Fritha Radyk has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Carers Queensland, the peak body representing the 533,200 unpaid carers in Queensland and the largest NDIS Local Area Coordination Partner in the Community in Australia.
“Fritha brings to the table an impressive record of achievement in a similar operating environment to Carers Queensland with a lived experience as a family carer and a reputation for delivering great outcomes in challenging programs,” said the Chair of Carers Queensland, Jim Toohey.
“We are confident she can guide Carers Queensland on its successful journey and advocacy on behalf of unpaid carers, people with disability and their families.”
For more than 20 years, Radyk has led complex projects and operations for a large management consulting, healthcare and community services organisations in Australia and overseas.
She began her career at Ernst and Young in New Zealand where she specialised in strategic planning, project management and process reengineering with a sub specialisation in Healthcare.
Her most recent position was as CEO of Mercy Community in Brisbane, which she started in July 2019. She’ll commence her new role at Carers Queensland on 29 January 2024.
Succeeding the CEO position from Debra Cottrell, Toohey said that Radyk’s appointment had come as a result of a national search for someone who could sustain and grow the exceptional performance and reputation as Cottrell.
“The Board was determined to find someone with a similar track record of success that Deb enjoyed, in delivering great financially sustainable outcomes for some of the most disadvantaged in our community,” said Toohey.