Board & Governance

Paul is an experienced, innovative, and entrepreneurial Board Director and Chief Executive who has earned a stellar reputation for impact during a distinguished career in both the Finance and not-for-profit sectors.

Paul has received several awards and acknowledgements for his outstanding contributions to the Banking and Investment Industry, as well as the field of social entrepreneurship and not-for-profit organisations.

He was awarded a Senior Fellowship at the Financial Services Institute of Australasia, which recognises his exceptional achievements in the industry. Additionally, he was named the Ernst & Young Social Entrepreneur of the Year in South Australia/Northern Territory for his innovative work in the field of social entrepreneurship. Moreover, he received the Equity Trustees Australian Not-for-Profit CEO Award for Innovation, which acknowledges his contributions to the growth and development of not-for-profit organisations. Finally, Paul was also awarded an Honorary Fellowship from the University of South Australia in recognition of his exceptional work and contributions to the community.

Paul is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and currently holds positions as a Non-Executive Director BiomeBank Pty Ltd, Director of Military and Emergency Services Health Australia, and a Governor of Pulteney Grammar School.

Paul is Chief Executive Officer of The Hospital Research Foundation Group and of its Australian affiliates: Military and Emergency Services Health Australia; Australian Breast Cancer Research; Kidney, Transplant and Diabetes Research Australia; Australian Prostate Cancer Society Ltd; The Centre for Creative Health; THRF Group – Stroke; THRF Group- Parkinson’s; Parkinson’s ACT Inc, THRF Group Palliative Care, Arthritis Foundation SA, and Australian Heart Research.

Briony joined THRF Group in 2010 and is responsible for overseeing income development activities for THRF Group and its charitable affiliates. In her role as Chief Operating Officer, The Hospital Research Foundation, she identifies and manages continuous improvement opportunities for the business, with a focus on fundraising activities such as direct mail, digital marketing, peer-to-peer fundraising and events. 

Rajiv joined The Hospital Research Foundation (THRF) Group in 2023, leading the newly created Client and Patient Services portfolio. 

Rajiv is an experienced healthcare senior executive who has catalysed organisation-wide transformation across Healthcare within Australia’s largest private health insurance companies, State departments, and Health Advocacy groups with significant autonomy and responsibility over the end-to-end implementation of high-value programs that fortify brands such as BUPA, Medibank, SA Health and Dementia Australia. 

Central to all his work experiences is his drive to add value through embedding globally recognised contemporary practices as a trusted advisor to commercial sustainability and strengths-based people leadership. Underpinning his approach is a strategy toolkit and utilising human-centred design for lasting innovation. 

As a key member of THRF Group’s Senior Executive Team, Rajiv provides leadership, support and clinical guidance to ensure the Client and Patient Services brands deliver quality and contemporary services and research, leading to better health outcomes and impact for all Australians. 

Rajiv is tertiary qualified as a Registered Nurse and has a Master’s in Business Administration. He brings a wealth of experience in change management, service reform, clinical governance and service design to contribute to the impact strategy of The Hospital Research Foundation Group. 

He loves spending time with his son and family in his spare time. He is also connected with his cultural roots and strongly advocates diversity and inclusion. Rajiv also volunteers and serves as a Justice of Peace of South Australia. 

Shyla Mills is the CEO of Palliative Care South Australia, a peak body which supports end of life services, patients and their communities throughout South Australia. She is a palliative care nurse with over 16 years’ experience. Shyla’s clinical speciality was paediatric palliative care and has also worked as the Director of Nursing in aged care. She has also worked as National Program Manager for a commonwealth funded palliative care quality improvement program.

Shyla holds a Master of Palliative Care and a Master of Public Health and has a particular interest in public health palliative care, compassionate communities, continuous quality improvement, death literacy, arts in healthcare, and compassion literacy.

Shyla is a second generation western Buddhist. She has volunteered for FPMT since she 1996. Originally in a variety of roles at Buddha House (Adelaide), then as a Nurse at Sera Jhe and Kopan Monastery. Shyla then volunteered as the Assistant Director of FPMT Mongolia, which included working on the Enlightenment Experience Celebration 4 (EEC4). In 2006, Lama Zopa Rinpoche requested Shyla to establish and Direct Loving Kindness Peaceful Youth (LKPY) which she did until 2010 when she handed over the reins of LKPY and became a board member for the FDCW.

Assoc Professor Tim To is the Head of Unit at Southern Adelaide Palliative Services. He is the chair of the Southern Adelaide Local Health Network (SALHN) End-of-Life Steering Committee, and the co-chair of the SALHN Comprehensive Care National Standards Committee. He is also a member of the SALHN Clinical Review Committee, SALHN Older Person’s Steering Committee and SALHN Challenging Behaviours Committee.

David is a specialist in palliative medicine, working as Head of Unit at Northern Adelaide Palliative Service. He is a senior clinical lecturer at the University of Adelaide in the Discipline of Medicine. He is continually delighted in the passion for palliative care provision and improvement in South Australia.

Dr Mary Cossich is a specialist paediatric and palliative care physician and medical Head of Unit of the South Australian paediatric palliative care service. She has special interests in paediatric chronic pain and medical complexity. Mary is passionate about providing expert interdisciplinary care to all children and families experiencing life limiting illness across the life span from perinatal care through to young adulthood.

Dr Linda Foreman is a Palliative Medicine Specialist, based at the Central Adelaide Palliative Care Service.

Prior to completing training in palliative medicine, Linda worked as a GP. She has a keen interest in the integration of palliative care across specialist and community settings, and in supporting general practice.

Linda is also involved in teaching across a range of settings, including with GPs, median students and trainee doctors, and is a Clinical Lecturer with the University of Adelaide. She a member of the Statewide Palliative Care Clinical Network Steering Committee, previously contributed to the General Practice Shared Care Palliative Care Program, and supports Palliative Care SA through involvement with the Board.

Elizabeth Fallas is a Nurse Practitioner specialising in Palliative Care, based at Rural Support Services. Elizabeth has spent the last four decades working in Country. She has a keen commitment in promoting equity and improving service provision for Country South Australians at end of life. Elizabeth is a member of the Statewide Palliative Care Network, Rural Palliative Care Group and a member of the Steering Committee for the Statewide Palliative Care Pilot Navigation project.