WHITBY, Ont. – After a remarkable 35-year career, the president and CEO of Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences (Ontario Shores) Karim Mamdani (pictured) is preparing for retirement on July 31, 2025. Mamdani has worked at a number of large academic health centres, including the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, University Health Network and the Hospital for Sick Children along with some time at PricewaterhouseCoopers.
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TORONTO – The MaRS board of directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Grace Lee Reynolds (pictured) as CEO and to welcome Helen Angus and Andrew Joyner as new board members. Since its founding, MaRS has been more than just a physical space -- it is a social infrastructure that helps transform research and science into economic opportunity.
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HAMILTON, Ont. – The board of directors of St. Joseph’s Health System (SJHS) announces that after almost 40 years of leadership in health care, Elizabeth Buller (pictured) has decided to retire as president and chief executive officer of St. Joseph’s Health System, effective April 1, 2025. Liz is recognized for her exceptional contributions to healthcare as a health system leader at both the provincial and national levels at prominent health care organizations across British Columbia and Ontario.
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ST. JOHN’S – Dr. Pat Parfrey (pictured) has been appointed the chief executive officer of Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services, bringing his more than 40 years of experience in healthcare, including co-chairing Health Accord NL, to the position.
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TORONTO – The pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance’s (pCPA) board of directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Mauro Chies (pictured) as chief executive officer (CEO), effective February 10, 2025. Mauro brings to the position more than 20 years of leadership experience in the healthcare sector. He is the former CEO of Canada’s largest single health authority, Alberta Health Services, and has previously served as senior executive overseeing broad portfolios that included pharmaceuticals and infection prevention and control.
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TORONTO – Digital Health Canada’s Board of Directors have announced the appointment of Shelagh Maloney (pictured) as Chief Executive Officer, effective January 27, 2025. Shelagh’s career has been defined by a passion for digital health and its transformative ability to improve the patient and provider experience.
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EDMONTON – Another leader has left as head of Alberta Health Services – Athana Mentzelopoulos (pictured), hired just over a year ago, is out as president and CEO. An interim leader is now in place. It’s the latest departure for AHS, which has several people in the top job over the last three years.
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TORONTO – Edith Dumont, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario and Chancellor of the Order of Ontario, announced 29 new appointments to the Order of Ontario for 2024. Six of the honourees are active in the healthcare sector, and two of them are involved in the use and development of healthcare technologies – Dr. Howard Ovens (pictured left) of Mount Sinai Hospital and Dr. Jean Seely (pictured right) of the Ottawa Hospital.
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OTTAWA – Dr. Paul C. Hébert (pictured) will serve as the president of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) for a five-year term, effective January 2, 2025. A proud Acadian, and fluently bilingual, Dr. Hébert is currently a clinical scientist at the Bruyère Health Research Institute as well as a practicing palliative care and former critical care physician.
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MONTREAL – CHUM has announced the appointment of Marie-Eve Desrosiers (pictured) to the position of president and CEO. Ms. Desrosiers has nearly 20 years of experience in the health and social services network, where she has worked in the areas of communications, organizational development, training, partnerships and network coordination.
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