FTI Consulting welcomes another group of leaders to fast-growing Healthcare practice

FTI Consulting has welcomed yet another cohort of senior leaders to its recently launched Healthcare & Human Services industry practice, lifting the size of the practice to 28 professionals.

Established in February this year, the Healthcare & Human Services industry service line supports public and private healthcare organisations with key industry topics such as system reform, sustainability, digitisation, productivity, performance improvement, risk and restructuring.

Under the leadership of Nathan Schlesinger, formerly the global head of health services at PwC, the practice has seen stellar growth since its inception, with senior members drawn from rivals and management roles in the health sector.

At the start of this month, six new Senior Managing Directors and a Managing Director were added to the outfit:

Tricia Tebbutt, who is based in Perth, brings more than 25 years of experience as an executive and a consultant. With a focus on healthcare operations improvement and clinical service redesign, she has expertise in business transformation, strategic planning, process improvement and assurance, and health infrastructure planning and commissioning. She has worked across the Australian and UK health systems.

John Forsythe, who is based in Brisbane, will add leadership to the Digital Health practice for FTI Consulting in Australia, which will focus on clinical systems implementations, particularly electronic medical records (“eMRs”). He has more than 20 years of experience in the industry, with a focus on delivering value faster in complex frontline engagements.

Chris Mason, who is based in Sydney, brings more than 14 years of experience helping health services in Australia and the UK transform the way they work, with a focus on capability development, cultural change and operational improvement. He specialises in hospital operations and helping hospitals and healthcare providers implement improvement programs that deliver sustainable and tangible benefits.

Luke Mitchell, who is based in Perth, brings more than 20 years of experience in health and aged care. He is a former clinician and chief medical imaging technologist and has delivered projects both in Australia and the UK. Mr. Mitchell has extensive experience in health and aged care strategy and policy, health operations, patient flow and hospital performance and digital health projects.

Adam Norden, who is based in Canberra and will lead the team’s support to the Federal Government, brings more than 25 years of management experience in both private and public-sector organisations. He leads projects across the strategy, policy, program and governance domains, identifying opportunities for improved efficiency and effectiveness in the private, not-for-profit and public sectors. Norden also works with Indigenous organisations.

Rowan Strain, who is based in Brisbane, brings more than 18 years of experience leading and delivering digital transformations for public and private healthcare providers and government agencies. His experience spans the full project lifecycle, from strategy and business case through end-to-end implementation, change management and benefits realisation. He brings expertise in both front- and back-office transformation and clinical information systems.

Daniel Buzacott, who is based in Canberra, specialises in data analytics with more than 15 years in the health sector. His expertise extends to data modelling for complex cost modelling of health programmes, workforce analytics for health providers and the design of models to support immediate incident response teams.

Commenting on the senior hires, Schlesinger said: “Australia’s healthcare and human services systems are amongst the world’s finest, yet these systems are at a crossroads, shaped by the collision of innovation and technology, growing community needs and escalating financial pressures. These seven professionals will further enable us to provide expert guidance to help clients navigate these complexities and moments of transformation, ensuring successful change is achieved and real outcomes are delivered.”