Leadership Team
With more than 80 years in aged care between them, the Anchor Excellence team has extensive, practical knowledge of every aspect of the sector.
Anchor Leaders

Cynthia Payne
Founder and Managing Director
Carla Beheram
Chief Operations Officer
Payal Kapoor
Chief Financial Officer
Irene Stein
Head of Clinical Governance
Claire Ward
Head of Marketing, Aged Services, Compliance Remediation & Consumer Experience Specialist
Akanksha Bernard
Head of AnchorAcademy
Judy Martin
Executive Lead – International / SAGE Study Tours & Anchor Specialist Advisor
Kerri Hartney
Aged Services, Interim & Clinical Governance Specialist
Ingrid Fairlie
Aged Services, Disability & Compliance Remediation Specialist
Britt O’Keefe
Disability Specialist
Sue Smith
Specialist Advisor – Operations, Clinical and Compliance
Sarina Rodgers
Aged Care Leader – Quality, Operations and Client Engagement
Andy Calwell
Specialist Consultant
Veronica John
Specialist Consultant

