AFTER only nine months in the role, Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) CEO Graham Catt (pictured) has resigned, in the wake of two other recent high profile industry resignations.
Last Friday David Quilty resigned from the Pharmacy Guild of Australia after six and a half years (PD 25 Feb) and Richard Henfrey, CEO of Australia's largest complementary medicines company Blackmores, also decided to step down after 18 months in the role (PD breaking news Tue).
Catt had taken over from Lance Emerson who had held the leadership position for three and a half years (PD 29 Mar 18).
Wishing Catt the best for his future, the Board also said, "To ensure a seamless transition and certainty for our members and stakeholders, Dr Shane Jackson has been appointed as interim CEO and Belinda Wood appointed as Deputy CEO."
To fulfil the role, Jackson has said he would step down from the Board in the interim.
The Society of Hospital Pharmacist of Australia (SHPA) CEO Kristin Michaels acknowledging Quilty's and Catt's contributions, said she has recommitted to strategic partnerships with Australia's pharmacy organisations, in this week of leadership changes.
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