Our Executive
Sally Jones
Chief Executive Officer
My vision is for GPEx to support primary care through removing barriers, and empower healthcare professionals, keeping the patient at the heart of every decision. We achieve this through integrated care models, cutting-edge education, clinical trials, and comprehensive workforce planning.
Through previous roles within the South Australian university sector, Sally has developed an understanding of the complexities and workforce challenges faced by health and medical professionals and organisations. Engaging with a broad range of stakeholders from local medical professionals to executives in educational institutions, health networks and departmental agencies, Sally has a deep understanding of the interconnected nature of health services.
Michelle Coleman
Chief Marketing and Sales Officer
GPEx has so much to offer primary care and indeed the wider community. I am delighted to be able to bring my experiences and skills to the table to contribute to their growth strategy.
Michelle is passionate about leveraging organisations’ unique strengths to fuel their growth. A former journalist, she has held leadership positions in a wide variety of private, public and not-for-profit organisations. Recent roles include heading the marketing function at an ASX-listed financial institution and both marketing and customer service functions at a global edtech company ranked by the AFR in 2020 as Australia’s 38th fastest growing company.
Michelle has a strong focus on digital marketing and enjoys the challenge of implementing the latest martech tools to drive revenue.
She holds a Master of Marketing from Monash University and had a successful earlier career in journalism and publishing.
Sarah Hills
General Manager, Business Operations
I am excited to support our people here at GPEx so they work in an environment with contemporary HR standards where they feel looked after, which in turn reflects the desire for innovation and excellence in what GPEx does in the primary care space.
As GPEx’s Chief People and Culture Officer, Sarah is responsible for working collaboratively across the organisation to provide professional human resource support and advice to staff, assistance and direction on a diverse range of HR areas particularly during periods of change and uncertainty.
Prior to joining GPEx, Sarah worked as a Senior Human Resources Consultant at a HR advisory firm and was a Business Services Manager at South Australia’s key wine industry body, the South Australian Wine Industry Association Incorporated.
She has tertiary qualifications in law and human resources, and is also an accredited Mental Health First Aid™ Trainer.
Apart from her human resources skills, Sarah also has experience in culture change, organisational effectiveness and employee engagement.
Leanne March
General Manager – Shared Care Programs
My focus lies in improving clinical care by translating discoveries into practice, with the ultimate goal of advancing towards a research and digitally enabled organisation supportive of primary care.
I am a transformational leader, driven by my passion for driving innovative change and delivering outcomes. Witnessing the inefficiencies and unsafe practices resulting from a paper-based healthcare system, I became obsessed with improving health outcomes through digital and data-driven approaches, and advocate for building digital health capability and interoperability across the system.
I have more than 30 years’ experience in healthcare, in both clinical and non-clinical roles. My background as a Registered Midwife and Registered Nurse, combined with an MBA and Diploma in Accounting have equipped me with the knowledge and expertise to make a difference to patient outcomes.
Throughout my career, I have successfully led and managed complex projects, and for the past six years, GP Shared Care Programs, including our SA Statewide GP Obstetric Shared Care Program.
Kathryn Presser AM
Chief Financial Officer
With a strong background in finance, risk and corporate governance, I am excited to be part of the GPEx team to ensure our financial processes fully support our growth in the primary care space.
Kathryn has extensive experience in financial, accountancy, risk and strategic planning in private, public, not-for-profit and government agencies. Her more than 30 years of senior management experience includes as CFO/Company Secretary at ASX Top 100 listed company Beach Energy.
Kathryn’s strong leadership has been further refined over 42 years part-time in the Australian Army, where she holds the rank of Major. She also currently holds a number of Board and Advisory roles in the finance, government and not-for-profit sectors, overseeing financial reporting, audit and risk. Kathryn has tertiary qualifications in accounting, corporate governance, leadership and risk management, and holds an MBA from the University of Adelaide.
In 2022 Kathryn was awarded a Member of Australia in recognition of her services to Accountancy and extensive community work.