CHC appoints new ceo
September 5, 2013
The Complementary Healthcare
Council of Australia (CHC) yesterday
announced the appointment of Carl
Gibson as its new Chief Executive
Officer.
Gibson will commence in the role
in October 2013, stepping into the
shoes of outgoing CHC ceo Wendy
Morrow (PD 18 Jun).
Announcing the appointment
at the CHC Annual Conference in
Sydney, CHC President Richard
Henfrey said Gibson was appointed
following an extensive search.
“The CHC Board unanimously
agreed that he was the right
person to build on the foundations
put in place by Dr Wendy
Morrow, and to champion the
complementary medicines industry
with government and other key
stakeholders.”
Gibson’s career has spanned
nearly 30 years in regulation, public
policy and communications.
He was most recently Head
of Brand & Communications at
Blackmores.
Gibson said he was delighted to
be taking up
the role.
“There is no
doubt that
we need to
move from
the traditional
illness model
to a wellness
model.
“Treating illness is getting
more and more expensive and is
unsustainable.
“Complementary medicine
including vitamins, minerals, herbs
and nutritional supplements, play
an important part in the lives of
many Australians, and empower
people to take a new approach to
healthcare, one that promotes wellbeing,”
he said.
Gibson said that as CMs become
more mainstream the CHC’s
job is to ensure regulation is
appropriate and to campaign for
a policy framework that supports
and promotes their use, “giving
consumers real choice and
confidence”.
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