supporter of Orbis Ireland since he first joined Orbis for the Great Ethiopian Run in 2011. Since then, he has been heavily involved in fundraising for Orbis.
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- Director
- Senior Advisor, ASEAN Advisory / Former CEO, GE ASEAN
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- Chief Financial Officer of Airbus Financial Services UC
Trevor Lydon is the Chief Financial Officer of Airbus Financial Services UC, a subsidiary of the European aircraft manufacturer, Airbus SAS.
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- Audit Committee Chair, UK
- Chartered Accountant With PricewaterhouseCoopers
Yvette Dunne trained and qualified as a chartered accountant with PricewaterhouseCoopers. After 15 years in financial management roles in the banking and recruitment industries, Yvette spent ten years as a CFO in the not-for-profit sector.
Yvette joined the Orbis UK board in December 2017.