Guild fills Executive Director void
OUTGOING Catholic Health Australia CEO, Suzanne Greenwood
(pictured), will join the Pharmacy Guild of Australia as its new Executive Director in the coming months (PD breaking news Fri).
The appointment announcement follows the retirement of David Quilty in Mar, after six years in the Guild leadership role (PD 25 Feb).
Greenwood could take up her position at the Guild in Aug, with Catholic Health reporting she will leave the organisation on 02 Aug.
With negotiations for the 7th Community Pharmacy Agreement (7CPA) set to start later this year, Greenwood is expected to play a key role in supporting the Guild’s team, which will be led by Queensland Branch President, Trent Twomey.
In a statement announcing her appointment, Greenwood said she was honoured to be joining the community pharmacy sector.
“In coming to the Guild, I look forward to furthering the Guild’s vision to enable community pharmacies to have a viable, longer-term future as an integral part of the Australian healthcare system serving the needs of increasingly empowered health consumers,” she said.
“Like most Australians, my local pharmacy is my first port of call to care for my family’s health, whether that’s a flu shot, getting medication advice or just picking up the essentials such as prescriptions and other health care products.”
During her time with Catholic Health, Greenwood was heavily involved in formulating the organisation’s response to the introduction of voluntary assisted dying in Victoria, and leading the organisation’s leadership and advocacy for improving end-of-life care in response to the legislation.
Prior to joining Catholic Health, Greenwood was CEO of the Institute of Arbitrators and Mediators Australia, General Counsel at the St Vincent de Paul Society of Queensland, and Corporate Counsel of St Vincent’s Health Australia in Queensland.
She has also worked as a senior lawyer with Queensland Health.
In 2017 Greenwood was named as the Australian Healthcare, Pharmaceutical and Biotech Lawyer of the Year.