# Mark Compton

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{{Short description|Australian business administrator and Lord Prior of the Order of St John}}
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|name               = Mark Compton
|honorific_suffix   = {{post-nominals|country=AUS|size=100%|AM}}
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|office            = [Lord Prior](/source/Prior_(ecclesiastical)) of the [Order of Saint John](/source/Venerable_Order_of_Saint_John)
|term_start        = 24 June 2019
|monarch           = [Elizabeth II](/source/Elizabeth_II)<br>[Charles III](/source/Charles_III)
|predecessor       = [Sir Malcolm Ross](/source/Malcolm_Ross_(courtier))
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|birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1961|6|25|df=y}}
|birth_place        = [Sydney](/source/Sydney), [New South Wales](/source/New_South_Wales)
|birth_name           = Mark Raymond Compton
|spouse             = Elizabeth Ellis
|alma_mater         = [University of Sydney](/source/University_of_Sydney) 
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'''Mark Raymond Compton''' (born 25 June 1961), is an Australian [social care](/source/Health_care_in_Australia) [business administrator](/source/Business_administration), who has served as [Lord Prior](/source/Prior_(ecclesiastical)) of the [Order of Saint John](/source/Venerable_Order_of_Saint_John) since 2019.

An [adjunct professor](/source/adjunct_professor) in the [Macquarie Graduate School of Management](/source/Macquarie_Graduate_School_of_Management) (MGSM) since 2012,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://unitguides.mq.edu.au/unit_offerings/108870/unit_guide|title=Unit Guide|website=unitguides.mq.edu.au}}</ref> Compton was appointed in 2019 by [Queen Elizabeth II](/source/Elizabeth_II) as [Lord Prior](/source/Prior_(ecclesiastical)) of the [Most Venerable Order of Saint John of Jerusalem](/source/Venerable_Order_of_Saint_John)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stjohninternational.org/latest-news/mark-compton-next-lord-prior/|title=Mark Compton next Lord Prior|first=St John|last=International|date=January 3, 2019}}</ref> in succession to [Sir Malcolm Ross](/source/Malcolm_Ross_(courtier)).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.debretts.com/|title=Debrett's People of Today|website=Debrett's|language=en-GB|access-date=}}</ref>

== Life and career ==
After graduating [BSc](/source/BSc) at the [University of New South Wales](/source/University_of_New_South_Wales), Compton entered the [Australian Graduate School of Management](/source/Australian_Graduate_School_of_Management) where he pursued further [studies](/source/Management_studies) in [business management](/source/business_management), taking the [degree](/source/Postgraduate_degree) of [MBA](/source/MBA) from [UNSW Business School](/source/UNSW_Business_School).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.marketscreener.com/insider/MARK-COMPTON-A1RLD1/|title=Mark Compton: Positions, Relations and Network - MarketScreener|website=www.marketscreener.com}}</ref>

Compton then worked in healthcare and life sciences organisations including [ASX-listed](/source/Australian_Securities_Exchange) companies.<ref>[https://soa.global/team/professor-mark-compton/ Professor Mark Compton]. [St John Ophthalmic Association](/source/Saint_John_Eye_Hospital_Group).</ref> In 2009 he joined St Luke's Care a not-for-profit health and aged care organisation as [CEO](/source/CEO), becoming [Non-Executive Chairman](/source/Chair_(officer)) in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.slc.org.au/about/st-lukes-care/board-of-directors/|title=Board of Directors &#124; St Luke's Care}}</ref> Since 2015 Compton serves as [Chairman](/source/Chairman) and [Non-Executive Director](/source/Non-Executive_Director) of [Sonic Healthcare Limited](/source/Sonic_Healthcare).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Board of Directors |url=https://investors.sonichealthcare.com/investors/?page=directors |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927032250/https://investors.sonichealthcare.com/investors/?page=directors |archive-date=2020-09-27 |website=investors.sonichealthcare.com}}</ref>

A [NED](/source/Non-exec) of [Macquarie University Hospital](/source/Macquarie_University_Hospital) from 2010 until 2018, Compton served as Chairman of Next Science from 2018 until 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Next Science Limited 2022 Corporate Governance Statement |url=https://www.nextscience.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/NXS-2022-Corporate-Governance-Statement.pdf |website=www.nextscience.com}}</ref>

