{"id":1369,"date":"2023-12-11T14:25:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-11T03:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/melbasupport.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=1369"},"modified":"2026-06-15T21:57:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T11:57:15","slug":"news-piece-board-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.melbasupport.com.au\/latest-news\/news-piece-board-changes\/","title":{"rendered":"Melba Support Services Welcomes New Chair\/President"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1369\" class=\"elementor elementor-1369\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52ea6869 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"52ea6869\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c923ae4 e-con-full home-banner e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5c923ae4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b2a1d6c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-laptop__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet_extra__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1b2a1d6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Melba Support Services Welcomes New Chair\/President<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49941d1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"49941d1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-f88c87c elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time> 11 December 2023<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36a2eac e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"36a2eac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ff4724f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4ff4724f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b3fff6 link elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b3fff6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-breakout=\"normal\">\n<div data-breakout=\"normal\">\n<p id=\"viewer-8a6o9\" class=\"ZuC5J faq2B WNdr- YZYFQ\" dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"deJ7P\">On Tuesday 5 December, Melba Support Services (Melba) welcomed Andrew Cairns as our new Chair\/President.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ZuC5J faq2B WNdr- YZYFQ\" dir=\"auto\">Andrew has a broad range of executive and directorial experience across multiple industries. Andrew is currently the Group Chief Executive Officer of Haven Home Safe, where he works collaboratively with government, public and private partners to keep Victorians in safe, secure and affordable homes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ZuC5J faq2B WNdr- YZYFQ\" dir=\"auto\">Andrew has over 17 years of chair, director and governance experience, he is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and is currently a non-executive director at Melbourne Water.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ZuC5J faq2B WNdr- YZYFQ\" dir=\"auto\">\u201cI would like to warmly welcome Andrew to the Melba community. He will be a great fit here at Melba, you can read more about Andrew on our\u00a0<a class=\"QzAlv iqUF1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.melbasupport.com.au\/our-people\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-hook=\"WebLink\"><u>website<\/u><\/a>\u201d, said Hayley Dean, Melba CEO.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ZuC5J faq2B WNdr- YZYFQ\" dir=\"auto\">\u201cOn behalf of everyone at Melba, I would like to thank Arvind Nathan for his unwavering commitment to Melba and all that we stand for in his time as Chair\/President. I am looking forward to continuing to work with Arvind as he remains a member of our Board\u201d, Hayley said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ZuC5J faq2B WNdr- YZYFQ\" dir=\"auto\"><strong>A brief message from outgoing Chair\/President Arvind Nathan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"ZuC5J faq2B WNdr- YZYFQ\" dir=\"auto\">As I step down as President of Melba, I\u2019d like to express my sincerest gratitude for the opportunity to have led the board of an organisation that is incredibly impactful and important for the communities we serve.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ZuC5J faq2B WNdr- YZYFQ\" dir=\"auto\">I\u2019d like to thank not just the executive that I work with every week, but all our people for the incredible work you do day in and day out. It is your tireless efforts to support people in our community to live fabulous lives that makes Melba what it is.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ZuC5J faq2B WNdr- YZYFQ\" dir=\"auto\">Finally, a special welcome to Andrew Cairns who will be stepping into the role of President. I know that the skills and experience you bring will see Melba go from strength to strength in the years to come.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ZuC5J faq2B WNdr- YZYFQ\" dir=\"auto\">Andrew has over 17 years of chair, director and governance experience, he is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and is currently a non-executive director at Melbourne Water.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ZuC5J faq2B WNdr- YZYFQ\" dir=\"auto\">\u201cI would like to warmly welcome Andrew to the Melba community. He will be a great fit here at Melba, you can read more about Andrew on our\u00a0<a class=\"QzAlv iqUF1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.melbasupport.com.au\/our-people\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-hook=\"WebLink\"><u>website<\/u><\/a>\u201d, said Hayley Dean, Melba CEO.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ZuC5J faq2B WNdr- YZYFQ\" dir=\"auto\">\u201cOn behalf of everyone at Melba, I would like to thank Arvind Nathan for his unwavering commitment to Melba and all that we stand for in his time as Chair\/President. I am looking forward to continuing to work with Arvind as he remains a member of our Board\u201d, Hayley said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ZuC5J faq2B WNdr- YZYFQ\" dir=\"auto\"><strong>A brief message from outgoing Chair\/President Arvind Nathan<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-breakout=\"normal\">\n<p id=\"viewer-ioptn731\" class=\"ZuC5J faq2B WNdr- YZYFQ\" dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"deJ7P\">As I step down as President of Melba, I\u2019d like to express my sincerest gratitude for the opportunity to have led the board of an organisation that is incredibly impactful and important for the communities we serve.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ZuC5J faq2B WNdr- YZYFQ\" dir=\"auto\">I\u2019d like to thank not just the executive that I work with every week, but all our people for the incredible work you do day in and day out. It is your tireless efforts to support people in our community to live fabulous lives that makes Melba what it is.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ZuC5J faq2B WNdr- YZYFQ\" dir=\"auto\">Finally, a special welcome to Andrew Cairns who will be stepping into the role of President. 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