Executive and board of directors


Our executive management team is accountable to the Canadian Blood Services board of directors and responsible for ensuring we operate within the policy and strategy framework approved by the board. 

Members of our board of directors are appointed by the provincial and territorial ministers of health. The board is responsible for the organization’s governance, overall affairs, strategic plan, budget and reporting on Canadian Blood Services’ performance to the corporate members.

Our Executive Management Team


Our executive management team has 11 senior members: 10 vice-presidents and our CEO. The CEO is the most senior executive—accountable to our board of directors and responsible for ensuring we operate within the policy and strategy framework approved by the board.

Our Board Members


Our board of directors consists of 13 directors who are elected by Canada’s provincial and territorial Ministers of Health, except Québec. The role of the board is to broadly oversee Canadian Blood Services’ management and direction.

Brian Postl

Dr. Brian Postl

Winnipeg, Manitoba

  • Chair 
  • Former Dean and Vice-Provost, Faculty of Health Sciences and Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba 
  • Former CEO, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
  • Fellow, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba 
  • Fellow, Canadian Academy of Health Sciences
  • Professor emeritus, University of Manitoba
  • Dean emeritus, University of Manitoba
  • McNaught Taillon Leadership Award
  • Doctors of Manitoba, Distinguished Service Award
  • Recipient, Order of Manitoba 
  • Recipient, 2017 McNaught Taillon Leadership Award
  • Recipient of the Order of Canada
  • Institute of Corporate Directors Designation (ICD.D)
Bob Adkins

Robert (Bob) Adkins

Winnipeg, Manitoba

  • Corporate Director 
  • Partner, Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP 
  • Former Lecturer in Municipal and Planning Law, University of Manitoba 
  • Former Chair of the Board, Winnipeg Blood Transfusion Service Centre Inc. 
  • Former Chair, Criminal Code Review Board of Manitoba 
  • Former Cabinet Co-Chair, Specialized Services for Children and Youth 
  • Former Vice-Chair, Amadeus Steen Foundation 
  • Named a leading lawyer in the 2008–2018 Canadian Legal Expert Directory, Property Development 
  • Named a leading lawyer in the 2012–2018 Canadian Legal Expert Directory, Aboriginal Law
Marilyn Barrett

Marilyn Barrett

Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

  • Corporate director
  • Director, Health and Wellness Centre, University of Prince Edward Island
  • Chair of the board of the Sickle Cell Disease Association of Atlantic Canada
  • Treasurer/Secretary, Prince Edward Island Funeral Services and Professions Board
  • Member, Patient and Community Advisory Committee at CADTH
  • Member, Granting Committee of the Community Foundation of Prince Edward Island
  • Former Director of Primary Care and Chronic Disease Prevention and Management for Health PEI
  • Former Manager, Implementation and Change Management for the CIS Project (implementing electronic health records in Prince Edward Island)
  • Former Chief Nursing Officer in community hospitals and continuing care,
  • Former Director, Acute & Continuing Care in rural community hospital, home care and long-term care settings
  • Former clinical instructor and coordinator, School of Nursing, University of Prince Edward Island
  • Surveyor with Accreditation Canada since 2012 and performs both domestic and international surveys
  • Past president with the Canadian Nurse's Protective Society (CNPS)
  • Past president, Association of Registered Nurses of Prince Edward Island
  • Former board member, Canadian Nurse's Association
  • Former board member of the Cardigan Village Heritage Committee
Canadian Blood Services Board of Directors - Kelly Butt

Kelly Butt

London, Ontario

  • Corporate Director
  • Former Member, Empire Life Investments Inc., Independent Review Committee 
  • Former Volunteer Trustee, Hazel Cryderman-Wees Foundation 
  • Former Chair of the Board, Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan 
  • Former Chair of the Board, London Health Sciences Centre 
  • Former Chair of the Board, Lawson Health Research Institute 
  • Former Board Member, The CUMIS Group, Renasant Financial 
  • Former Senior Vice-President, Information Services, London Life Insurance Company
Dr Catherine Cook, Board Member

Dr. Catherine L. Cook

Winnipeg, Manitoba 

  • Corporate Director 
  • Governor member, National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation Governing Circle  
  • Former inaugural Vice-President (Indigenous) and Associate Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba 
  • Former Chair, Indigenous Advisory Council, University of Manitoba  
  • Former Head, Ongomiizwin (Indigenous Institute of Health and Healing), Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba 
  • Former Vice Dean, Indigenous Health, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba 
  • Former Governor, National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation  
  • Former Chair, Indigenous Health Advisory Council, Shared Health Manitoba  
  • Former Vice President, Population and Aboriginal Health, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority 
  • Former Special Advisor to the Minister of Health, Manitoba Health 
  • Fellow, College of Family Physicians of Canada 
  • Former primary care physician across Manitoba, including remote northern communities 
  • Recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee Medal  
  • Recipient, Indspire Awards, Health 
  • Recipient, Vanier Medal 
  • Recipient, Calvin L. Gutkin Family Medicine Ambassador Award 
David Lehberg

David Lehberg

Toronto, Ontario

  • Corporate Director 
  • Founder and Chairman, Knightstone Capital Management Inc. 
  • Member, Board of Directors, Michael Garron Hospital 
  • Past Chair, McGill University Faculty of Arts, Advisory Council 
  • Former Member, Board of Directors of The Writers Trust of Canada 
  • 2007–2008 Co-Chair of the National Advisory Committee for Bone Marrow and Stem Cell Awareness at Canadian Blood Services, One Match 
  • 2012–2014 National Co-Chair of For All Canadians public cord blood bank campaign at Canadian Blood Services 
Canadian Blood Services Board of Directors - Bobby Kwon

