Incoming chief executive announced

Judy Misra

Judy Misra will be joining Optometry Wales as chief executive officer from 1 April 2024.

Currently working as director of contractor services for Community Pharmacy Wales (CPW), Judy stepped up to the role of acting chief executive at CPW for six months during 2023.

“This was a role I very much enjoyed, having worked as deputy to the chief executive for seven years previously,” she said.

Judy started at CPW in 2010 and was involved in contract negotiation and the development of the new community pharmacy contract that launched in 2022.

She has worked hard to build contractor and stakeholder relationships and engagement, including working alongside Optometry Wales to create some community pharmac/optometry briefings and training on the Common Ailments service in community pharmacy and the then Welsh Eye Care Services.

Judy said she was “very much looking forward to starting with Optometry Wales and supporting optometry practices as they move into a new and exciting future”.

Chairman Craig MacKenzie added: “Judy will bring to Optometry Wales a wealth of experience and will help steer our profession through the huge changes and challenges our new contract will bring with it.”