Greg Johansen

Background

About Greg Johansen

Greg Johansen, Managing Director & CEO AusHealth Master of Business Administration, Bachelor of Applied Science; Pharmacology. Fellow of Australian Marketing Institute. Greg is a fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and has held positions as Managing Director, CEO and Director of a number of private and government businesses that employ over 4500 staff with a turnover exceeding 200 million Australian Dollars. He was on the Board of The Cancer Council South Australia and was also the Chair of the Marketing Committee of the Cancer Council of South Australia. As Chair, Greg established Prostate SA and was appointed as a member of their Board. Greg is also a non-executive Director of Firefly Pty Ltd. Greg spent the first part of his career in management roles in Australian and American pharmaceutical and medical device industries, employed by organisations such WR Grace, Ciba Geigy, Astra Zeneca, US Surgical, Auto Suture, Johnson & Johnson, Gribbles Pathology and the Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science. Greg has personally held Australian and International patents and is the inventor of a pathology management system that has significantly improved patient safety internationally and is used daily by pathology groups worldwide. Greg is the chair of the Intellectual Property Development Committee of the Central Adelaide Local Area Health Network which includes the Royal Adelaide Hospital, SA Pathology and Queen Elizabeth Hospitals; and has successfully managed the licensing of three major pieces of intellectual property, today valued at over a billion dollars. Today, Greg’s focus is on entrepreneurship, business development, running profitable business enterprises, enjoying his professional relationships and giving back to the community.