{"id":840892,"date":"2026-08-03T01:31:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T01:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/840892\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T01:31:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T01:31:14","slug":"corporate-ladder-your-weekly-guide-to-executive-appointments-in-south-australia-news-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/840892\/","title":{"rendered":"Corporate Ladder: your weekly guide to executive appointments in South Australia – News"},"content":{"rendered":"

Life Ed SA appoints new CEO<\/p>\n

Children\u2019s health education provider Life Ed SA has appointed Karla Della Pietra as its new CEO.<\/p>\n

\"\"Karla Della Pietra<\/p>\n

Della Pietra is an experienced executive within sport administration and not-for-profit organisations, where she specialised in organisational leadership, governance, strategy and stakeholder engagement.<\/p>\n

She joins from Volleyball SA, where she was responsible for leading a rebrand and the progression of new facilities at Bonython Park.<\/p>\n

Before that, Della Pietra was an events manager for Netball SA and Adelaide Thunderbirds and has been chair of the community engagement working group for Volleyball Australia.<\/p>\n

\u201cHer skills and experience stood out from the start. We\u2019re confident she\u2019ll bring fresh thinking and a sharp eye for how we grow, while staying true to our purpose,\u201d Life Ed SA board chair Tom Beresford said.<\/p>\n

CEO appointed at Novita<\/p>\n

Disability support service Novita has appointed experienced healthcare leader Emma Poland as its new CEO.<\/p>\n

\"\"Emma Poland<\/p>\n

Poland has more than 20 years\u2019 experience in senior roles across the health, aged care, disability and community services sectors.<\/p>\n

She has been the CEO of the Limestone Coast Local Health Network since 2024, which spans 17 sites and employs more than 1300 staff members.<\/p>\n

Poland was previously chief operating officer of Albury Wodonga Health and has held several senior leadership positions at Calvary Health Care, including as national operations manager of hospitals.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe brings experience from both the private and public health sectors, and her leadership will be critical as we continue to diversify our business and position Novita for the disability services of the future,\u201d Novita president Andrew Daniels said.<\/p>\n

St Mark\u2019s welcomes new leader<\/p>\n

North Adelaide university residential college St Mark\u2019s College has announced Anna Owen as its new head of college, to commence in January next year.<\/p>\n

\"\"Anna Owen<\/p>\n

Owen has more than two decades of leadership experience across the education sector and is currently the principal of Sunshine Coast Grammar in Queensland, where she led the school as it delivered the best graduate results in its history.<\/p>\n

Owen was also previously principal of Canberra Girls Grammar School, deputy principal at Brisbane Girls Grammar School, head of teaching and learning at Moreton Bay College and head of senior school at Ipswich Girls Grammar.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnna brings strong academic credentials, exceptional leadership experience and a passion for higher education that prepares young people for life beyond university,\u201d St Mark\u2019s College board chair Jane Jeffreys said.<\/p>\n

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Principal<\/a> for St Paul Lutheran School, leading a future\u2011focused Lutheran primary school in Blair Athol with strong community values and significant potential for growth. Guiding the school\u2019s strategic, educational and faith\u2011aligned direction while shaping a cohesive, high\u2011performing culture across staff, students and families. The role suits an experienced educational leader with strategic acumen, relational warmth and a genuine affinity with the ethos of the School.<\/p>\n

Australian Naval Infrastructure (ANI)<\/a> is experiencing a period of significant growth and is recruiting an additional member to the legal team. Based at ANI\u2019s Adelaide CBD office (including a compressed 9-day fortnight), the Senior Legal Counsel is a unique opportunity to be part of something big and would be well suited to a Senior Associate looking to make the move in-house, or an in-house counsel looking for their next challenge.<\/p>\n

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Senior appointments at Cartland Law<\/p>\n

Adelaide-headquartered tax law practice Cartland Law has made two senior appointments.<\/p>\n

\"\"Joseph Primerano<\/p>\n

Joseph Primerano has been appointed as Cartland Law\u2019s first partner of the firm after serving as a senior associate solicitor for the past five years.<\/p>\n

Primerano is both a lawyer and chartered accountant and previously worked as a senior chartered accountant for Le Cornu Lewis Hancock.<\/p>\n

He specialises in complex tax matters, providing clients with assistance and advice on tax compliance, financial reporting, and business structuring.<\/p>\n

Richard Lyons has also joined Cartland Law as a senior associate solicitor after working in national and international law firms.<\/p>\n

\"\"Richard Lyons<\/p>\n

Lyons has more than 10 years\u2019 experience across taxation and commercial law at WRP Legal across both SA and NSW.<\/p>\n

He specialises in taxation law, with a focus on tax structuring issues, capital gains tax concessions, and tax disputes.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am delighted to announce Joseph as a partner of the firm. His dedication, outstanding legal and accounting acumen, as well as his leadership skills, amount to a very well-deserved promotion,\u201d Cartland Law principal Adrian Cartland said.<\/p>\n

Adelaide City of Music senior appointment<\/p>\n

Adelaide City of Music has appointed Charlotte Sterenberg as its new project manager.<\/p>\n

\"\"Charlotte Sterenberg<\/p>\n

Sterenberg is a musicologist and arts professional with experience across arts administration, festivals, and community engagement.<\/p>\n

She is a board member at Australian youth music charity The Push and has previously been a program coordinator at Carclew and artist ticketing coordinator at Adelaide Fringe.<\/p>\n

In the new role, Sterenberg will assist the organisation as it looks to expand and increase its impact of Adelaide\u2019s UNESCO City of Music designation.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a passionate supporter of South Australian artists, we\u2019re thrilled to have her contribute to Adelaide\u2019s UNESCO City of Music mission to celebrate and create opportunities for the state\u2019s diverse music community across the UNESCO Creative Cities Network and beyond,\u201d an Adelaide City of Music spokesperson said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Life Ed SA appoints new CEO Children\u2019s health education provider Life Ed SA has appointed Karla Della Pietra…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":840893,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[64,63,44],"class_list":["post-840892","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-australia","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/840892","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=840892"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/840892\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/840893"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=840892"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=840892"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=840892"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}