Michael Siddle was appointed chair of Ramsay Health Care in May 2014, having formerly been deputy chair for 17 years and a founding director. He has built up significant knowledge of the business and the private hospital industry after starting with the Company in 1968. Mr Siddle has extensive experience in the management of private hospitals and has been integrally involved in Ramsay Health Care’s successful expansion through construction, mergers and acquisitions. He was a director of Prime Media Group, one of Australia’s largest regional television and radio operators, from April 1985 to November 2015.
Mr Siddle is also a trustee of the Paul Ramsay Foundation.