Philip Daffas

Philip is a highly accomplished global business leader and people manager with an international career spanning more than 25 years with leading blue-chip healthcare corporates and novel technology start-up companies.

Philip has held senior global business leadership positions in Europe, US, and Australia. He has been instrumental in building businesses, growing market share, and developing extensive high-level customer relationships in each sector.

Philip’s roles in Australia have included VP Global Marketing at Cochlear and General Management with Roche Diagnostics and Bio-Rad Laboratories, and CEO of Applied Physiology, an Australian start-up software company in the intensive care monitoring sector.

Philips’ earlier experience was gained in Europe with market leaders such as IVAC infusion systems and Shiley cardiopulmonary products. He subsequently joined Boehringer Mannheim, initially in the UK managing their diagnostics business, and subsequently was promoted to Global Marketing Director in the Diabetes Care business based in Mannheim, Germany.

In 1997 Philip joined Cochlear in the UK as the European Sales and Marketing Manager and subsequently was promoted to the VP Global Marketing role based in Sydney, Australia.