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MARKHAM, Ont. – Royal Philips, a global leader in health technology, announced that Britta Lesaux (pictured) has been appointed president and CEO of Philips Canada, succeeding Jeffrey H. Barnes following his retirement. Ms. Lesaux becomes Philips Canada’s first female president and CEO, and will report to the CEO of North America, Vitor Rocha. Read More

OTTAWA – Wendy Cukier (pictured), professor of Entrepreneurship and Strategy at the Ted Rogers School of Management, at Ryerson University, was recognized for her 30 years of work as a driver of inclusion in the ICT sector at the 34th annual Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance (CATAAlliance) Innovation and Leadership Awards Gala Dinner. Read More

HOUSTON – The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has named David Jaffray, Ph.D. (pictured), as its first-ever chief technology and digital officer. Jaffray will begin his new duties overseeing MD Anderson’s Information Services division and Information Security department in late summer. He will also hold a faculty appointment as professor of Radiation Physics with a joint appointment in Imaging Physics. Read More

HAMILTON, Ont. – A new president has been appointed at McMaster Children’s Hospital. Hamilton Health Sciences says Bruce Squires (pictured) will begin his new role as president of the hospital, as well as vice president of women’s and children’s health for HHS, on July 4. Read More

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – Sault Area Hospital (SAH) will benefit from the talents and experience of a long-standing healthcare leader. Board Chair Reg St-Amour is pleased to announce that Wendy Hansson (pictured) has been appointed president and chief executive officer of Sault Area Hospital, effective July 3, 2019. Read More

HAMILTON, Ont. – After an extensive selection process that drew candidates from across the country, Dr. Tom Stewart, president and CEO of St. Joseph’s Health System and Sonny Monzavi, chair of St. Joseph’s Hamilton Joint Boards of Governors, are pleased to announce the unanimous selection of Melissa Farrell (pictured) as incoming president of St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton. She will assume the new position April 29, 2019. Read More

TORONTO – Dr. Ori Rotstein (pictured) has been appointed the new VP of Research and Innovation of Unity Health Toronto, effective May 1. Dr. Rotstein is a surgeon-scientist-administrator who has been serving as surgeon-in-chief at St. Michael’s Hospital since 2004 and director of the Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science since 2005. Read More

TORONTO – Wendy Cukier, Chair of the Board of Directors of Women’s College Hospital and Chair of the CEO Selection Committee, is pleased to announce that Heather McPherson (pictured) has been appointed as the hospital’s new President & CEO, effective April 1. Read More

TORONTO – The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) has announced the appointment of Dr. Ronald Cohn (pictured) to the position of president and CEO, effective May 1, 2019. Dr. Cohn is currently Paediatrician-in-Chief at SickKids and Chair, Department of Paediatrics at the University of Toronto. Read More

TORONTO – Anna Goldenberg (pictured), a University of Toronto associate professor of computer science, is breaking ground in her new role at the Hospital for Sick Children. She has been named the hospital’s first-ever chair in biomedical informatics and artificial intelligence – the first post of its kind to exist in a Canadian children’s hospital. Read More