The new leader of the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance is returning to his rural Ontario roots.
Effective Oct. 1, Adam Topp will take over as the organization’s next president and CEO.
With more than 30 years of experience in the health-care sector, most recently in Manitoba, Topp has proven himself as a strategic health-care leader.
CKHA board chair Deb Crawford said she is “delighted” Topp has been chosen.
“He brings significant experience and knowledge to the organization, and a well-established track record of strategic leadership, transparency and collaboration, with an authentic focus on patients and families,” Crawford said in a media release, noting she wanted to thank everyone who took part in the recruitment campaign to replace Lori Marshall.
According to the release, Topp’s experience consists of a combination of leadership in hospital clinical and financial operations, as well as consulting, government and entrepreneurship. He has been successful in facilitating the resolution of complex strategic challenges, including provincial health system transformation, as well as planning and redevelopment.
Topp, who grew up in the Ontario countryside, is excited to return to his home province from Winnipeg. He has four grown children, one of whom will be attending post-secondary education in Ontario.
“I very much look forward to joining Chatham-Kent Health Alliance and settling in the community of Chatham-Kent,” Topp said in the news release. “I was especially drawn to CKHA’s vision of Together, Growing a Healthier Community,” he said, noting that with its implied reference to the rural community, it “resonates with me as a one-time farmer.”
Topp’s former roles include president and CEO of Shared Health Manitoba; director of Health Transformation for the Government of Manitoba’s Priorities and Planning Committee Secretariat; senior associate consultant, Hay Group Health Care Consulting; chief operating officer for the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority; and various leadership roles at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, including vice-president of clinical operations and vice-president of corporate performance and chief financial officer.
In addition, Topp is the founding partner and CEO of Benchmark Intelligence Group Inc. (BIG Healthcare) – a management consulting service exclusively tailored for the health-care industry.
Aaron Ryan will continue to serve as CKHA’s interim president and CEO until Topp assumes his new post.
