Glentworth appoints new CEO

Information management firm Glentworth has appointed Neil Makepeace GAICD as chief executive officer. Director and senior partner of the firm, Makepeace’s appointment comes during a restructure of the growing Glentworth board of directors, with founder Neil Glentworth MAICD appointed as executive chairman.

The appointment underpins Glentworth’s growth strategy, as it continues to expand across Australia and into a range of industries, from health to education, multiple government agencies and telecommunications.

Ramsay Health Care has appointed Patricia Akopiantz and Margaret Seale FAICD to its Ramsay board.

Akopiantz has been a non-executive director for the last 14 years and has served on numerous boards including Coles Group, AXA Asia Pacific and Energy Australia. Previously, she was with McKinsey & Company where she helped lead the retail and consumer goods practice. Akopiantz serves as a non-executive director on the boards of AMP Limited and AMP Bank.

Seale was most recently managing director of Random House Australia and president, Asia development for Random House globally.

Seale serves as a non-executive director on the boards of Telstra and Bank of Queensland and continues to sit on the board of Random House Australia and New Zealand.