Bio

Lyn Hepburn-Brown is an executive leader with over 30 years experience in healthcare, mergers and acquisition, private equity, education, regulatory and nursing services management across Asia Pacific. Lyn holds a Bachelor of Nursing from the University of South Australia and is a past chair of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council as well as a past board member of the Nurses Board of South Australia. She is an Adjunct Associate Professor to the Division of Health Sciences of the University of South Australia and an Independent Director of Fortis Healthcare Limited. Between 1991 and 2004 Lyn grew the Nursing Agency of Australia group of companies from a small Adelaide-based company into one of Australia’s largest nursing agencies with revenues in excess of $50 million. Lyn negotiated the successful sale of the Nursing Agency of Australia Group to DB Capital Partners in 2004. Lyn then served as Chairperson and consultant to the Board of Pacific Nursing Solutions which was established on the back of the Nursing Agency of South Australia Group acquisition, managing the acquisition of complementary businesses. The successful investment by DB Capital Partners was recognised in the 2006 AVCAL awards as the best MBO under $50 million. Lyn has played a pivotal role in the creation, leadership, investment, and governance of several other enterprises that, in addition to the health services space, include successful businesses in information technology, software and systems development, financial services practices and professional services, food and beverage manufacture and export, retail, strategic and organisational consulting.