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Jill Margaret Watts

Independent, Non-Executive

Chairman of the Risk Management Committee
Member of the Audit Committee
Member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee

Date of Appointment4 April 2018

Length of Service7 years (As at 1 April 2025)

Date of Last Re-election30 May 2023

Jill Margaret Watts

NationalityAustralian

GenderFemale

Age66

Appointed to the Board of IHH Healthcare Berhad in April 2018, Ms Jill Margaret Watts currently serves on several Boards of Directors, including St Vincent’s Health Australia Ltd, Icon Group and NIB Holdings Limited. She was previously a Director of the Australian Chamber of Commerce, United Kingdom, the Royal Australian Flying Doctor Service, United Kingdom, Ramsay Sante in France, the Netcare Group in South Africa and Keyton Retirement, Australia. Ms Watts also served on several Industry Boards including NHS Partners Network and the Association of Independent Hospital Operators.

From 2014 to 2017, Ms Watts was the Group Chief Executive Officer of BMI (GHG) Health Care Group (BMI Healthcare) in United Kingdom. Prior to her appointment at BMI Healthcare, she was the Group Chief Executive Officer of Ramsay Health Care, United Kingdom for over six years. She was the Chair of NHS Partners Network between 2009 and 2012.

Academic/Professional Qualification(s)

  • Registered Nurse, Northwick Park Hospital, London, United Kingdom
  • Midwifery, Mater Mothers Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
  • Grad. Dip Health Administration and Information Systems, University of Central Queensland, Australia
  • Master in Business Administration, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia
  • Wharton Fellow, Pennsylvania University, United States of America

Present directorship

  • Nil

Notes

  • Does not have any family relationships with any directors and / or major shareholders of the Company.
  • Ms Jill Margaret Watts is a Director of Icon Group, an Australia-based cancer care provider. During the financial year, Ms Jill Margaret Watts had declared her potential COI arising from a potential transaction between Icon Group and IHH Group. To ensure that all potential COI issues are properly addressed, she had not been involved / shall not be involved in such transaction in any manner at all times and shall abstain from all deliberations, discussions and votings on such potential transaction at both operational and board level, where relevant, at Icon Group and IHH level. She did not / shall not have access to meeting minutes concerning the relevant potential transaction at IHH level.
  • Does not have any convictions for offences within the past five years other than for traffic offences, if any.
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