Mind Australia congratulates Board Directors Ruth Picker and Dr Margaret Grigg on being recognised in this year’s King’s Birthday Honours List.
On Monday 12 June 2023, Governor-General David Hurley announced honours and awards for more than 1,900 Australians, including Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) and Member of the order of Australia (AM) recipients.
Dr Grigg was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for her service to mental health through a range of roles.
Dr Grigg is currently the CEO of the Victorian Institute of Forensic Mental Health (Forensicare) and a non-executive Director on the Boards of Colac Area Health and HealthShare Victoria. Dr Grigg’s previous roles have included Chief Operation Officer at Mind Australia, Executive Director of Health Service Policy and Commissioning and Director of Mental Health with the Victorian Department of Health.
Ms Picker was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia for significant service to the accountancy profession and to the financial sector.
Ms Picker is an experienced finance, accounting, audit and risk management specialist with many years of international senior executive leadership experience as a Lead Partner in the corporate finance sector. She has had a long corporate relationship with the firm Ernst & Young, where she was the Asia-Pacific Risk Management Leader and a member of Ernst & Young’s Asia-Pacific Diversity and Inclusion Committee.
Ms Picker has held many voluntary committee positions, both in Australia and internationally, and she is also a member of the Australian Accounting Hall of Fame.
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