BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$3.3B
- Public
- AU
Dow Jones Description
Pathology & Diagnostic Imaging Services; Pharmaceutical Products Whslr
CEO & Managing Director
Robert CookeNumber of Employees 10,681
Peer Companies
NAICS Code All Other Health and Personal Care Stores: 446199
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symbion health ltd. and symbion inc. - All News and Analysis
Sonic may win if health rivals merge.
- 2007-07-03
Byline: Fiona Tyndall Jul 03, 2007 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Analysts say Australian-listed Sonic Healthcare may benefit from the merger of rival Symbion Health and Healthscope. They believe changes required by the merger may influence referrers to switch from...
ASA supports Symbion's decision on Sigma's late bid.
- 2007-06-21
Byline: Nabila Ahmed Jun 21, 2007 (The Age - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Symbion Health's decision to reject a late bid has the support of the Australian Shareholders' Association ASA. Sigma Pharmaceuticals topped the offer made by private equity groups, Ironbridge and Archer Capital,...
Symbion decision has Sigma fuming.
- 2007-06-20
Byline: Nabila Ahmed Jun 20, 2007 (The Age - ABIX via COMTEX) -- A war of words has erupted between the heads of Symbion Health and Sigma Pharmaceuticals. Elmo de Alwis, MD of Sigma, says its fellow Australian health care sector company should accept...
Privateers nab Symbion for $1 more.
- 2007-06-20
Byline: Teresa Ooi Jun 20, 2007 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Sigma Pharmaceuticals appears to have no option but to concede defeat in the takeover battle for Symbion Health. The Australian company is selling its pharmacy and consumer products businesses prior to...
Symbion in line for a knockout.
- 2007-06-19
Byline: Nabila Ahmed Jun 19, 2007 (The Age - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Private equity groups could win Symbion Health's pharmacy business with a higher offer. Healthscope's $A2.8 billion bid for Symbion included a $A1.043 billion offer by Ironbridge Capital and Archer Capital for...
Bidders put heads together on Symbion.
- 2007-06-19
Byline: Fiona Tyndall Jun 19, 2007 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Analysts say that it is almost certain a counter-offer will be made for parts of Symbion Health by Ironbridge Capital and Archer Capital. The speculation on 19 June 2007...
Sigma and bank launch bid for Symbion.
- 2007-06-19
Byline: Jacob Saulwick Jun 19, 2007 (The Sydney Morning Herald - ABIX via COMTEX) -- The bidding war, albeit short, has begun for Symbion Health's pharmacy and consumer divisions. At 20 June 2007, prior bidder Healthscope has two days remaining in which to make...
Suitors eye knockout bid for Symbion.
- 2007-06-19
Byline: Nabila Ahmed Jun 19, 2007 (The West Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Private equity groups could win Symbion Health's pharmacy business with a higher offer. Healthscope's $A2.8 billion bid for Symbion included a $A1.043 billion offer by Ironbridge Capital and Archer Capital...
Stage set for Symbion bidding war.
- 2007-06-18
Byline: Nabila Ahmed Jun 18, 2007 (The Age - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Sigma Pharmaceuticals has made a firm offer of $A1.08 billion for the consumer and pharmacy operations of Symbion Health. The bid is an attempt to beat potential offers by private equity...
Sigma goes on despite Symbion's rebuff.
- 2007-06-14
Byline: Fiona Tyndall Jun 14, 2007 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- A lack of detail in its offer could thwart Sigma Pharmaceuticals' plan to acquire Symbion Health's consumer and pharmacy business. Symbion CEO Robert Cooke said on 14 June...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Robert Cooke | CEO & Managing Director |
| John Hickey | CFO |
| Michael Guerin | Chief Medical Officer |
| Paul Andrew Binfield | CFO |
| Peter John Fleming | CIO |
| Peter Lindsay Jenkins | Chief Development Officer |
| Tim Roper | CIO |
| Robert Barnes | General Manager, Symbion Consumer |
| Stuart Bruce James | Managing Director |
| Alan Reid | Group General Manager, Pharmaceuticals |
| Caroline Ingham | Manager, Ir |
| David Benjamin Cranwell | Group General Manager |
| Jeffrey Wayne Pearce | Group General Manager |
| Jenny Williams | Manager, HR |
| Larry Hamson | Group General Manager, Corp Relations |
| Neil Rodaway | Group General Manager |
| Wayne Johnston | Group Finance Controller |
| Karen Kee | Secretary |
| Timothy Paine | General Counsel & Secretary |
| Ian D. Blackburne | Director |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Greg Gardiner | Chairman |
| Judith Sloan | Board of Directors |
| Nora Scheinkestel | Board of Directors |
| Paul McClintock | Board of Directors |
| Peter John Willcox | Board of Directors |
| Rowan Mcrae Russell | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Symbion Health Limited | CEO & Managing Director | Current |
| Symbion Health Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Symbion Health Limited | CFO | Current |
| Symbion Health Limited | Group General Manager, Strategy & Business Dev | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Symbion Health Limited | Chief Medical Officer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Symbion Health Limited | CFO | Current |
| Symbion Health Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Symbion Health Limited | CIO | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Symbion Health Limited | Chief Development Officer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Symbion Health Limited | CIO | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Symbion Health Limited | General Manager, Symbion Consumer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Symbion Health Limited | Managing Director | Current |
| Symbion Health Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Symbion Health Limited | Group General Manager, Pharmaceuticals | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Symbion Health Limited | Manager, Ir | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Symbion Health Limited | Group General Manager | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Symbion Health Limited | Group General Manager | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Symbion Health Limited | Manager, HR | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Symbion Health Limited | Group General Manager, Corp Relations | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Symbion Health Limited | Group General Manager | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Symbion Health Limited | Group Finance Controller | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Symbion Health Limited | Secretary | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Symbion Health Limited | General Counsel & Secretary | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Symbion Health Limited | Chairman | Current |
Dr. Ian D. Blackburne, Director, has over 25 years experience in petroleum refining and marketing, and in March 2000 he retired as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Caltex Australia Limited, a large petroleum refining and marketing conglomerate based in Australia. He is currently serving as Chairman of CSR Limited and is a director of Suncorp-Metway Ltd. and Symbion Health Limited, Australian public companies in the diversified industrial and financial sectors. Dr. Blackburne is also the Chairman of the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organization.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Symbion Health Limited | Director | Current |
| Teekay Shipping Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Suncorp-Metway Ltd. | Director | Current |
| Colortone Audio-Visual Staging | Chairman | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Symbion Health Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Symbion Health Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Symbion Health Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Symbion Health Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Symbion Health Limited | Chairman | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Symbion Health Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
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