EDMONTON – After a nearly five month international search, Alberta Health Services has hired a new boss.
Vickie Kaminski will be taking over the helm, after Dr. Chris Eagle resigned in a surprise announcement last October.
According to her contract, she will be paid an annual base salary of $540,000.
“Ms. Kaminski brings with her over 35 years of experience, most recently as President and Chief Executive Officer of Eastern Regional Health Authority in Newfoundland and Labrador,” said Health Minister Fred Horne.
“I know that Ms. Kaminski shares my view that the most important role of the CEO and AHS’ senior management team is to ensure that our front-line health care workers have the support they need to continue to focus on what’s most important – patients.”
Her bio says the Sudbury, Ontario native “has worked as a front-line nurse, a nurse manager and executive and, for the last 15 years, as the president and chief executive officer of various organizations.”
Kaminski was also recently named as one of Atlantic Canada’s Top 50 CEOs.
Duncan Campbell – the organization’s CFO – briefly stepped in to fill the role following Eagle’s resignation. It was then temporarily split into two jobs, which Rick Trimp and Brenda Huband have occupied.
Kaminski will officially start her new role June 2.
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