Our Executive Team

Appointed CEO and Managing Director of Estia Health in July 2022, Sean previously served as Chief Operating Officer and Deputy CEO since October 2018. 
As COO, Sean led the Workforce, Funding and Procurement Teams, together with P&L responsibility for Estia Health's homes. He oversaw the successful commissioning of three new homes and consideration of future growth opportunities. His leadership through a complex period of change during the COVID-19 pandemic and the Aged Care Royal Commission ensured Estia Health’s resilience.

Sean worked with the Chief People Officer to develop and implement Estia Health’s employee attraction and retention strategy. He embodies Estia Health’s values, ensuring the purpose “To enrich and celebrate life together” guides all decisions.

With over 15 years' industry experience, Sean started as an Asset Manager at AMP Capital, managing the integration of multiple acquisitions that formed Opal Healthcare. As Head of Commercial at Opal from 2010, Sean oversaw business growth through acquisitions, development, customer acquisition, communications and marketing.  

Sean holds a Bachelor of Economics from UNSW, is a Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australia and a graduate from the Advanced Management Program at INSEAD.

Appointed as Chief Operating Officer of Estia Health, in July 2022, Damian Hiser, is a senior healthcare executive, with more than three decades experience in the private health care sector both overseas and in Australia and most recently over ten years in aged care in Australia. Prior to his appointment as the COO, Damian was our Chief Customer Officer from October 2017. Throughout the past two years Damian was instrumental in leading Estia Health’s response to COVID.

Damian brings a wealth of experience, financial acumen, and understanding of the complexities of both health and aged care systems. With a unique ability to look at opportunities to improve both the customer and employee experience, Damian embodies Estia Health’s purpose “To enrich and celebrate life together”.

As Chief Operating Officer, Damian is responsible for leading Estia Health's operations teams, initiating improvements to ensure the highest level of care is delivered to over 8,000 residents in our homes annually. Damian ensures that every one of our 70+ homes engage with their local communities and delivers exceptional and compassionate care for all our residents and their families.

Damian holds a Bachelor of Optometry (UNSW) and a Master of Business Administration (UTS).

Ciara Rocks serves as the Chief Customer and Commercial Officer at Estia Health. With over 20 years’ experience in sales, marketing, customer experience and operations across various sectors including health, utility and finance, Ciara is an experienced executive leader. Her extensive background includes key leadership roles where she consistently demonstrated her ability to set and execute strategic business initiatives, achieve budgeted revenue goals, and exceed customer service targets. 

Ciara is a natural people leader, with a strong commitment to galvanising both small and large teams to drive performance, manage change and enhance service delivery. Her passion lies in fostering environments where teams thrive and deliver exceptional results.

Before joining Estia Health in July 2024, Ciara held the positions of Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Operating Officer at Pacific Smiles Group. She also served in senior positions at Hunter Water, the Commonwealth Bank and the NRMA, where she made significant contributions to each organisation’s success.

Ciara holds a Bachelor of Social Science and a Master of Business Administration.

Joining Estia Health in July 2023 as Chief Financial Officer, Anthony holds 25 years’ experience in senior finance roles across a range of aged care, healthcare and finance sector businesses.

Prior to joining Estia Health Anthony was Chief Financial Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Japara Healthcare, an ASX listed aged care provider. Prior to joining Japara Healthcare, Anthony’s background was as a specialist aged care, real estate and healthcare sector corporate adviser with over 20 years’ experience in investment banking, at JPMorgan and most recently at Macquarie Group, where as a Managing Director he advised clients on corporate strategy, debt and equity raising and mergers and acquisitions.

Anthony is a Chartered Accountant and holds a Master in Applied Finance from the University of Melbourne.

Anthony is also actively involved as a volunteer in the not-for-profit healthcare sector, serving as a Non-Executive Director of Cabrini Health since 2016 where he is also a member of the Audit and Risk Management Board Committee and Chairs the Cabrini Technology Group Board Committee.

