Michelle Fyfe, the former WA Police Assistant Commissioner and CEO of St John Ambulance in WA, has been appointed the new CEO of RAAFA, which owns and operates seven retirement facilities and five residential aged care homes in the State.

Michelle will work for two months with existing CEO John Murray, who is retiring after a decade at the helm of the Not for Profit organisation.

RAAFA engaged a leading WA recruitment agency and had 37 strong applicants for the CEO position, with six short listed.

“Michelle has dedicated more than 30 years of her life to serving the WA community, and it is this life of service that strongly aligns with our organisations values, as well as her passion for the delivery of excellent care, and advocacy for some of the most vulnerable in our society that shone through during the selection process,” said RAAFA in a statement.