Boards and leadership teams

A number of boards, groups and committees work together with the Pinnacle Incorporated Executive Committee to make sure the network has the best clinical, quality, education, Māori and and rural general practice support.

Through representation on our boards and committees GPs, nurses, practice managers and other health professionals all advocate on the network's behalf to ensure clinicians and their patients have access to the best general practice support, services and systems possible.

Combined Pinnacle Incorporated and Midlands Health Network Ltd Board

Pinnacle Incorporated and Midlands Health Network are governed by a combined board which includes GP representatives appointed by Pinnacle Incorporated members at the annual general meeting each year. The board's role is to effectively represent and promote the interests of the members, with the view to adding long-term value to Midlands Health Network. Learn more about the Pinnacle Group and Midlands Health Network...

Midlands Regional Health Network Charitable Trust Board

The Midlands Regional Health Network Charitable Trust Board is the PHO function within the group. It is made up of eight members: two clinical representatives and an independent director from founding GP provider networks, two Māori partner representatives, two community representatives and an independent professional chair. Learn more about the trust...

Craig McFarlane

Chairman

Pehimana Brown

Founding Māori Partner Representative

Lisa Hayes

Community Representative

Stephen French

Clinical Representative

Brendon Eade

Clinical Representative

Tom James

Clinical Representative

Wayne Mulligan

Founding Māori Partner Representative

Te Taumata Hauora Māori

Te Taumata Hauora works closely with the Pinnacle Incorporated board and leadership team to provide strategic and expert advice and guidance about Māori health issues and solutions to help address health disparities, and applying a Māori lens to healthcare. Te Taumata Hauora Māori committee, through regional Midland Māori membership, supports our ongoing connections with Midland iwi Māori, further develops and strengthens relationships with our Māori stakeholders and enables our board members and senior leadership to make better informed decisions concerning Māori health.

Gary Thompson is the Kaiwhakarite, and is joined by Atutahi Riki, Kaumatua, Craig McFarlane, Chairman - Pinnacle Incorporated, Cheri Waititi, Lecturer - Waikato University, Dr Brendon Eade, Dep. Chairman - Pinnacle Incorporated, Helen Parker, CEO - Pinnacle Incorporated/Midland Health Network, Maui Hudson, Associate Professor - University of Waikato, Michelle Nathan, Manager - Counties Manukau Health, Rangimahora Reddy, CEO - Rauawaawa Charitable Trust, Willow Salvador, CEO - Tuwharetoa Health Services, Reweti Ropiha, CEO - Turanga Health Tairāwhiti, Heremaia Samson, Hapori Manager - Waikato Tainui, Stephen French, Director - Pinnacle Incorporated, Tamati Neho, Project Manager - Tui Ora, Tio Sewell, Programme Manager - Te Rau Matatini.