With over 25 years’ experience in various IT strategic and operational leadership capacities, Fiona brings to Estia Health a wealth of practised knowledge and a sound background in managing IT solutions and projects.

Appointed to the role of Chief Information Officer in October 2017, Fiona leads Estia Health’s IT team in the delivery of modern and innovative technologies and services and seeks to advance the level of assistance and amenities available at Estia Health.

Fiona is a recognised leader in optimising the IT user experience. She has extensive experience in the Government and Commercial sectors, including Village Roadshow, Cenitex and the Tatts Group. Fiona holds a Bachelor of Computing and Master of Business Administration from Monash University.

Appointed in May 2019 as the Chief Quality and Risk Officer, Leanne is a senior healthcare executive with over 40 years’ experience in the hospital sector in Australia and overseas.

Prior to her appointment with Estia Health, Leanne was National Deputy Clinical Governance Manager for Ramsay Health Care and previously Group Vice President Nursing, Learning and Operational Excellence with Parkway Health based in Singapore.

Leanne is responsible for leading Estia Health's delivery of high quality care to our residents in safe and supportive environments. This involves the development and implementation of a person-centred care framework that combines quality and risk management strategies. Leanne’s role is focused on embedding a continuous improvement culture, using quality indicator measurement and a risk management framework that enables transparent incident reporting, data analysis, trending and benchmarking with validation of compliance via audit.

Leanne is a Registered Nurse with a post registration Bachelor of Nursing awarded from Deakin University and a Master of Business from Monash University. She is currently enrolled in a Master of Gerontology program.

Michael has worked in the property and construction industry for over 20 years, with more than half this time directly involved in the aged care and retirement living sectors. He has held roles working closely with developers, builders and not-for-profit operators.

Michael is responsible for executing Estia Health’s property growth and renewal strategy, as well as asset management across the portfolio.

Prior to joining Estia Health, Michael was the General Manager, Property & Housing for Catholic Healthcare and previously Construction Manager for Anglican Retirement Villages where he led the strategy, new developments and property services. 

Michael holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) from the University of Technology, Sydney as well as a Master of Commerce (Property Investment & Development) from the University of Western Sydney.

Cath’s professional career spans over 25 years in human resources and employee relations. Prior to joining Estia Health in May 2022 as Chief People Officer, Cath was the Executive Director People & Culture at Australian Red Cross Lifeblood, a role she held for five years. Cath has also held senior human resources positions within the General Electric group of companies, Linfox and the Toll Group.

Earlier in her career, Cath practiced as an employment and industrial relations lawyer for over a decade with law firms Minter Ellison and Lander & Rogers. At the time, she provided legal advice across multiple industry sectors including health, state government, financial services, manufacturing and construction.

Cath holds a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and a Bachelor of Arts from The University of Melbourne and a Masters of Management (Human Resources) from Monash University. She is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and is a Certified Human Resources Practitioner (Australian Human Resources Institute).

Suzy was appointed to the role of General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer in October 2014 and in this role provides advice on a full spectrum of legal and compliance matters to support corporate activity, operations and strategic growth. Previously in-house counsel for the Bupa Group both in Sydney and overseas, Suzy holds over 15 years of experience in both private practice and in house roles across healthcare, commercial and corporate law and is a dual qualified lawyer both in Australia and in the United Kingdom. Suzy was awarded the 2016 Leonard Watson Chant Legacy scholarship (Governance Institute of Australia) and the National Industry Scholarship for Women in Leadership.

Suzy holds an LLM (Applied Law) majoring in In-House Legal Practice, an LLM in International Economic Law and a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Law and Government from the University of Manchester. She is currently enrolled in the Graduate Diploma of Applied Corporate Governance and Risk Management at the Governance Institute of Australia. Suzy is a Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia, a member of the Law Institute of Victoria and the Association of Corporate Counsel.