Bobby Kwon

Toronto, Ontario 

  • Corporate Director 
  • President & CEO, Canadian Commercial Corporation  
  • Former Chief Financial Officer Medipharm Labs Corp. 
  • Former Senior Vice President, Office of Executive Chairman, George Weston Ltd.  
  • Former Vice President, Finance, North America Customer Development, Unilever PLC and NV (USA) 
  • Former Chief Financial Officer, Unilever PLC and NV (UK) 
  • Former Vice President & Chief of Staff, Office of CEO & Global Foods Director, Unilever PLC and NV (UK & Netherlands) 
  • Board Member, Canadian Commercial Corporation  
  • Former Board (Council) Member, Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario 
  • Former Board member, GS1 – Retail Sector 
Canadian Blood Services Board of Directors - Anne McFarlane

Anne McFarlane

Saanichton, British Columbia

  • Corporate Director
  • Board Member Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada
  • Former Member, Providence Healthcare Board 
  • Former Member, Michael Smith Foundation for Health Services Research 
  • Deputy Chair, Medical Services Commission of British Columbia 
  • Member, Canadian Heart Health Strategy 
  • Former Assistant Deputy Minister, Ministry of Health British Columbia 
  • Former Vice-President (Western Canada), Canadian Institute for Health Information
Canadian Blood Services Board of Directors - David Mohart

David Morhart

North Saanich, British Columbia

  • Corporate Director
  • Executive Vice President, Corporate & Investor Relations, BC Investment Management Corporation
  • Former Deputy Minister, Service Alberta
  • Former Deputy Minister, Alberta Human Services and Community & Social Services
  • Former Deputy Minister, Alberta Enterprise & Advanced Education
  • Former Deputy Minister, Alberta Infrastructure
  • Former Chief, Oil Sands Strategy and Operations, Alberta Energy
  • Former Deputy Minister, B.C. Ministry of Social Development
  • Former Public Security Commissioner and Deputy Solicitor General, B.C. Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General
  • Former CEO, B.C. Ambulance Service
  • Chair, FamilySmart
  • Former Chair and Board Member, Institute of Public Administration of Canada
Canadian Blood Services Board of Directors - Judy Steele

Judy Steele

Halifax, Nova Scotia

  • Corporate Director
  • President and Chief Operating Officer, Emera Energy Inc.
  • Director, Vermilion Energy Inc.
  • Former, Governor of St. Francis Xavier University
  • Former, Director, The Halifax Port Authority; Chair Audit Committee
  • Former, Director, Film Nova Scotia; Chair of its Audit Committee
  • Former, National Chair, The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation
  • Former, Director, 2011 Canada Winter Games
  • Former, Director, Pier 21 Society, Canada’s Immigration Museum
  • Recipient, Chartered Accountant of the Year Award, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nova Scotia, for outstanding community leadership
Headshot of Roona Sinha

Dr. Roona Sinha

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

  • Pediatric hematologist oncologist, Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital  
  • Division head for the Saskatchewan pediatric hematology oncology program  
  • Associate professor, pediatric hematology/oncology, University of Saskatchewan 
  • Board of Directors, Association of Hemophilia Clinic Directors of Canada 
  • Board of Directors, Ronald Macdonald House Charities, Saskatchewan 
  • Board of Directors, Saskatchewan Medical Association 
  • Board member, C17 Council 
Canadian Blood Services Board of Directors - Donnie Wing

Donnie Wing

Victoria, British Columbia

  • Corporate Director
  • Chair, Victoria Hospitals Foundation
  • Board member, S.U.C.C.E.S.S. (one of the largest social services agencies in B.C.)
  • Board member, B.C. Financial Services Authority
  • Former board member, Healthcare Benefit Trust
  • Former President & CEO, Healthcare Benefit Trust
  • Former Senior Vice President Corporate Affairs, Insurance Corporation of B.C.
  • Former Chief Financial Officer, Insurance Corporation of B.C.
  • Former Senior Vice President Insurance, Marketing and Underwriting, Insurance Corporation of B.C.
  • Former, Vice President Investment and Corporate Development, Insurance Corporation of B.C.
  • Former Vice President Strategy and Planning, Insurance Corporation of B.C.
  • Former Vice President Corporate Planning and Change Services, Insurance Corporation of B.C.
  • Acting Director & Senior Policy Advisor, Province of B.C. Crown Corporations Secretariat
Canadian Blood Services Board of Directors - Glenda Yeates

Glenda Yeates

Ottawa, Ontario

  • Vice Chair
  • Corporate Director
  • Former Deputy Minister of Health Canada 
  • Former President and CEO of the Canadian Institute for Health Information 
  • Former Deputy Minister of Health for Saskatchewan 
  • Recipient of the Order of Canada

Board appointments


Appointed by the provincial and territorial ministers of health, the board includes: 

  • a chair of the board 
  • four regional nominees 
  • six nominees from the medical, scientific, technical, business and public health sectors 
  • two nominees with relevant consumer experience  

The board meets at least six times per year; two of those meetings are open to the public. 

Each board director serves for a term of four years.

The CEO provides advice and counsel to the board of directors on all organizational matters and leads our management, staff and volunteer teams.