Linda Nicholls AO FAICD(Life)

Chair, Melbourne Health

Linda is a corporate advisor and a non-executive director of a number of leading Australian companies and organisations. She is Chairman of Melbourne Health (Royal Melbourne Hospital), a Director of Medibank Private and Inghams Enterprises, and a Member of the Museums’ Board of Victoria.


Previously Linda was Chairman of Japara Healthcare, Healthscope, Australia Post, and Keolis-Downer (trading as Yarra Trams) and a Director of Fairfax Media, Pacific Brands, Sigma Pharmaceuticals and St George Bank.  Her board roles highlight her experience in large, heavily-regulated service industries and time sensitive manufacturing with significant customer and consumer impacts. Linda has chaired audit, risk and remuneration committees and had a long involvement with ‘zero harm’ safety programs and ESG in different settings.

In 2007 Linda was made an Officer in the General Division of the Order of Australia; in 2014 she was named as a Victorian Distinguished Fellow by the Australian Institute of Company Directors and in 2015 was made a Life Fellow. 

Linda’s executive career was in banking and financial services.  Linda has a B.A. (economics) from Cornell University, an MBA from Harvard Business School and more than 30 years’ experience as a senior executive and company director in Australia, New Zealand and the United States. 

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