Senior management

Bruce McHarrie
BCom FCA
Director, Finance and Business Development

Mr McHarrie took up the position of Director of Finance and Business Development in 1999 after returning to Perth from the UK.  In the UK, he held positions with Coopers & Lybrand, Deloitte and Rothschild Asset Management where he was Assistant Director of the Bioscience Unit. 

Mr McHarrie oversees the financial and executive management of the Institute, as well as developing public relations and fundraising activities. 

He is also responsible for the commercialisation opportunities arising from the Institute’s research program and holds the position of Non-Executive Director of Phylogica Limited and Advanced Diagnostic Systems Pty Ltd, being two Institute spin-out companies.

Sash Tomson
BCom CPA FAIM
Chief Administrative Officer

Mr Sash Tomson joined the Institute in 2009. He was previously an Executive Director with the Queensland Department of Education and Training and held senior executive positions with the Departments of Communities and Emergency Services, Queensland.  In January 2004 he received an Australia Day Medal for his work with the Queensland Ambulance Service, and later that year was admitted as a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management. 

Prior to his role in the public sector he was Senior Manager, Assurance and Advisory Services with KPMG, Brisbane.  His career has involved providing corporate and strategic services to clients within the public and private sectors.

Sash has responsibilities for corporate, strategic and company administrative support.