APHS is owned and operated by three Partners who share a common vision for here APHS is going. Their roles and details are listed below
Tom Ryan - B Pharm, FAIPM, FAICD
Founding Partner & Chairman
Tom graduated from the University of Queensland in 1972. After a successful career in community pharmacy Tom entered the private hospital arena when he and a fellow Partner established the St. Andrew’s Hospital Pharmacy in 1986, an action that proved to be the genesis of APHS as we know it today.
He has been awarded Fellowship status with the Australian Institute of Pharmacy Management as a result of his services to developing pharmacy management systems within a private hospital framework and is also a fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Tom has many interests outside of APHS. He was a founding director for the Gallipoli Research Foundation and in 2007 completed the Kokoda Trail to raise funds and awareness of the Foundation. Tom also is active with the Queensland Referees Association as well as taking the whistle at the weekend when he isn’t following the fortunes of the Queensland Reds.
Stuart Giles - B.Pharm MAIPM
Managing Partner & Group CEO
Recently nominated by Westpac for the Entrepreneur of the Year Stuart’s career path saw him arrive at APHS after occupying senior managerial positions in both community and hospital pharmacy organisations.
After cutting his teeth in the early days of the Pharmore Group of pharmacies, joining as manager of the second of their eventual 29 stores, Stuart entered the private hospital and aged care pharmacy space when he was appointed Business Manager for one of Victoria’s largest Pharmacy Services company in 1997. He subsequently went on to play a foundation role with the Active Care Pharmacy Group, initially as a pharmacy proprietor and then as Group CEO. Stuart brings an energetic and enthusiastic approach to the many commercial and clinical opportunities available to APHS in the current healthcare market.
Outside of leading APHS, Stuart’s keen interest in nearly all things sporting means you might find him at the cricket, on the golf course or cheering on the resurgent Hawks in the AFL with his pride and joys, Sascha (6) and Samuel (3) in tow as he balances his hectic work and family lives.
Cathie Reid - B.Pharm FACPP
Partner and Lead GM Aged Care
Cathie is the Lead Partner and General Manager of the APHS Aged Care division, which incorporates both the national grid of APHS Aged Care Pharmacies, and the production teams responsible for our award winning medication compliance aid, The Sachet System.
Cathie graduated as a pharmacist from the Victorian College of Pharmacy in 1990, and has subsequently completed a post graduate Fellowship of the Australian College of Pharmacy Practice. Prior to establishing the Active Care Pharmacy group, she managed a number of retail pharmacies throughout Victoria, and in 1998 was awarded Victorian Pharmacy Manager of the Year by the Australian Institute of Pharmacy Management.
Cathie balances the demands of owning a number of the APHS Group pharmacies, with driving our APHS Packaging project and bringing up a young family. Cathie’s passions include the Environment - she instigated APHS’s Environmental Policy - and is a regular at the Business Chicks breakfast meetings.”