CATHERINE REIDY

Partner – Healthcare & Human Services

Catherine Reidy is a Partner in SHK’s Health & Human Services Practice, advising boards and executive teams on the leadership required to navigate one of Australia’s most complex and rapidly evolving sectors. With over 20 years’ search and selection experience, her work spans senior executive and general management appointments across healthcare, human services, and academia — environments where leadership decisions shape system performance, organisational resilience, and community outcomes.

Catherine has extensive experience in corporate and clinical appointments across integrated health systems, specialist services, teaching and research institutions, and mission‑driven organisations. She has an extensive industry network, which includes international search, and possesses a nuanced understanding of how culture, strategy, funding, regulation, and workforce dynamics intersect.

As a specialist adviser in corporate and senior clinical search assignments across public, listed, founder‑led, and private equity settings, Catherine has deep sector expertise enabling her to gain a thorough understanding of her clients’ needs.

Recent appointments:
  • Chief Executive Officer – Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Chief Executive Officer – Private equity backed Home Care
  • Chief Executive Officer – Private equity backed Primary Care
  • Chief Executive Officer – Private equity backed Private Hospital Group
  • Chief Executive Officer – Residential Aged Care
  • Chief Operating Officer – Public Hospital Group
  • Chief Nursing Officer – Private Hospital Group
  • Chief Medical Officer – Public Hospital Group
  • Chief Risk Officer – Private Hospital Group
  • Managing Director, Health Services – Health Insurance
  • Director, Health Services – Professional Services
  • Group Director, Clinical Governance – Private Hospital Group
  • Professor – Director/Head of Unit (2) – Public Hospital Group
  • Executive General Manager, People, Culture & Safety – Residential Aged Care
  • General Manager, Operations – Private equity backed Home Care
  • State Manager – Private equity backed Specialist Care


catherine.reidy@shk.com.au

catherine.reidy@shk.com.au

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