OAKVILLE, Ont. – Siemens Healthineers Canada is pleased to announce the appointment of Sevket On (pictured) as vice president and general manager for Zone Canada. Mr. On assumes responsibility for the strategic direction of Siemens Healthineers, which is focused on driving profitable growth, transforming care delivery and improving patient experience.
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TORONTO – Shelly Annette Bond (pictured) has joined Ascom in the role of vice president of sales & business development for Canada. Shelly is based in Toronto and will oversee Canadian sales for both the direct and partner channels.
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HALIFAX – Janet Davidson (pictured) has been appointed interim leader of the Nova Scotia Health Authority while the search continues for a new president and CEO. The health authority's original CEO, Janet Knox, will retire at the end of the month. Most recently, Janet Davidson has been chair of the board of the Canadian Institute for Health Information and worked as a healthcare consultant.
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TORONTO – North York General Hospital (NYGH) is very pleased to announce the appointment of Stacey Daub (pictured) as the inaugural vice president, strategy, integration and digital health. Stacey is a widely recognized health system leader who brings extensive experience.
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TORONTO – After nearly a decade at the helm of Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE), president and CEO Dr. Tom Corr (pictured) stepped down in June, but remains on OCE’s board of directors.
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TORONTO – As the inaugural director of the University of Toronto’s new Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society and the inaugural Schwartz Reisman Chair in Technology and Society, Gillian Hadfield (pictured) will draw on her varied background – in economics and law, humanities, business and high tech – to help ensure technological innovation is implemented fairly and equitably in societies around the world.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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