MEDIA ANNOUNCEMENT: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Mosman resident to lead St John Ambulance

St John Ambulance Australia today announced the appointment of Professor Mark Compton AM as the next Chancellor and national chairman of St John Ambulance Australia. The appointment will take effect from 24 June 2013.

Professor Compton has been a member of St John Ambulance Australia for almost 40 years, having joined as a cadet in 1974. He has held a wide range of appointments within St John during his membership, including Receiver General (national treasurer), Chairman of St John NSW, Chairman of the St John 2000 Olympics Steering Committee and a member of many other St John working groups and committees. In addition he remains an active uniformed volunteer with St John providing care at a wide variety of events.

In addition to his various roles in St John Ambulance, Professor Compton brings to the position of Chancellor extensive experience from executive and non-executive appointments to corporate and not for profit Boards, both as a director and chairman, and various senior management roles in both private and ASX-listed companies in the healthcare and life sciences sectors. He is currently Chief Executive Officer of St Luke’s Care, an organisation that delivers care across acute hospital, aged care, home care and retirement living environments. Professor Compton is an Adjunct Professor at Macquarie Graduate School of Management and is a non- executive director of Macquarie University Hospital – Australia’s first university-based private teaching hospital.

Dr Neil Conn AO, retiring after 6 fulfilling years as Chancellor of St John Ambulance Australia, said “I am delighted that, after an extensive search process, Mark has been appointed to succeed me as our next Chancellor. His obvious skills and experience, combined with his deep passion and clear vision for St John and its work will see him lead our organisation very well into the future, building on our many successes and further extending and developing the work of our great organisation in Australia and our region.”

Professor Compton said “I am deeply honoured to be afforded this special privilege of being appointed as the next Chancellor of St John. Our organisation has given a longstanding, extensive and valuable contribution to the Australian and international communities. Australia is a safer and more resilient community thanks to the efforts of our many volunteers and staff, but there is still much to be done. I look forward to working with our board and all members of St John and our partners to ensure we make first aid a part of every Australian’s life.”

Professor Compton was appointed in 2004 as a Knight of the Order of St John, was awarded the in 2001 and was appointed Member of the Order of Australia in 2010.

ENDS MEDIA ENQUIRIES TO: Mr Peter LeCornu, CEO St John Ambulance Australia Ph: 0419448060

St John Ambulance Australia Australia Office PO Box 3895, Manuka ACT 2603 (Unit 8/18 National Circuit, Barton ACT 2600) T 02 6295 3777 | F 02 6239 6321 | E [email protected] | www.stjohn.org.au BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON ST JOHN AMBULANCE AUSTRALIA

“Making first aid a part of every Australian’s life”

St John Ambulance Australia is a self-funding charitable organisation active in all States and Territories, dedicated to helping people in sickness, distress, suffering or danger.

St John is Australia’s largest provider of first aid training, training about 500,000 individuals each year.

St John also provides a wide range of first aid kits, signage and equipment.

St John provides first aid services at community and public events, assistance during national disaster relief and a range of community care services for the aged, the infirm, the immobile and lonely. In Western Australia and , St John provides ambulance services and non emergency patient transport services in several other States.

St John Ambulance Australia has been active in Australia for 130 years, and internationally is part of a wider organisation with a long and honourable history.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr Peter LeCornu CEO St John Ambulance Australia Ph: 0419448060