Management Team

The CNS business model is one that maintains a dedicated focus as a niche provider in early phase drug development, coupled with a “client as a partner” service philosophy. This model is a reflection of the broad and varied backgrounds of its senior management which draws on over 50 years academic and service industry experience.

	Prof Tony (AJ) Webber – CEO & Executive Director Tony brings over 40 years of academic and commercial experience to CNS which he established in 1998 after leaving his position as Dean of Health & Science at Queensland University of Technology. In this position (1980 to 1996) Tony was instrumental in the spinout of intellectual property into Australia's emerging Biotechnology industry. Tony has continued to promote Australia's unique advantages internationally with CNS being the first private Australian CRO to exhibit at many of the US and European summer conferences. Tony's inexhaustible energy in promoting Queensland was recognised in 2009 as the inaugural recipient of Queensland Life Sciences Industry Excellence Award. Tony has also been the President of the Queensland Clinical Trial Network (QCTN) since its inception and more recently oversaw evolution of QCTN into LifeScience Queensland (LSQ).
	Russell Neal – Chief Operating Officer Russell has been consulting to clients on clinical trial management for over 20 years. Initially as a CRA/PM, he moved with Quintiles to Sydney before moving to Singapore in 1999 as Regional Training Manager. In 2003, Russell returned to Australia joining Tony in establishing CNS and remains currently responsible for the day to day running of CNS's business. Russell, a BSc graduate in Neurophysiology from Nottingham, England, is an active speaker at international forums and regular contributor to various print media.
	Gabrielle McKee – Director Clinical Research With over 16 years managing clinical teams and projects at international CROs and local biotechnology companies, Gabby offers both our Clients and CNS's own team her unique insight into clinical management. As Director of Clinical Research at CNS for the last 5 years, Gabby actively works across all project teams lending her experience to the team and being an additional resource for our clients.