Brenda Wilson

Brenda Wilson was chief executive of Cancer Council SA, from 2002 to May 2015[1] and is South Australia's first female Lieutenant-Governor.[1][2]

Early Life

Wilson was born in Wales and migrated to Australia as a young girl with her parents and older sister in 1959.[2][3]

Career

Professor Wilson has worked in the health industry since 1973,[2] training in nursing at the Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH) from 1973–1976. She was later Nurse Manager at the RAH from 1985–1989. She then became Director of Nursing at Hampstead Rehabilitation Centre (HRC) from 1989–1992 and was promoted to CEO of HRC from 1992–1994.[4]

Wilson has been CEO of the Cancer Council SA since 2003.[5] She was a member of the board of Burnside War Memorial Hospital, Adelaide between 2003–2011.[5]

In 2014, Wilson was appointed to the board of aged care provider ACH Group.[6]

Wilson was sworn in as Lieutenant-Governor of South Australia on August 15, 2014, replacing Hieu Van Le who became Governor on September 1.[1]

Academic ranks and Awards

Wilson has a Diploma of Applied Science (Nursing), Bachelor of Business (Health) and an MBA. She is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (FAICD), a Fellow of the College of Health Service Executives (FCHSE), a Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing Australia (FRCNA) and a Fellow of the Wharton School of Management.[5]

Wilson was the recipient of the Telstra Business Women's Award, Corporate and Government Sector in 2000.[5]

Personal Life

Wilson's partner is Dr Kym Bannister, a nephrologist and nuclear physician, and she is stepmother to his two sons.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Cancer chief SA's new lieutenant governor". news.com.au (News Limited). 2014-08-15. Retrieved 2014-08-18.
  2. 1 2 3 Brooks, Sally (15 August 2014). "Cancer Council SA Chief Executive Professor Brenda Wilson sworn in as first female Governor Lieutenant". The Advertiser. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  3. 1 2 Professor Brenda Wilson Government House SA
  4. ↑ http://www.alumni.adelaide.edu.au/s/923/images/editor_documents/the_roar/2014/rah_foundation_day_public_invitation.pdf
  5. 1 2 3 4 http://www.leadersinstitute.com.au/events-calendar/boardroom-bites-october-with-professor-brenda-wilson-12-00-2-00pm
  6. ↑ http://www.australianageingagenda.com.au/2014/08/14/latest-sector-appointments-8/

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