Our Team

Scott Gilroy

Chief Executive Officer

Mr Gilroy was appointed Chief Executive Officer of AusDiagnostics Pty Ltd in August 2020 and brings more than 16 years of experience across the global biotechnology and medical technology industries.

Mr Gilroy joined AusDiagnostics in August 2019 as the Chief Operating Officer, and was appointed to the AusDiagnostics Board of Directors the same year. Since then, AusDiagnostics has undergone rapid growth, evolving sales and distribution networks to bring critical diagnostic products to hospitals and laboratories in over 30 countries.

Prior to AusDiagnostics, Mr Gilroy spent several years in senior leadership roles at Malvern Panalytical, which is part of Spectris plc. He also currently serves as Vice Chair for Clinical Evidence Enterprises. He holds a Master of Business Management from the University of Newcastle, and a Bachelor in Chemistry and Business Management from Western Sydney University.

Mike Morris

Chief Financial Officer

Mike is an experienced CFO, with more than 18 years leading Finance teams across a range of high growth businesses and industries. Mike brings a commercial and operational focus to the Finance & Accounting teams he leads, ensuring Finance plays a role in supporting and driving the business, not just producing the numbers.

A Chartered Accountant for over 30 years, Mike joined AusDiagnostics in December 2021, with an initial focus on developing strategy and ensuring the support structures and governance frameworks are in place to underpin the growth and financial strength of the company into the future.

While having a Finance focus, Mike brings a commercial and operational focus, having led a number of start-up businesses in the financial services sector. Throughout his career, Mike has guided diverse growth initiatives, through developing new product & market opportunities, the use of advanced technologies, and refining & enhancing business process. Mike holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Auckland, NZ.

Nicole McKeown

Chief Operating Officer

Nicole McKeown is a strong commercial leader and entrepreneur with more than 15 years’ experience, working across global markets. Nicole is passionate about contributing to improving healthcare through product and service innovation, and has been dedicated to this strategy for most of her career working within In Vitro Diagnostics and Life Sciences.

Nicole profitably established and developed several business operations and accomplished great success when she set up Randox Laboratories in Australia and expanded their global distribution network. From Randox, Nicole joined Meridian Bioscience where she led the commercial operations throughout Asia Pacific, managing the direct sales in Australia and Singapore and global distribution business.

Nicole joined AusDiagnostics in July 2020 and was appointed to Chief Operating Officer of AusDiagnostics group in 2021 where she develops strategies to drive growth and increase profitability across the organisation. Nicole is a Chartered Manager and member of the Institute of Managers and Leaders ANZ. She holds a Bachelor of Science with Honours from University of Ulster and an Executive Masters of Business Administration from University of Newcastle.

Kylie Derbyshire

Director of Research and Development

Kylie Derbyshire is one of the early members of AusDiagnostics, providing research and technical customer support in the early start-up phases of the company. Kylie has fulfilled significant roles within the company since 2008 across the production, quality, and research departments. She played a key role in establishing the critical production and quality control processes that are still used today.

After her role as the Product Translation Manager, Kylie was appointed as the Director of Research in November 2020. She brings over 15 years of scientific expertise and experience across the medical diagnostics industry and currently steers scientific innovation and oversees the successful translation of products from research into manufacturing in the company.

Ms Derbyshire holds a Bachelor of Science (Biotechnology) from the University of Newcastle.

Dr Dmitry Kuevda

Director of Product and Business Management

Dr Kuevda brings extensive medical and scientific expertise to AusDiagnostics. Prior to joining the company in September 2015, Dr Kuevda managed scientific and medical research groups at the Central Research Institute of Epidemiology in Russia. He later held executive positions as the Business Director and later Marketing Director at InterLabService where he steered substantial commercial growth in global markets.

Currently, Dr Kuevda manages the strategic direction of product management, business development, and marketing from the Mascot headquarters in Australia. He was awarded his MBA from the Higher School of Economics, Russia, and his PhD in the area of clinical laboratory diagnostics from the Central Research Institute for Epidemiology. He also holds a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Science from The Russian State Medical University.