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Board Members
Stephen Davies
Chairperson
Stephen joined the board of Astley Care in 2021 when he was elected as Chairperson and also chairs the Nominations & Remuneration Committee. He is Managing Director of Parkside Consulting and was previously Chief Technology Officer/Chief Information Officer at Opticomm for 12 years until its sale in November 2020. Stephen also chairs Scouts WA and is non executive director of DGtek. Â Stephen is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, has an MBA, a Master of Science and a Postgraduate Diploma in Telecommunication Management from Murdoch University. He is currently studying a Master of Business Law at Southern Cross University. Stephen lives in Southern River and family experience with aged care. Astley Care benefits from Stephen's strategic thinking, information systems insight and understanding of governance.
Mahsuri Bianchi
Deputy Chairperson
Mas joined the board of Astley Care in 2021 and also serves on the Nominations & Remuneration Committee. Mas is Organisational Capability Manager for Western Power after having worked as GM People, Learning & Development for Centurion and Executive Director People, Culture and Corporate Services for Communicare Inc. Mas is a professional member (CAHRI) of the Australian HR Institute, Australian Institute of Company Directors and the Australian Institute of Management. She has a Masters and a Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management, both from Deakin University. Mas brings strong corporate services and people and culture insights to Astley Care.
Mark Gummer
CEO
Mark joined Astley Care as CEO in 2020 after eight years’ experience as CEO / Director leading not-for-profit service providers in aged care, community and disability services. Prior to working in the community services sector Mark had many years strategic leadership experience with commercial organisations in the health, research, education and technology sectors. Mark holds a BSc(Hons) from UWA, an MBA from Melbourne University, is a GAICD from the Australian Institute of Company Directors and is a Fellow of the Institute of Managers & Leaders. Mark is an avid choir singer and occasionally needs to be reminded to pipe down in public. Mark is passionate about serving clients through leading community service provider quality, excellence and innovation. He is committed to contributing to a sustainable sector delivering world class aged care services to older Australians.