Toss the Boss 2018 - Chris Fleming

Chris was appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Southern DHB in January 2017 following a secondment to the role of Interim CEO from mid-September 2016.

Chris has worked in the health sector for the past 24 years, and has worked in a wide variety of roles including Chief Executive Officer (Nelson Marlborough and South Canterbury DHBs), Chief Financial Officer, General Manager Planning & Funding, General Manager Surgical & Ambulatory, and Director of Population Health, Planning & Performance. These roles have spanned across New Zealand, Australia and Canada.

Chris is also the South Island representative on the National DHB Executive, Lead Chief Executive Officer nationally for Health of Older People, and the Lead CE for the South Island Child Health SLA and the South Island Palliative Care Workstream.

Chris was the co-sponsor for the National Aged Residential Care Service Review and for the current roll out of InterRAI into all Aged Residential Care facilities over the next four years.

Professionally Chris is a member of the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants and the New Zealand Institute of Directors.

Wow, as of the 1st May Chris has smashed his $1000 target. Help Chris to make it to $2000!