Dermot Roche
Dermot joined the Ochre Health Group as CEO in 2016. He has a rare breadth and depth of experience of Australia's healthcare sector, having worked in a number of executive management roles within some of Australia's largest healthcare organisations including Medibank. Dermot has championed "The Ochre Way" – creating our Purpose, Vision, Values, we well as the roadmap Ochre Health is following in order to both prosper and also to deliver on our core Purpose of "improving the health of our communities". A people person in a people business, Dermot understands the key focus in delivering on of these objectives is to operate a patient-centred model of care in partnership with great GPs who are well-supported by a cohesive team of nurses, administration and other staff.
Dr Ross Lamplugh
Co-Founder & Chairman
Ross is a co-founding owner of the Ochre Health Group and the Chairman of the Board. Ross brings 20 years of clinical and medical management experience to the company, including 10 years as a GP Anaesthetist in rural and remote Australian communities. He was also the Medical Superintendent for Palm Island Hospital and and Deputy Director of Medical Services at the Royal Hobart Hospital. Ross is actively involved in medical education and is a voluntary Director of APLS courses. He currently sits on the Allied Health Professions – Rural and Remote Generalist Project Advisory Group for HWA, and was previously a Director of the NSW RDN and General Practice Training Tasmania. As Chairman, Ross works closely with the Ochre Health Group leadership team with a particular focus on growth opportunities and on maintaining Ochre's high level of clinical service.
Dr Hamish Meldrum
Co-Founder & Director of Medical Services
Hamish is a co-founding owner of the Ochre Health Group and the Director of Medical Services. Hamish is a New Zealand medical graduate with experience in General Practice, Emergency Medicine and Obstetrics. He worked in the Outback town of Bourke in NSW for 5 years as a GP Obstetrician and, since 2006, he has been based in Sydney as Ochre Health Group's Director of Medical Services. In this role, his focus is on clinical governance, GP research, quality improvement and clinical support for doctors across the Ochre Health Group. Hamish is also an examiner for the RACGP Fellowship exam.
Jason Keir
With 20 years of experience in senior executive roles including at McDonalds Australia and Telstra, Jason has spent the last decade in the healthcare sector. In this time, he has focused on building, growing and improving organisations' systems, processes and people capabilities across telehealth, occupational medicine, allied health and specialist services areas. As Chief Operating Officer, Jason is responsible for the national management of medical centres and patient care, operationalising "The Ochre Way" to ensure that our clinics are easy to access, friendly to deal with and operating efficiently – every time, every day.
Sean Grant
Sean has over 20 years of experience in marketing, communications, business development and customer experience leadership roles spanning healthcare, professional services and consulting. He is a Fellow and Lifetime Member of the Australian Marketing Institute (AMI) and he has won four AMI Marketing Excellence Awards at national level including the Campaign of the Year. As Chief Marketing Officer, Sean is responsible for marketing strategy and campaigns founded in "The Ochre Way" and supporting both our growth targets and our model of patient-centric care delivered by great GPs.