Arcare: Aged care operator appoints deputy CEO

Jul 05 2010 Updated July 4, 2023

The Weekly Source

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Melbourne and Brisbane based aged care provider Arcare has appointed Colin Singh as its new deputy CEO. Mr Singh is Arcare's chief financial officer and will take over as CEO next year.

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