Dr Saranne Cooke is a professional director and chair with experience on a variety of boards across a range of sectors. Saranne is Deputy Chancellor of Charles Sturt University, Deputy Chair of Racing NSW, Vice-President of the Royal Flying Doctor Service (South Eastern), a director of the Western NSW Primary Health Network, Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, HESTA Superannuation and Leading Age Services Australia.
Dr Cooke has been involved with member-based organisations for a number of years and was previously a director of General Practice Registrars Australia. She has been on boards in the health sector since 2012. Dr Cooke has a strong background in strategy development and execution, financial oversight and stakeholder management.
In her executive career, Dr Cooke held several roles within the energy, financial, education and manufacturing sectors. Dr Cooke completed her doctorate by researching board governance across the ASX 200 companies. Dr Cooke also holds a Bachelor of Commerce, Master of Business (Marketing), and a Master of Commercial Law. Dr Cooke is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, a Fellow Certified Practising Accountant, a Fellow of the Australian Marketing Institute, and a Certified Practising Marketer.