He is a [volunteer firefighter](/source/volunteer_firefighter) serving as a [Senior Deputy Captain](/source/Fire_captain) with the [NSW Rural Fire Service](/source/NSW_Rural_Fire_Service) in the [Southern Highlands (New South Wales)](/source/Southern_Highlands_(New_South_Wales)).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rapana |first=Jessica |date=2015-01-07 |title=Two Mosman residents join hundreds of NSW volunteers dispatched to fight South Australia bushfire blaze |url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/north-shore/two-mosman-residents-join-hundreds-of-nsw-volunteers-dispatched-to-fight-south-australia-bushfire-blaze/news-story/9c9ad0f5542f997766dc6b24b87030a7 |website=www.dailytelegraph.com.au}}</ref>

Professor Compton lives at [Bowral](/source/Bowral), [New South Wales](/source/New_South_Wales), with his wife Dr Elizabeth Ellis, a physiotherapist and [Officer](/source/OStJ) of the [Order of Saint John](/source/Venerable_Order_of_St_John).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://history.stjohn.org.au/contact-us/|title=Contact Us - The St John Ambulance Historical Society of Australia}}</ref> They have two sons, Michael and Daniel.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-05-04 |title=PROFESSOR MARK COMPTON RECOGNISED WITH THE ORDER OF ST JOHN'S HIGHEST HONOUR |url=https://members.stjohn.org.au/docs/.tmp/Spotlite%202017%20Mark%20Compton.pdf}}</ref>

==Order of St John==
Compton joined [St John Ambulance](/source/St_John_Ambulance) in 1974, and served as a [Cadet](/source/St_John_Ambulance_Australia_Cadets). Appointed [Chancellor](/source/Chancellor) of the [Order of Saint John](/source/Venerable_Order_of_Saint_John) in [Australia](/source/Australia) in 2013,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.southernhighlandnews.com.au/story/1590886/compton-gets-top-job-at-st-johns/|title=Compton gets top job at St John's|first=Eliza|last=Winkler|date=June 23, 2013|website=www.southernhighlandnews.com.au}}</ref> Compton was also [Chairman](/source/Chairman) of [St John Ambulance Australia](/source/St_John_Ambulance_Australia) until 2019.

Promoted Lord Prior in 2019, Compton succeeded [Sir Malcolm Ross](/source/Malcolm_Ross_(courtier)) as the [Order of Saint John](/source/Order_of_Saint_John_(chartered_1888))'s most senior non-royal figure.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-02-06 |title=Canberra, ACT |url=https://www.gg.gov.au/about-governor-general/governor-generals-program/canberra-act-49 |website=www.gg.gov.au}}</ref>

== Honours and awards ==
* |40px [Member of the Order of Australia](/source/Member_of_the_Order_of_Australia) (AM)
* 40px [Bailiff Grand Cross](/source/Grand_Cross) of the [Order of St John of Jerusalem](/source/Order_of_Saint_John_(chartered_1888)) (GCStJ)
* 40px [National Emergency Medal](/source/National_Emergency_Medal)
* 40px [Centenary Medal](/source/Centenary_Medal) 
* 40px [Service Medal](/source/Service_Medal_of_the_Order_of_St_John), [Order of St John of Jerusalem](/source/Order_of_Saint_John_(chartered_1888)) (with [3 Bars](/source/Medal_bar))
* 40px [Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal](/source/Queen_Elizabeth_II_Platinum_Jubilee_Medal)
* 40px [King Charles III Coronation Medal](/source/King_Charles_III_Coronation_Medal)
* 40px [Cross](/source/Cross_of_Merit_(disambiguation)) [''pro Merito Melitensi''](/source/Order_pro_merito_Melitensi)
** [Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors](/source/Fellow_of_the_Australian_Institute_of_Company_Directors) (FAICD)
** [Fellow of the Australasian College of Health Services Management](/source/List_of_post-nominal_letters_(Australia)) (FCHSM)
** [Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management](/source/Australian_Institute_of_Management_Education_and_Training) (FAIM)
** [Fellow of the Royal Society of New South Wales](/source/Royal_Society_of_New_South_Wales) (FRSN).<ref>[https://members.stjohn.org.au/docs/Spotlite%202018_1.pdf ''Spotlite''], [St John Ambulance Australia](/source/St_John_Ambulance_Australia)'s news bulletin</ref>

== See also ==
* [The Alliance of the Orders of Saint John of Jerusalem](/source/The_Alliance_of_the_Orders_of_Saint_John_of_Jerusalem)
* [William Compton, 5th Marquess of Northampton, <small>KG, KGStJ</small>](/source/William_Compton%2C_5th_Marquess_of_Northampton)

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.orderofstjohn.org/ Order of St John website]
* [http://connectweb.com.au/pages/whos-who-in-australia.aspx ''Who's Who in Australia'']
* [https://theorg.com/org/next-science/org-chart/mark-compton theorg.com]

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