Our Leadership

Medavie Blue Cross is governed by a Board of Directors
made up of health care and business professionals.

Board of Directors

Michael B. Decter
Chair
President & Chief Executive Officer
LDIC Inc.
Toronto, Ontario

Ed Barrett
Co-Chief Executive Officer
Barrett Corporation
Woodstock, New Brunswick

Karen Cramm
Retired, Partner
Deloitte & Touche
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Dr. Myrna Francis
President
Mfran Healthcare Advisory Services
Toronto, Ontario

Robert Ghiz
President & Chief Executive Officer
Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

Susan Kudzman
Retired, Executive Vice-President, Chief Risk Officer and Corporate Affairs
Laurentian Bank of Canada
Montreal, Quebec

Bernard Lord
Chief Executive Officer
Medavie
Moncton, New Brunswick

Ed Martin
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

Kelly Nelson
Retired, Executive Vice-President & Chief Financial Officer
High Liner Foods Inc.
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Marian Walsh
Retired, Associate Chief Executive Officer & Chief Transformation Officer
Sinai Health System
Toronto, Ontario

Kim West
President
Royer Thompson Management & Human Resources
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Mike Wilson
President & Chief Executive Officer
AIL Group of Companies
Sackville, New Brunswick

Senior Management Team

Eric Laberge
President
Medavie Blue Cross

John Diamond, CPA, CA
Chief Financial Officer
Medavie

Martin Haynes, CPA, CA
Chief Corporate Affairs Officer and Corporate Secretary
Medavie

Venky Kulkarni
Senior Vice President
Operations, Technology, & Digital Innovation
Medavie Blue Cross

Greg Bambury, CCP, CHRP
Chief Human Resources Officer
Medavie

Marc Avaria
Vice President
Product and Disability Management
Medavie Blue Cross

Ann Foran
Vice President
Government
Medavie Blue Cross

Anita Swamy
Vice President
Operations
Medavie Blue Cross