BNET Industries

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$3.3B
  • Public
  • AU
Dow Jones Description

Pathology & Diagnostic Imaging Services; Pharmaceutical Products Whslr

CEO & Managing Director
Robert Cooke
Number of Employees 10,681
Contact Information

Level 7

Melbourne 3004

www.symbionheal...

(61) 3 9918 2000

NAICS Code All Other Health and Personal Care Stores: 446199

News & Analysis

symbion health ltd. - All News and Analysis

  • Sigma to make a play for API?

    - 2007-07-05

    Byline: Bruce Atkinson Jul 05, 2007 (Inside Retailing - ABIX via COMTEX) -- There is speculation about a possible takeover bid for Australian Pharmaceutical Industries API. The pharmaceutical wholesaler and retailer reported a disappointing result for the 2006-07 fiscal year. Sigma Pharmaceuticals may...

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  • Healthscope feels market squeeze as merger prescription gets a dose of pressure.

    - 2007-07-05

    Byline: Stephen Bartholomeusz Jul 05, 2007 (The Age - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Healthscope's falling share price could jeopardise its $A1bn scheme-of-arrangement merger with Symbion Health. The cash-and-scrip deal was struck when Healthscope shares were trading at $A5.80. It was conditional on their ...

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  • Hedge funds tread fine line with Healthscope's share price.

    - 2007-07-05

    Byline: Stephen Bartholomeusz Jul 05, 2007 (The Sydney Morning Herald - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Healthscope's falling share price could jeopardise its $A1bn scheme-of-arrangement merger with Symbion Health. The cash-and-scrip deal was struck when Healthscope shares were trading at $A5.80. It was conditional...

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  • 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...

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  • 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,...

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  • Health care ripe for rationalisation.

    - 2007-06-21

    Byline: Fiona Tyndall Jun 21, 2007 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Merger activity in Australia's health care sector is likely to intensify following the $A2.8bn takeover bid for Symbion Health. There is the potential for Sigma Pharmaceuticals to make...

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  • Symbion Health battle takes new twist.

    - 2007-06-20

    Byline: Fiona Tyndall Jun 20, 2007 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Sigma Pharmaceuticals is still trying to take control of Symbion Health's consumer and pharmacy businesses. However it has been told its improved offer may not be accepted. On 20...

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  • 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...

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  • 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...

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  • 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...

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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

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Symbion Health Limited CFO Current
Symbion Health Limited Group General Manager, Strategy & Business Dev Former

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Symbion Health Limited Chief Medical Officer Current

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Symbion Health Limited CFO Current
Symbion Health Limited Board of Directors Current

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Symbion Health Limited CIO Current

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Symbion Health Limited Chief Development Officer Current

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Symbion Health Limited CIO Current

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Symbion Health Limited General Manager, Symbion Consumer Current

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Symbion Health Limited Managing Director Current
Symbion Health Limited Board of Directors Current

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Symbion Health Limited Group General Manager, Pharmaceuticals Current

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Symbion Health Limited Manager, Ir Current

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Symbion Health Limited Group General Manager Current

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Symbion Health Limited Group General Manager Current

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Symbion Health Limited Manager, HR Current

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Symbion Health Limited Group General Manager, Corp Relations Current

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Symbion Health Limited Group General Manager Current

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Symbion Health Limited Group Finance Controller Current

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Symbion Health Limited Secretary Current

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Symbion Health Limited General Counsel & Secretary Current

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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

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Symbion Health Limited Board of Directors Current

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Symbion Health Limited Board of Directors Current

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Symbion Health Limited Board of Directors Current

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Symbion Health Limited Board of Directors Current
Symbion Health Limited Chairman Former

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Symbion Health Limited Board of Directors Current
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