Bupa has announced Bryan Mogridge ONZM is to retire as Bupa ANZ Chairman at the end of 2023, with current ANZ Board Director, Tony Johnson, to become Chairman from the first of January 2024.
Bupa Group Chairman, Roger Davis, said Mogridge had made the decision to retire as Chairman following four years leading Bupa's ANZ Board, having joined as a Non-Executive Director in 2013.
Davis recognised that Mogridge had steered the ANZ Board and Bupa business through a challenging time for the health sector, most notably during the COVID-19 pandemic and the Royal Commission into Aged Care, and had done so with compassion and integrity.
“While Bryan will stay with us through to the end of 2023, on behalf of the Group Board, Group Executive, and everyone at Bupa, I'd like to thank Bryan for his long-standing dedication to Bupa's purpose of helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world, and for his leadership alongside our Executive team to drive improvements in our ANZ business and build a strong people culture,” said Davis.
Mogridge added that the past four years have been a tremendous honour serving as Bupa ANZ's Chair.
“Despite some challenges, we have continued to build a strong foundation and grow our business to meet the changing health and wellbeing needs of consumers,” said Mogridge.
“I'm confident that the Bupa ANZ team is progressing well on our strategy to be the most customer-centric health organisation in the world and deliver better and more connected care for our customers.”
Mogridge said that he genuinely believes it’s the people that make Bupa such a unique organisation, driven by their purpose and passion. He added that he was confident that Bupa would achieve great things; however, now was the right time for him to pass on the baton to the next Chair to help guide the Executive team and Bupa on the next phase of its ambitious strategy.
Before joining Bupa ANZ as a director and advisor in 2022, Johnson was a partner and CEO of global professional firms in Oceania, and was a member of the EY Asia Pacific and global leadership teams. His career has spanned more than 34 years in combined senior firm leadership roles.
Johnson said that he was looking forward to continuing to work closely with the ANZ Board and the executive team to build on the company’s strong foundation.
