Media release from ProCare

ProCare Chairman Peter Didsbury has today announced that CEO Ron Hooton is resigning from ProCare to take up a new opportunity as CEO for Vision Australia, based in Melbourne.

Chief Financial Officer Sarah Mills will be appointed Acting CEO when Ron leaves in mid-January. ProCare's Senior Management Team will work alongside Sarah to share some of the CEO role responsibilities which will ensure no disruption to the business during this period.  The Board will commence a recruitment process immediately.

Board Chairman Peter Didsbury says the Board is grateful for the contribution Ron has made to growing ProCare and developing a strong company culture over the past seven years. "We are confident that Ron is leaving us with a strong legacy of highly skilled staff and management and an incredibly stable financial position," Peter says.  "Ron has secured a bright future for ProCare through the introduction of our new staff structure geared around supporting general practices through localities, clinical and population health strategies.

"The ground work has been laid for the current three year strategic period and now the Board has confidence in the Senior Management Team to carry on and lead the organisation while the recruitment process takes place.

"Ron will be greatly missed by the ProCare family and those within the health sector in New Zealand, and we are very supportive of his exciting career move. We wish Ron all the best in his new role and move to Australia."

View  Vision Australia's Press Release posted at 1PM NZ Time today.