LASA national CEO Gerard Mansour steps down for personal family reasons

Nov 01 2012 Updated July 4, 2023

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The highly regarded inaugural national CEO of LASA, Gerard Mansour, has announced he will depart LASA when his replacement is identified to return to Melbourne for family medical reasons. The long-standing head of Aged and Community Care Victoria (ACCV), he was appointed LASA CEO in May and moved Canberra in July.

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