Movers and Shakers – June 2025

NEWS - eHealthNews.nz editor Rebecca McBeth 

Movers and Shakers – June 2025

Gabe Rijpma

Gabe Rijpma has joined CardioNexus – Australia as chief executive.

Rijpma is a passionate technology leader with three decades dedicated to leveraging technology as a force for good across business and the public sector. His 20-year commitment to digital health has centred on innovative applications that enhance healthcare delivery and workflow. 

Previously chief executive of Aceso Health, he spent two decades at Microsoft shaping healthcare strategy across the Asia and Pacific region whilst holding technical and sales leadership roles in Australia, New Zealand, and the USA. 

A globally recognised healthcare technology advocate and prolific speaker, Rijpma is a Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Digital Health, Founding Fellow of Health Informatics New Zealand, and active investor supporting healthcare innovation across the Asia-Pacific region.

Helen Fisher

Helen Fisher brings extensive expertise to her new role as general manager of digital, data and technology at ProCare.

With a strong foundation in healthcare, IT, sales, and change management, she leads transformative digital initiatives that align technology with business goals. Known for her strategic thinking and stakeholder engagement, Fisher drives innovation and performance across the organisation.

Having been with ProCare for more than eight years, she has contributed significantly to key strategic projects, demonstrating a deep understanding of general practice needs. Passionate about healthcare, she champions creativity, collaboration, and sustainable change, empowering teams to deliver meaningful outcomes.

Will Barnett 

Healthcare Compliance Solutions Limited (HCSL) has appointed Will Barnett as chief operating officer. With an MSc in economics and a global background in health technology and business leadership, Barnett brings both strategic insight and hands-on experience to the role. 

His career includes senior roles at Toniq, McKesson and Change Healthcare before founding Aceso Health to improve care coordination across New Zealand, which was successfully acquired at the end of 2024. 

A key figure behind 1CHART by Toniq, one of the country’s first digital medication platforms, Barnett now returns to the aged care sector to lead HCSL’s operational and product growth as well as expansion into Australia—supporting providers to reduce risk, save time, and strengthen compliance through smart, sector-led solutions.

Byron Phillips

Byron Phillips has joined Evolve Digital Health as senior consultant, digital health strategy and transformation.

With 28 years of experience in digital health, he has worked extensively across Australia and New Zealand supporting health systems to strengthen clinical adoption, align digital investment, and uplift organisational capability.

At Evolve, he is helping further expand and introduce their services throughout Australia and Aotearoa in support of improved digital literacy, and to coach the leaders and teams tasked with shaping eHealth strategy and delivering on digital health ambitions.

Having seen many professionals “fall into the industry,” Evolve’s commitment to building capability strongly appealed to him. Phillips is a Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Digital Health.

Niru Rajakumar 

Niru Rajakumar is the newly appointed chief executive of McCrae Tech Hospitals, bringing over a decade of digital health leadership across the Asia-Pacific region. 

Known for driving large-scale transformation programmes, Rajakumar is passionate about designing technology that actually works for healthcare workers and the people they care for. 

Formerly VP of Asia-Pacific at Orion Health, he has led high-performing teams, championed interoperability, and built trusted partnerships across Aotearoa, Australia, and South-East Asia. At McCrae Tech he is focused on uniting data, people, and purpose to build more connected, equitable healthcare systems. 

Rajakumar is also a newly appointed board member of HiNZ.

Carey Campbell 

Carey Campbell has been appointed clinical director, McCrae Tech after an 18-month stint at Orion Health. 

Her role as the voice of the user builds on her deep experience in both public and private health, including her clinical and professional leadership of designing and successfully implementing an electronic patient record that is used ‘every day for every patient’ in 18 NZ private surgical hospitals. 

Maintaining her strong nursing focus was a ‘must-have’ and McCrae Tech fully support her with her lead roles in Nurse Executives Aotearoa (NZ) and as the newly appointed chair of the Nursing and Midwifery Special Interest Group of HiNZ. 

Lucy Porter   

Lucy Porter is chief executive of Orchestral and board member at McCrae Tech.

She is leading Orchestral’s mission to unlock the power of tidy, AI-ready health data - this time AI-first, cloud-native, and ready out-of-the-box. 

Porter brings deep experience from Orion Health, where she worked at the intersection of product, people, and transformation, Her focus is building future-ready infrastructure to enable better outcomes for clinicians, funders, and the communities they serve.

Steven Parrish

Steven Parrish, has been appointed general manager, digital, technology and information at the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine’s (ACRRM).

In this newly created role, he will lead the strategic direction of ACRRM’s digital, technology and information functions, ensuring high-performing, fit-for-purpose solutions that support the College’s members and amplify its impact in rural, remote, and First Nations communities.

As part of the Executive Leadership Team, he will guide digital innovation, strengthen data-driven decision-making, and enhance service delivery across the organisation.

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