Board of Directors
YBhg. Dato' Dr. Noorul Ameen Mohamed Ishack
Executive Chairman & FounderYBhg. Dato’ Dr. Noorul Ameen Mohamed Ishack is the Founder, Chairman and Managing Director of Qualitas. He graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degree from the University of Mysore, India in 1976. He completed a course in Sports Medicine in 1998.
After his graduation, he returned to Malaysia and served the Ministry of Health in various hospitals. From 1981 until 1984, he joined the Malaysian Armed Forces as a Regimental Medical Officer. During that period, he was actively involved in Sports Medicine. In 1984, he left the government service to seek experience in the private sector by joining Kumpulan Medic (Kuala Lumpur) as an assistant physician. He was appointed as the Managing Director and the Chairman of Kumpulan Medic (Kuala Lumpur) from 1993 to 1996. He was appointed to the Board of Selangor Specialist Hospital Sdn Bhd in 1997 to oversee the development of the company and was part of the team which developed Selangor Specialist Hospital . He continued to be on the Board and held the position of the Medical Director of Selangor Specialist Hospital Sdn Bhd until 2006.
In 1997, he founded Qualitas to establish an integrated network of private GP clinics in Malaysia and has been instrumental in charting the development of the Qualitas Medical Group since then. In 2003, Qualitas started its overseas expansion in primary healthcare with its first centre in India.
Dato’ Dr. Ameen was recognised in 2006 as the Chief Executive Officer of the Year by Commerce-Ventures and was also shortlisted as one of the top nominees for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of The Year award for 2011. He is currently a member of Malaysian Medical Association, Academy of Family Physicians and Koperasi Doktor Malaysia Berhad.
Prashant Menon
Country Head - AustraliaPrash brings a wealth of commercial, management and healthcare experience to the Qualitas team and oversees all the operational, financial and growth aspects of Qualitas Australia. He has worked in several industry sectors both in Australia and abroad,and is currently a member on the board of several education and health companies. He has completed a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) and Bachelor of Engineering (Telecommunications) with Honours from the University of Sydney as well as a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from the Macquarie Graduate School of Management.
Karim Dhala
Chief Corporate OfficerKarim Tajdin Dhala is the Executive Director of Qualitas. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the University of Wales, United Kingdom in July 1983. In 1988, he qualified as a Chartered Accountant and is currently an Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
He joined Ferguson Maidment & Co in London, a chartered accountant firm as an audit trainee in 1983. He was later promoted as an audit manager in the same firm in 1988. From 1988 until 1989, he joined BDO Binder Hamlyn as a tax senior. He joined Morgan Stanley International Limited from 1989 until 1992 and was involved in the financial accounting of the company in liaison with the company’s other European offices. He joined South East Asia Development Corporation Berhad (“Seacorp”) (now known as MIDF Amanah Capital Berhad) which is principally an investment holding and property holding company, as the Group Financial Controller from 1992 until 1994. During his tenure with Seacorp, he was also appointed as an Executive Director of Seacorp’s finance subsidiary company, Malaysian Credit Finance Berhad. He joined Prima Prai Sdn Bhd, a property development company as a Finance Director from 1994 until 1998.
In 1999, he joined Qualitas as a General Manager and later in 2005, he was promoted to be our Executive Director. He is responsible for the implementation of our company’s business plans and corporate affairs.
Dr. Tej Dugal
Managing Partner(Radiology)
Dr Dugal is a dual fellowship trained radiologist at Royal North Shore Hospital and the Hospital for Special Surgery, New York – with interests in musculoskeletal and neuroradiology. Dr Dugal also has subspecialty expertise in cardiac imaging, with emphasis on multi-detector CT.
