Mr Nick Ryan commenced as Chief Executive Officer of Aged Care Queensland Incorporated in November 2010. Mr Ryan has 12 years’ experience at the senior executive level in the Queensland Government including roles in central agency, national resource management and human service departments. His specific expertise includes stakeholder and community engagement, governance, leadership and strategic performance management. Mr Ryan was the Executive Director who designed and implemented the Ministerial Regional Community Forum process, which won the 2002 Premier’s Award for Excellence in Public Sector Management. He was the Regional Executive Director Gold Coast for the Department of Communities (2004–2009). Mr Ryan’s final position in the Queensland Government was the Executive Director National Health and Hospitals’ Network Agreement Implementation in the Department of Communities. Prior to his term in government Mr Ryan worked in the education and non-profit human services sectors.