	{"id":119679,"date":"2025-09-01T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-31T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/?p=119679"},"modified":"2025-08-31T15:52:30","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T05:52:30","slug":"cultura-turns-to-familiar-face-as-ceo-transition-stalls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/news\/cultura-turns-to-familiar-face-as-ceo-transition-stalls\/","title":{"rendered":"Cultura turns to familiar face as CEO transition stalls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>GEELONG multicultural organisation Cultura is facing another leadership shake-up, following the <a href=\"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/news\/cultura-ceo-to-retire\/\">retirement of its inaugural chief executive<\/a> last month.<\/p>\n<p>In April, the organisation <a href=\"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/news\/leadership-change-at-cultura-as-inaugural-ceo-steps-down\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">announced Peter Birkett would make the shift from Assisi Aged Care in Melbourne<\/a> to step into the top job in early August, replacing inaugural CEO Joy Leggo.<\/p>\n<p>But after what a Cultura spokesperson described as a &#8220;change in circumstances&#8221;, this never took place, and Rebecca Smith, Cultura&#8217;s former deputy CEO, who left the organisation 12 months ago to join Portland District Health, has instead returned to the fold.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_119882\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-119882\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-119882\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2025\/09\/Joy-Leggo_Cultura_Dec-2022_by-Donna_Indie-Lane_LR-10-1024x683-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2025\/09\/Joy-Leggo_Cultura_Dec-2022_by-Donna_Indie-Lane_LR-10-1024x683-1.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2025\/09\/Joy-Leggo_Cultura_Dec-2022_by-Donna_Indie-Lane_LR-10-1024x683-1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2025\/09\/Joy-Leggo_Cultura_Dec-2022_by-Donna_Indie-Lane_LR-10-1024x683-1-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2025\/09\/Joy-Leggo_Cultura_Dec-2022_by-Donna_Indie-Lane_LR-10-1024x683-1-272x182.jpeg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-119882\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joy Leggo, who has served as Cultura&#8217;s chief executive since its establishment in 2021, stepped down into retirement last month. Photo: SUPPLIED<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>She will serve as interim CEO while Cultura&#8217;s board undertakes a new recruitment process for a permanent chief.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Smith&#8217;s newly added profile on Cultura&#8217;s website states her appointment will allow &#8220;continuity&#8221; while the search for new leadership continues.<\/p>\n<p>Cultura chair Gillian Costa said Ms Smith&#8217;s pivotal role in shaping the organisation&#8217;s foundations and deep knowledge of its history made her the ideal choice for the role.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are thrilled to have Rebecca onboard in this crucial leadership role as she comes with a specific skillset, strong passion and deep understanding of care governance, which aligns well with Cultura&#8217;s purpose, values and vision,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_119883\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-119883\" style=\"width: 599px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-119883\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2025\/09\/Peter-Birkett-767x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"599\" height=\"799\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2025\/09\/Peter-Birkett-767x1024.jpg 767w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2025\/09\/Peter-Birkett-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2025\/09\/Peter-Birkett-768x1025.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2025\/09\/Peter-Birkett.jpg 945w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-119883\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Peter Birkett was expected to step into the top job last month, but due to what a Cultura spokesperson described as a \u201cchange in circumstances\u201d, this never took place. 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