Senior Management
Vicnaraj Chandran
Chief Financial OfficerVicnaraj has played an integral part in the establishment of Qualitas Healthcare Australia and is responsible for the group’s overall finance function including audit, taxation, business planning, insurance and risk management. He brings extensive corporate finance experience, having worked in Malaysia for a leading Fortune 500 company for many years before relocating to Australia. He has graduated with a Bachelor of Business (Accounting) from The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) and a Master of Business Administration (Executive) from the University of New South Wales AGSM. He is a Certified Practicing Accountant with CPA Australia. Vicnaraj joined the team in 2010.
Rajesh Sharma
Director of Operations(Primary Care)
QLD & VIC
Rajesh joined Qualitas Healthcare in 2012 with a background in operations, finance, accounting, retail and business administration. He directly oversees the business operations in Victoria and Queensland. He has worked in retail and finance sectors overseas and graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce from University of Southern Queensland (Australia) and Masters in Business Administration from Bath University (UK). He is also a Certified Practicing Accountant with CPA Australia, a Chartered Accountant with Fiji Institute of Accountants, a Fellow of FINSIA Australia, a Fellow of Institute of Managers and Leaders Australia and a Justice of Peace (Qual) for Queensland.
Peter Bonovas
Director of Operations(Primary Care & Radiology)
NSW
Peter brings over 20 years’ experience in Radiology from both a clinical and management perspective. He has completed undergraduate studies in Bachelor of Applied Science (Diagnostic Radiography) as well as a post graduate Diploma in Medical Sonography. Peter worked as a radiographer and sonographer for several years, before moving into a joint clinical / management role at his previous employment. He joined Synergy Radiology in 2007 and was an integral part of establishing and growing the current Radiology business in his role as Operations Manager whilst still maintaining a clinical position. Peter shares his experience across the Radiology and Primary Care arms of the business.
Seung Woo Baek
Director of New BusinessBaek has over 20 years of experience in healthcare management and a range of diverse business interests. He studied Biomedical Engineering and Medical Radiation Science between South Korea and Australia. Baek co-founded Campsie Family Radiology in 2003 and merged into Synergy Radiology in 2007 after four years of successful business operations. Since joining Synergy Radiology as the Business Development Manager, he has helped develop new radiology sites for the network and managed several co-business projects with various health care companies such as Doori ENT network, VATECH Pty Ltd, Ray Medical and Health Hub to develop further business opportunities in the Asiana Pacific market.
Dr Tony Antoun
Chief Medical DirectorOccupational Health
Dr Antoun is an experienced Injury Management Consultant (IMC) with over 25 years of experience in the industry, having founded several workplace injury management consultancy practices incorporating a range of allied health services.
Dr Antoun is a SIRA Authorised Medical Practitioner, SIRA CTP Permanent Impairment Assessor and Injury Management Consultant and currently consults for all SIRA-appointed insurers whilst also maintaining his role as the Chief Medical Officer for Qualitas Occupational Health Group and two Partnered Insurers.
Elise Turner
Head of MarketingSince 2019, Elise has played an integral role in strengthening the brand as a leading healthcare provider in Australia. Elise drives the strategy and lead generation for our Australian operations and cements our patient-centric approach across all levels of our business and communications. Her extensive experience of over fifteen years in Marketing and Communications, ten gained in the health sector across Pharmacy, Aged Care and General Practice, has made her a key attribute to our high performing executive team.
Anna Pittard
Legal CounselAnna graduated with a Bachelor of Laws Degree with Honours as well as completed the Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice program with High-Distinction from Bond University. She joined Qualitas Health in 2013 after gaining legal experience in both private practice and in-house corporate practice. Anna handles and watches over all legal matters for Qualitas Health ranging from corporate and commercial, property, intellectual property, employment, banking etc. and ensures that the legal interest of Qualitas Health is protected at all times.
Dr Peter Janovic
Chief Medical Officer - Victoria(Primary Care)
Tiina began working for Synergy Radiology in 2007. She has a BA in Applied Science (Medical Radiation Science) and is training in CT. Since 2019, Tiina has been growing our local presence by strengthening our professional network.
