{"id":20267,"date":"2023-08-02T14:34:15","date_gmt":"2023-08-02T21:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wcb-nova-scotia-welcomes-karen-adams-as-ceo\/"},"modified":"2023-08-02T14:34:16","modified_gmt":"2023-08-02T21:34:16","slug":"wcb-nova-scotia-welcomes-karen-adams-as-ceo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wcb-nova-scotia-welcomes-karen-adams-as-ceo\/","title":{"rendered":"WCB Nova Scotia welcomes Karen Adams as CEO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/files\/membership-default-internal\/\" class=\"memberhide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/01\/20220718_175041000_iOS.jpg\" alt=\"-\"><\/a><br\/><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1003292885\" style=\"width: 363px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1003292885\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of WCB Nova Scotia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Aug., 2, 2023 \u2013 Karen Adams will be the Workers\u2019 Compensation Board of Nova Scotia\u2019s (WCB) new Chief Executive Officer.<\/p>\n<p>Adams was recognized in 2017 as one of Canada\u2019s Top 100 Most Powerful Women by the Women\u2019s Executive Network, and was voted by her peers as \u201cCEO of the Year\u201d by Wealth Professional in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>She has held leadership positions in organizations around the world, including serving as President and CEO of Fundserv Inc, a financial technology firm serving the investment fund industry across Canada. She has also served as President and CEO of the Alberta Pensions Services Corporation, and held a number of senior executive positions internationally with HSBC Bank.<\/p>\n<p>Adams holds an MBA from the University of British Columbia and undergraduate degree in economics and mathematics from Queens University, as well as an ICD.D designation from the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id) {\n\t  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n\t  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n\t  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n\t  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&appId=761779333850340&version=v2.0\";\n\t  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n\t}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-5143531171910809\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- News - Bottom -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5143531171910809\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8320848692\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canadiancontractor.ca\/canadian-contractor\/wcb-nova-scotia-welcomes-karen-adams-as-ceo\/1003292884\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=wcb-nova-scotia-welcomes-karen-adams-as-ceo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo courtesy of WCB Nova Scotia. 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