McCrae poaches son-in-law from Fisher & Paykel to lead Orion Health

Brad Porter will be stepping in as chief executive of Orion Health, as his father-in-law, Ian McCrae, steps back. (Image: Orion)

Ben Moore

Thu, 21 Jul 2022

Orion Health has named Brad Porter as its new chief executive, set to take the reins from his father-in-law, Ian McCrae, who is stepping back to focus on his health after 30 years as CEO.Porter is now the commercial general manager for international sales at Fisher & Paykel Healthcare, where he has worked for more than six years.Before that, his experience was mainly in the finance and investments space, including a stint at KPMG as a senior adviser.McCrae said Porter is right for the job because Orion is a family business.“A sense of...

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