Jerome Quenneville can remove the “interim” from his title as vice-president and chief financial officer at the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance.
Quenneville served a similar role at St. Joseph’s Hospital from 1988 to 1996 and at CKHA from 1996 to 2004.
The alliance also announced Lisa Northcott will hold the interim position of vice-president and chief nursing executive.
Quenneville’s appointment as CFO follows an external executive search conducted by the search firm Waterhouse Partners. Through this search process, CKHA considered a number of prospective candidates and selected Quenneville, who has been serving in this role on an interim basis since November 2016.
CKHA officials say Quenneville brings extensive executive experience having served as President and CEO at the Sault Area Hospital and at the Wellington Health Care Alliance.
“I am honoured to join the organization and champion the health-care needs of our community,” Quenneville said in a release. “I look forward to collaborating with CKHA’s dynamic team while ensuring that we add value and accountability to the health system.”
Northcott brings a solid knowledge of CKHA having worked here for 29 years.
She is a registered nurse with a master’s degree in nursing and has held numerous positions in the organization including staff nurse, professional practice, nursing unit manager, and most recently director of quality, effectiveness and inter-professional practice.
“I’m looking forward to partnering with CKHA’s dedicated and caring team of staff and physicians as we work to achieve our shared goal of providing safe, timely, respectful, accessible, high quality care to the patients we serve,” Northcott said in a release. “I am passionate about building a workplace culture that promotes engagement and a true partnership between staff and physicians that fosters a shared ownership for the organization’s success.”
“I congratulate both individuals on their appointments and express my appreciation for their commitment to CKHA” said Ken Deane, President and CEO (Interim) in a release. “Both Lisa and Jerome bring exceptional leadership skills and a deep loyalty to the organization.”
