Acrux's Board is comprised of outstanding achievers in the pharmaceutical industry, finance and business sectors.
Ross Dobinson, appointed March 1998 , BBus (Acc)
Chairman, Independent Non-executive Director
Ross has been a Director since 1998, was first appointed as Chairman in January 2006 and then Executive Chairman from July 2012 to October 2014. He is a founder and former CEO of Acrux.
Ross has a background in investment banking and stockbroking. He was formerly a Director of Reliance Worldwide Corporation (ASX: RWC). He was also a founding Director of Starpharma Holdings Limited (ASX: SPL), Executive Director of Hexima Limited (ASX: HXL), Chairman of TPI Enterprises Limited (now Palla Pharma Ltd. ASX: PAL), Director of Roc Oil Company Limited (ASX: ROC) and a Director of Racing Victoria Limited.
Tim Oldham, appointed October 2013 , BSc (Hons), LLB (Hons), PhD
Independent Non-executive Director, member of the Audit and Risk Committee and Chair of the Human Capital and Nomination Committee.
Tim has 20 years of life sciences business development, alliance management and sales and marketing experience in Europe, Asia and Australia. Tim is the CEO and Managing Director at AdAlta Ltd (ASX: 1AD), a clinical stage biotech company developing an innovative range of new antibody-like drugs. Prior to this, he led Tijan Ventures, a life sciences advisory business focussed on strategic advisory and leadership services and acquiring cell and gene therapy assets. He was CEO and Managing Director of Cell Therapies Pty Ltd and President of Asia Pacific for Hospira, Inc., having held a variety of senior management roles with Mayne Pharma Ltd prior to its acquisition by Hospira which encompassed the development and commercialisation of generic pharmaceuticals, devices, biologics and cellular therapies. Tim began his career as an engagement manager with McKinsey & Company.
Tim is a Non-executive Director of BioMelbourne Network Inc and has chaired the European Generic Medicines Association Biosimilars and Biotechnology Committee and been a Non-executive Director of the Alliance for Regenerative Medicine and Non-executive Director of the Generic Medicines Industry Association.
Geoff Brooke, appointed June 2016 , MBBS, MBA
Independent Non-executive Director, member of the Audit and Risk Committee and Human Capital and Nomination Committee.
Geoff founded GBS Venture Partners in 1996 and has more than 30 years of venture capital experience. In 2014, he reduced his involvement in GBS and is now special adviser to the firm and its funds. Geoff was formally President of Medvest, a US-based early-stage venture capital group he founded with Johnson & Johnson. Geoff's experience includes company formation and acquisitions, as well as public listings on the NYSE, NASDAQ and ASX exchanges. He commenced in 2017 as Chairman of Actinogen Medical Limited (ASX: ACW) and has been a founder, executive and director of private and public companies. In 2020 Geoff commenced as Chairman of Cynata Therapeutics Limited (ASX: CYP). From 2009 until 2015, he was an independent director of the Victoria WorkCover Authority.
Geoff is licensed in clinical medicine by the Medical Board of Australia and his post-graduate work was in anaesthetics and intensive care. He earned his Bachelor of Medicine/Surgery from the University of Melbourne and a Master of Business Administration from IMEDE (now IMD) in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Don Brumley, appointed June 2021 , FCA, AICD
Independent Non-executive Director, Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee and member of the Human Capital and Nomination Committee.
Don has 30 years' experience as a senior partner of Ernst & Young, Oceania. He has extensive experience in IPOs, transactions and audit and has advised and worked with Boards of organisations ranging from some of the largest in Australia to fast growing entrepreneurial and medium sized organisations. Don was the Oceania IPO Leader at Ernst & Young and worked with clients listing on the Australian, US, UK and key Asian stock exchanges. He held positions as Biotech Markets Leader, National Leader of Strategic Growth Markets and on the Board of Partners of Ernst & Young.
He is a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand and is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He was previously Chairman and non-executive director of Bio-Gene Technology Ltd (ASX: BGT).
John Warmbrunn
Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer
John has over 25 years of experience in building and scaling businesses, particularly in the healthcare sector. He held senior commercial roles for 12 years at Ego Pharmaceuticals, Australia’s leading dermatological pharmaceutical company, leading growth of the company’s export business to over 50% of turn-over. Ego Pharmaceuticals was acknowledged as Australian Exporter of the Year in 2017. John started his industry career in sales at Sandoz and took on various management roles as it merged to form Novartis, eventually establishing the company’s OTC business in Australia and New Zealand. He also held a senior role with Bristol Myers Squibb (Convatec). John gained experience in running a listed company as CEO of Bendigo Community Telco (NSX: BCT) where he led the company to a successful IPO.