History
Health Tick was established to extend existing service lines of The Drug Detection Agency (TDDA). We received market driven feedback that identified an opportunity to add occupational medical services to the existing TDDA business. TDDA has been long established as a market leader in drug testing, training & education, policy design and mobile testing.
At Health Tick we see our role as your Occupational Health Partner. We are here to help you manage and mitigate work related health issues in your business. We provide you with relevant health data that enables you to take a proactive approach to managing the health and wellbeing of your workplace.
Utilising TDDA clinic locations, Health Tick employ our own Occupational Health Nurses who use our own bespoke Health Data System (Imperans) to offer clients an end to end solution to occupational health.
Get in touch
We at The Health Tick know that finding the occupational health partner is a choice not to be taken lightly. That’s why we understand the need to ensure that your workplace is safe.
CONTACT US ▸
info@thehealthtick.com
NZ 0508 WELLNESS (0508 935563)
Our Team
General MANAGER
Sarah Bate-Simpson
Sarah was appointed as General Manager of Health Tick in April 2023
Having worked in clinical, operational and management roles in the health sector for over 20 years, Sarah brings a wealth of experience in customer experience and operational management.
Wellbeing is at the heart of Sarah’s mission and her focus is on making sure the operations team and experienced registered nurses have the right systems and support to deliver premium wellbeing services across New Zealand.
Board of Directors
Chairman
Jim Doyle
Jim, originally from Scotland, made his way to New Zealand (via South Africa for 12 years) in 1994. Starting life as an apprentice electrician and working his way up, combining work with university studies, Jim became COO and then CEO of Navman, taking the organization from a $3 million company to a $500 million worldwide brand.
After the sale of Navman in 2006, Jim initially semi-retired and worked as a company director / consultant for various technology companies such as Fusion, BCS, Actronics, Motion Industries and Compac Sorting Equipment In 2009, Jim’s love of sport saw him take on the various roles over the last 10 years, such as CEO New Zealand Rugby League, COO of the NRL (Sydney) and Managing Director / Chairman of New Zealand Warriors. Jim is again semi-retired but continues to be a director / consultant in both business and sport.
Director
Andrew Wong
Andrew Wong is the Managing Director of HealthCare Holdings Ltd, a private healthcare investment company. He qualified as a specialist medical practitioner with a Masters in Public Health and a Fellowship of the New Zealand College of Public Health Medicine. With a career of over 25 years in both public and private health in NZ and overseas he has gained extensive experience in strategic planning and implementation, leadership and operational management.
He is a director of several companies through his HealthCare Holdings role. These include Auckland Radiation Oncology, MercyAscot Hospitals, Kensington Hospital and Mercy Radiology. Other directorships include companies providing services in the areas of interventional cardiology, medical supplies, day and inpatient surgery and endoscopy, and veterinary radiology services.
Andrew has held government appointments with Health Workforce New Zealand, the Health Innovation Hub, as well as sitting on the Executive of the New Zealand Private Hospital’s Association. He is also a director of the NZX listed aged care and retirement village operator Summerset Holdings and an Adjunct Professor of AUT.
Director
Kirk Hardy
Kirk is the co-founder of The Drug Detection Agency (TDDA), Australasia’s leading workplace drug and alcohol testing and education provider.
Kirk is tasked with creating the strategy and managing the operations that keep TDDA the market leader in Australasia for drug and alcohol testing and education services. He ensures that TDDA’s end-to-end services provide clients with compliant systems and a high level of comfort in the creation of safer workplaces.
With over 16 years of experience, Kirk is an expert on substance use and testing technologies in the workplace. He is a former long-standing board member of the U.S based Drug and Alcohol Testing Association (DATIA) and National Drug and Alcohol Screening Association (NDASA), and the chair of both organisations’ international committees. Kirk regularly presents at international conferences on drug and alcohol use in the South Pacific, and the ever-developing drug market, and is New Zealand’s leading expert on current global and local drug trends.
Before joining TDDA in 2005, Kirk was a New Zealand Police Drug Squad Detective, involved in investigating national and international drug syndicates and targeting organised crime groups. He has maintained those contacts and is one of only four Australasian members of the Californian Narcotics Officers Association (CNOA), providing him access to the very latest in drug and alcohol testing technology.
Chief Executive Officer
Glenn Dobson
Glenn was a Senior Sergeant in the New Zealand Police, often working with the negative effects of drugs at a community level. He went on to several key management positions in local and central Government organisations before joining TDDA.
Glenn is a serving board member on the US-based National Drug and Alcohol Screening Association (NDASA) and is also qualified as a trained drug abuse recognition trainer from the California Narcotics Officers Association ‘CNOA’.
Director
Callum MacDonald
Callum is the principal of Buchanan Macdonald Chartered Accountants, a prominent North Shore Chartered Accounting and business advisory firm. Previously he spent a number of years in an international Chartered Accounting firm after a period working in a large District Health Board. Callum splits his time between client advice, directorships, advisory board roles, trusteeships (including Auckland Volunteer Coastguard Charitable Trust and Capri Hospital Charitable Trust) and Court expert witness work. He is a member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and the Institute of Directors.
Director
Julia Smith
Based in Australia, Julia has extensive C-Suite experience partnering with boards and CEOs across various industries to execute group-wide strategic plans and lead new commercial pursuits in Australia, New Zealand and China.
Her experience spans operational management, strategy, M&A, finance, legal, project management, procurement, business transformation and risk management. This includes 12 years of Big 4 consulting, corporate finance and audit assignments in Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, South Korea, Japan, Thailand and USA.
Julia has had franchise experience as the Group CFO for a NZ investment group which owned New Zealand Natural Ice Cream with 700 global franchisees.
BCom and FCPA qualified, Julia has also held seven directorships over the past 10 years.
Director
Robert Taylor
As MercyAscot’s Chief Financial Officer, Robert is responsible for the overall provision of MercyAscot’s core financial services and systems. He also plays a major role in the financial management of a number of businesses related to MercyAscot’s parent company, Healthcare Holdings Limited (HHL) and in July 2018 was appointed as the HHL Group CFO. He also sits on a number of Boards for businesses related to HHL including MercyAscot (Ascot Hospitals and Clinics Limited).
Prior to working in Healthcare, Robert held a number of senior roles in a variety of sectors, including retail, banking and audit, both in New Zealand and in the UK.
Robert holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree and is a member of, and registered mentor, with the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants (CA Designation).