Bob Simcock
Chair:
surgery
Waikato District Health Board
New Zealand
Biography
Bob was appointed chair of the DHB by the Minister of Health in 2013. He believes it is the DHB’s responsibility to be a leader in finding new and better ways to support healthy communities in our region. “I enjoy working in the health sector because the issues we deal with are important for people, and because they are complex, challenging and always changing.” Bob’s family has been part of the Waikato for over one hundred years and he believes that as a region we have the ability to build a wonderful future. A family man at heart, Bob spends any spare time he has travelling to visit children and grandchildren overseas.
Research Interest
Bob was appointed chair of the DHB by the Minister of Health in 2013. He believes it is the DHB’s responsibility to be a leader in finding new and better ways to support healthy communities in our region. “I enjoy working in the health sector because the issues we deal with are important for people, and because they are complex, challenging and always changing.” Bob’s family has been part of the Waikato for over one hundred years and he believes that as a region we have the ability to build a wonderful future. A family man at heart, Bob spends any spare time he has travelling to visit children and grandchildren overseas.
