Person

McCarthy, Neville John (1929 - 2021)

AO FTSE

Born
17 February 1929
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died
13 November 2021
Kew, Victoria, Australia
Occupation
Medical administrator and Medical practitioner

Summary

Neville McCarthy was Managing Director of Commonwealth Serum Laboratories (CSL) 1974-1990. He had studied medicine at the University of Melbourne with the hope of specialising in surgery. The onset of progressive profound deafness in in his late teens led him to abandon that dream. He went into general practice in Yarrawonga, Victoria until the late 1960s when he moved back to Melbourne to work in administration in the pharmaceutical industry. His transformation of CSL from a bankrupt government agency to vaible commercial entity set the foundations for the remarkable success of the publically-owned company.

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Born Melbourne, 17 February 1929. AO 1984. Educated Universities of Melbourne (MBBS 1953, MA 1978) and Monash (MAdmin 1974). Registered Medical Officer 1954-57; Clinical Supervisor, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne 1958; general practice 1959-68; Medical Director, Australia and Pacific Region, E.R. Squibb and Sons 1969-74; Managing Director, Commonwealth Serum Laboratories 1974-90; Director, Australian Meat & Livestock Research and Development Corporation 1990-93; Board Member, Victorian Meat Authority 1993-96; Chairman, Chiron Technologies Pty Ltd from 1991; Chairman, Monash IVF Pty Ltd from 1994; Chairman, Mabtech Limited from 1996; Executive Director, Autogen Limited. Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering 1988.

Chronology

1988
Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE)

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Books

  • Brogan, Alfred H., Committed to Saving Lives: a history of the Commonwealth Serum Laboratories (South Yarra, Victoria: Hyland House, 1990), 301 pp. Chief executive 18 September 1974 - 30 June 1990. Details

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