Executive PA Australasia Issue 2 2019 | Page 22

AUSTRALIAN HEARING Australian Hearing was established by the Australian Government in 1947, it’s responsible for providing a variety of services for hearing impaired Australians, including over 110 staff ed centres, outreach programs and more. www.hearing.com.au THE PACKAGE DEAL Gina Mavrias, Chief Operating Offi cer of Australian Hearing and winner of ‘Boss of the Year’ at the 2018 Executive PA Awards, shares her insight on her long-standing relationship with her EA 22 Chief of Staff | Issue 2 2019 Describe your role at Australian Hearing, and how you came to be there. As the name implies, my job is to oversee the operations part of the business. For Australian Hearing, that means I oversee the service delivery arm. I oversee the network of hearing centres where we provide services to clients with regards to their hearing. Audiology really attracted me because I loved the idea that I could combine science—which was one of my interests— with helping people, and hopefully make a difference in their lives. I joined Australian Hearing 35 years ago as an