Australia: New chief executive for Regis Healthcare

ASX-listed aged care provider Regis Healthcare has appointed Linda Mellors as chief executive officer and managing director. She will start with the company in August and will succeed Ross Johnston, who announced his decision to step down in February.

Most recently Mellors was chief operating officer at Mercy Health. Her role included executive responsibility for Mercy Health’s operational services across both health and aged services (aged care, home care and retirement living). She retained her role as chief executive of health services to which she was appointed in March 2015.

“I’m excited and delighted to be given the opportunity to lead Regis Healthcare, one of the largest private residential aged care providers in Australia, into the future,” she said.