Our Team

Mannu Kala is a Gold Coast based serial medical entrepreneur. Mr Kala has been involved with the Covid19 crisis response from day dot. Mr Kala is passionate about finding pragmatic solutions to complex issues in the medical industry.

Previously involved in the national level project, Electronic Health Records, Mr Kala has since been instrumental in establishing several medical companies creating hundreds of jobs. Mr Kala has also successfully launched companies overseas and has been part of the Australian Government’s international trade missions.

Mr Kala has played a crucial role in the continued success of KnG Healthcare – his exceptional skill set, true passion and creativity has inspired massive growth for the company.

Dr Anuj Gupta has worked tirelessly with Department of Health and Queensland Health in establishing frontline clinics and organising the ongoing Covid 19 response in Australia and Queensland in particular.

He has years of industry experience and that has driven him to problem solve the emerging strategy for COVID 19 Vaccination rollout.

Dr Gupta remains an active advocate for the community with various media organisations.

While being a practicing General Practitioner he also juggles managing Medical centres in Brisbane and a health tech food start up.

Peter S. Cooke was appointed President, Emerging Markets, Australia and Japan of Wright Medical Group N.V. effective January 2019 and prior to such position served as President, International from October 2015 to January 2019. Mr. Cooke served as President, International of Wright Medical Group, Inc. from January 2014 to October 2015 and Senior Vice President, International of Wright from January 2013 to January 2014. Prior to Wright, Mr. Cooke served as Vice President and General Manager, Vascular Therapies Emerging Markets of Covidien plc, a global healthcare products company, from 2010 to January 2013. Prior to Covidien, Mr. Cooke served in various sales roles for ev3 Inc., a global endovascular device company acquired by Covidien in July 2010, including Vice President and General Manager, International from July 2008 to July 2010; Vice President, General Manager, International from November 2006 to June 2008; Vice President, Sales International from January 2005 until November 2006; and Regional Director, Asia Pacific and China from February 2003 until January 2005. Prior to ev3, Mr. Cooke spent 11 years at Guidant Corporation, three years at Baxter Healthcare Corporation and two years at St. Jude Medical, Inc.

Professor Hunt was appointed Honorary Enterprise Professor in the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Services and the Faculty of Business and Economics at the University of Melbourne in December 2022.  Greg is also the inaugural Chair of the Advisory Council for the Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health at Monash University. He advises a wide range of businesses and not-for-profits in the areas of innovation, leadership, strategic planning, health, and the environment.

Greg is a highly experienced former Cabinet Minister in the Australian Government, having served as Australia’s Minister for the Environment, Innovation, and Health across three major portfolios over almost nine years.

As Minister for Health from 2017 to 2022, he oversaw Australia’s response to the global COVID-19 pandemic, established telehealth as a permanent and universal centrepiece of Medicare, reformed private health, and established long-term plans for mental health, aged care, medical research, and primary care and listed over 2,000 new and amended medicines for public access.

He oversaw an annual budget of $132 billion, 17 portfolio agencies, and 7,000 staff.

As Minister for Industry, Innovation & Science, he laid the foundation for the Australian Space Agency.

As Minister for the Environment, he established the Emissions Reduction Fund, the Green Army, and the $1 billion Reef Trust and helped lead Australia’s negotiations for the Montreal Protocol update and Paris Climate Change Accord. For his work as Environment Minister, Greg was named Best Minister in the World at the World Government Summit in 2016.

As the longest-serving Federal Member for Flinders (over 20 years), he is a nationally and internationally experienced legislator, negotiator, strategic thinker, stakeholder manager, and administrator.

Greg was elected as the Federal Member for Flinders in 2001 and became Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for the Environment and Heritage and then Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Foreign Affairs as a young Member of Parliament in the Howard Government. He was Shadow Minister for the Environment from 2007-2013. Prior to Parliament, Greg worked with Mallesons Stephen Jacques before becoming Associate to the Chief Justice of the Federal Court.

Between 1994 and 1998, Greg worked as a Senior Adviser to the then Opposition Leader and subsequent Minister for Foreign Affairs, Alexander Downer. He then headed Australia’s electoral mission to Cambodia in 1998. Greg then worked with McKinsey & Co for almost three years, during which time he became an Engagement Manager and specialized in telecommunications, start-ups, government reform, and the banking sector.

Greg is a Fulbright Scholar with a Masters from Yale University and First Class Honours in Law from the University of Melbourne. He has given over 10,000 speeches and interviews at local, national, and international levels and was runner-up at the 1990 World Debating Championships, as well as Australian Universities Debating Captain.

Greg has completed seven marathons and five 500km walks for charity.

He lives on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula with his wife Paula and two children, 91-year-old Italian Nonna and cavoodle Charlie.