Veteran CHEO Foundation executive Steve Read has accepted a position as president and CEO of the foundation.
He has been acting CEO for the foundation for several months.
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Previously, Read was vice-president of finance and administration for the foundation since 2017, after serving as deputy chief financial officer for two years.
Prior to that he was a senior executive at Brockville General Hospital.
The CHEO Foundation is responsible for developing, accepting, distributing, and recognizing philanthropy in support of CHEO, the CHEO Research Institute and Roger Neilson House.
Foundation funding supports new equipment and research, improvements to facilities and ensuring patient and family support programs are available to children, youth and families that rely on CHEO.