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Haddad retiring from top job By David Lea OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF Oakville resident and president and CEO of Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) Mary Jo Haddad announced Wednesday she will be retiring at the end of 2013. Haddad has served as the president and CEO of SickKids since 2004 and has held numerous leadership positions in the children's health sector for three decades prior to that. "I've had an incredibly rewarding career. It has been energizing and such an honour to be leading an incredibly wellrespected, internationally-renowned organization like SickKids," said Haddad. Above all, Haddad said it will be the children she encountered during her time with SickKids that she will remember. "These are children who are suffering and face unimaginable challenges. I'll always remember how incredibly resilient they are and how committed parents are to doing their best for their kids," that, almost 10 years in the United States. It's time. It just feels like it's the right time." Haddad, who last year earned $712,000, said a good leader should know when it is time to pass the baton and said with SickKids now running at the top of its game, now appears to be the time to turn control over to someone else, to move the organization forward. Bob Harding, chair of the SickKids board of trustees, said Haddad, and the amazing qualities she brought to the leadership position, will be missed. "Mary Jo's leadership of SickKids has been truly outstanding. Her passion, commitment and dedication to SickKids, and to advancing children's health in general, has been unwavering," said Harding. "She leaves behind a remarkable footprint on SickKids, its staff, patients and families. The healthcare community-at-large is so fortunate to have benefitted from her collaboration, ideas, focus and tenacity over the past nine years." See Haddad page 7 3 · Friday, November 30, 2012 OAKVILLE BEAVER · www.insideHALTON.com Inside Opinion.............................................6 Artscene..........................................21 Worship...........................................23 Sports..............................................24 Classified........................................29 Full Delivery: Dell Computers, City Parent, Home Hardware, AAR Automotive, New Homes, Bamboo Legend, Smart Source, Holland Park Garden, Forever Young, Michael's, Steve Wilkins For home delivery & customer service call 905-631-6095, 5300 Harvester Rd., Burlington New subscriptions call 905-631-6095 or subscribe online @ www.oakvillebeaver.com Mary Jo Haddad said Haddad. "My environment helps them in ways that are unimaginable for those of us who are so fortunate to have healthy children." Haddad said every day she goes to work is inspiring because of the people she works with, challenging because of the big issues they deal with in the areas of children's health and disease, and also because of the expectation of being the best in the world at what they do. "In the run up to this big decision, there was a lot of consideration of the 30 years I've spent in leadership in children's health in Ontario and prior to Welcome to the Wonderful World of Playmobil Toys reg. priced items 20% off Store Hours: Monday closed Tuesday to Friday 10 am - 5 pm Saturday 11 am - 4 pm Special hours in December 22, 23, 24 9 am - 5 pm, closed 25 and 26 BOXING DAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS! Ho Ho Ho on each Wednesday in November with purchase of $150. or more (while supplies last) 10% additional Free gift 6430 Kennedy Road - Unit D. Mississauga (at Annagem Blvd.) 905.696.7529 · www.playmobil.ca DENTISTRY FOR CHILDREN means... Reassuring appointments geared to your child's self-esteem and confidence ... THE WHOLE CHILD FIRST Conservative treatment of dental cavities. Bottle cavities treatment and oral habits management. ...A NON TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE. ... WHEN, WHY AND HOW **************** **************** **************** Topical fluorides and preventive fissure sealants ... A CAVITY-FREE GENERATION Guidance of the emerging teeth with early interceptive orthodontics ... HELPING FACES GROW Certified Specialist in Paediatric Dentistry DR KENNETH HUNE DISTINCTIVE EUROPEAN FASHION. www.hunekayedental.com HUNE KAYE DENTAL GROUP 1540 North Service Rd. West. 3rd. Line & QEW (Tim Hortons Plaza) Oakville, Ontario, L6M4A1 NEW FAMILIES WELCOME 905-844-0872