New president & CEO at Public Health Ontario
April 27, 2022
TORONTO – Effective, Monday July 18, 2022, Michael Sherar (pictured) will become Public Health Ontario’s new president and CEO. Michael brings with him more than 25 years of executive leadership, research, clinical and operational management experience in Ontario. Michael was president and CEO of Cancer Care Ontario (CCO) from 2011 to 2019 and continued during the transition period as CCO became a division of Ontario Health. Prior to becoming CCO’s president and CEO, Michael was a VP at CCO for nearly a decade.
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BARRIE, Ont. – The Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH) board of directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Gail Hunt (pictured) as the health centre’s new president and chief executive officer, effective July 4. Gail is an experienced, high-performing hospital executive and team builder. She is currently the president and CEO of Georgian Bay General Hospital (GBGH) in Midland and will succeed Janice Skot, who is retiring after more than 17 years at the helm.
TORONTO – UHN is pleased to announce that Dr. Shaf Keshavjee (pictured) has been named the new Techna scientific director and chief of clinical innovation at UHN. This leadership will advance UHN’s commitment to translating world-class discoveries into new treatments and technologies for a healthier world.
EDMONTON – Dr. Verna Yiu (pictured) has been removed as president and CEO of Alberta Health Services more than a year before her contract was set to expire. A news release from AHS said a search committee was formed “several months ago” to begin looking for Yiu’s replacement but did not offer a specific reason for Yiu’s departure.
HAMILTON, Ont. – Dr. Anne Anderson, chair, board of directors of St. Joseph’s Health System (SJHS), with the approval of the Diocese of Hamilton, announces the appointment of Elizabeth Buller (pictured) to the position of president and chief executive officer. Ms. Buller is currently president and CEO of Scarborough Health Network and Scarborough Research Institute.
CHATHAM, Ont. – Noralyn (Lyn) Baluyot (pictured) has been appointed by Transform SSO to the position of chief executive officer effective March 31, 2022. TransForm Shared Service Organization is a not-for-profit, shared service organization founded by the five hospitals in Erie St. Clair to manage their hospital IT and supply chain needs.
TORONTO – Age-Well is delighted to announce the appointment of Drs. Jennifer Campos and Josephine McMurray as associate scientific directors of AGE-WELL. Distinguished researchers and leaders, they bring tremendous knowledge and experience to their new roles at AGE-WELL, Canada’s technology and aging network.
HUNTSVILLE, Ont. – The Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Cheryl Harrison (pictured) as president and chief executive officer at Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC) effective May 30, 2022.
Cheryl is an experienced senior executive with a progressive track record of roles in healthcare in large- and medium-sized community hospitals, most recently at Orillia Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital (OSMH) where she served as the executive vice-president of Patient Programs & People Strategy.
VANCOUVER – Tickit Health, a global provider of person-reported data collection solutions based on Digital Empathy, is pleased to announce that it has strengthened its corporate leadership team, drawing from a wealth of expertise at the executive and product level with the addition of Eric Finkel (pictured on left) as chief revenue officer and Luke Cowell (pictured on right) as chief technology officer.
TORONTO – Now entering its third year of operation, the Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society (SRI) continues to scale in pursuit of realising its strategic vision. Today, SRI appointed Monique Crichlow (pictured) as its new Executive Director.