Our People
PPC attributes much of its success to the experience and professionalism of its employees. The company understands the need to recruit and retain people with the specialist skills and experience required to work in such a challenging environment.
Management
The PPC senior management team has many years of combined experience in job placement, injury management, vocational and occupational rehabilitation services.
Steve Harrington
Managing Director, Bachelor of Social Work, UniSA
Email: steve.harrington@ppcons.com.au
Steve established PPC in 1997 and has guided the company from a small team of consultants to becoming one of South Australia's largest private providers of vocational rehabilitation services.
Steve's previous experience includes working as a Rehabilitation Consultant and Senior Advisor for the Commonwealth Government. Following his own job loss from redundancy, Steve set his mind to building a company that specialised in helping employees and injured workers faced with job loss plan for and secure new careers.
Christine Smitham
General Manager, MBA, Grad. Dip. Soc Sci Rehab., BA.
Email: christine.smitham@ppcons.com.au
Christine is responsible for the operational performance of PPC. This includes leading a team of managers, overseeing key business processes and strategic customer relationship management and overseeing learning and professional development.
Prior to joining PPC, she has worked as a Rehabilitation Manager, Senior Adviser and Senior Rehabilitation Consultant. Unique to Christine's experience is managing a Business Service in Hong Kong for expatriate families.
Professional Employees
PPC employs a team of skilled and qualified professionals. Our consultants have a broad range of backgrounds that include:
- Vocational Rehabilitation Consultants
- Human Resources Professionals
- Occupational Therapists
- Physiotherapists
- Human Movement
- Psychologists and Counsellors
- Social Workers
- Nurses
