Alberta Health Services fires five execs in wake of report on governance

[Dion]

Horne’s spokesman John Muir would not confirm the names of those dismissed, but CBC has reported they are executive vice-president and chief operating officer Chris Mazurkewich; executive vice-president and chief medical operating officer (clinical operations) David Megran; senior vice-president of communications Roman Cooney; senior vice-president of the Edmonton zone Mike Conroy, and Barbara Pitts, senior vice-president of priorities and performance.

Muir did confirm to CBC that the action was taken after a review of governance was conducted by Janet Davidson, the official administrator Horne hired after he sacked the entire 10-member AHS board June 12 following a dispute over executives’ compensation. Horne and the board disagreed over whether to award $3.2 million in performance pay to 99 health executives for fiscal 2012-13 year.

While the board maintained it was contractually obligated to pay the money, Horne said the members did not seriously consider his demand to rescind the bonuses, which he called inappropriate at a time of government austerity.

http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/al...240/story.html

[DuffMan]

Well, senior vice-president of priorities and performance failed, if they did not meet 90% of their performance objectives but still handed out massive bonuses. Good riddance.