[dbaust] Vision Australia CEO moves on

From: Erika Webb <erikaweb@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Erika Webb <erikaweb@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 17 May 2012 17:58:23 -0700 (PDT)
Vision Australia CEO moves onSent: Friday, 18 May, 2012 7:13 AMFrom: "Megan 
Bishop" <Megan.Bishop@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Please find below media release regarding a change at Vision Australia.

17 May 2012

Vision Australia CEO moves on

The Chairman of the Vision Australia Board, Dr Kevin Murfitt has today accepted 
with regret the resignation of CEO, Gerard Menses.

After almost eight exciting years Mr Menses felt it was time for new challenges 
and a timely opportunity for fresh leadership at Vision Australia.

Dr Murfitt said that Mr Menses had led the organisation through its early days 
of merging with some of Australia's most significant blindness organisations.

Corporate Services General Manager David Speyer will act as CEO while a 
permanent replacement is recruited.Mr Menses joined Vision Australia soon after 
the first merger with the Royal Blind Society (RBS), the Royal Victorian 
Institute for the Blind (RVIB), Vision Australia Foundation (VAF), and the 
National Information Library Services (NILS) in 2004.

This was when Vision Australia became the first truly national blindness 
organisation. And Mr Menses then oversighted subsequent mergers with the Royal 
Blind Foundation Queensland (2006) and Seeing Eye Dogs Australia (2008).

This was a period of significant change in the blindness sector. Dr Murfitt 
said that the mergers were a casebook study of successfully bringing together 
significant blindness organisations into one entity, responsible for currently 
delivering advocacy and support services to up to 50,000 people across 
Australia.

"There is no doubt that Mr Menses can take a lot of credit for the creation of 
the new organisation."

"The departure of a CEO is always a challenge, but it also offers an 
opportunity for new ideas and energy for Vision Australia, especially with the 
significant and positive changes occurring in the disability sector with the 
introduction of the National Disability Insurance Scheme," Dr Murfitt said.

Mr Menses has an extensive background and wealth of experience of leadership in 
the not for profit sector, and is currently Chair of the National Roundtable of 
Nonprofit Organisations. He has focused on disability services and rights and 
has a strong sense of social justice, having served in leadership roles with 
the Endeavour Foundation in Queensland and Anglicare South Australia.

Dr Murfitt said the Board of Directors, Senior Executives and staff of Vision 
Australia wish him and his family well in his future endeavours.

Kind regardsMegan Bishop (Denyer)Media Campaign AdvisorVision Australia4 
Mitchell StreetEnfield NSW 2136P: 02 9334 3308 (211 308)M: 0438 356 876F: 02 
9334 3345www.visionaustralia.org<http://www.visionaustralia.org/>


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