Optometry Australia searches for new CEO

The resignation of Ms Quilty was announced by OA on 23 Novber and will become effective in February next year.She joined OA in 2008 as the national policy manager, following government senior policy and political roles.In late 2011 Ms Quilty was appointed CEO and is said to have generated significant change to the benefit of the organisation’s overall performance, as well as successfully launching several major campaigns to raise awareness of community eye health and the role of optometrists among consumers and GPs.OA’s national president Ms Kate Gifford said, “Ms Quilty has focused on reinvigorating the federated organisation and implented a major rebrand which has resulted in a new name and a strong, recalibrated business direction, [this] has enhanced Optometry Australia’s reputation as the influential voice for optometry.”Ms Gifford also pointed to her work on raising sector concerns in relation to optometric policy decisions and spearheading a multi-layered cap roval campaign that benefitted many optometrists as well as transforming the organisation’s digital footprint by introducing new technologies, websites and apps.Ms Gifford praised Ms Quilty’s achievents throughout her time with the organisation and said that everyone at Optometry Australia wished her the best.