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RSS FeedsBeleaguered Toronto Community Housing picks professional engineer as CEO
(The Star Books)

 
 

18 august 2017 03:03:14

 
Beleaguered Toronto Community Housing picks professional engineer as CEO
(The Star Books)
 


Kathy Milsom, a professional engineer who has served in a variety of executive roles in the private and public sector, is the new president and chief executive officer of beleaguered Toronto Community Housing.“I appreciate the confidence the board of directors is placing in me to make a meaningful difference in the lives of people who call Toronto Community Housing their home,” Milsom said in a statement released Thursday by the social housing agency.“I look forward to engaging tenants and key stakeholders, and working with the skilled and committed team at TCHC to transform Toronto Community Housing into a service-oriented and responsive landlord for its tenants, and an organization the entire city can be proud of.”Hired after an extensive global search, Milsom will step into her new role on Sept. 5 replacing interim president and CEO Kevin Marshman, TCHC Chair Bud Purves said in the statement. Purves himself is leaving the board after its Sept. 28 meeting.Marshman took over from Greg Spearn, who left the agency in April after repeatedly describing the state of social housing as a n ongoing crisis.“The board has found the best candidate in Kathy Milsom,” Purves said.“The time is right to make way for new leadership who can sustain the momentum for the transformational changes that will make Toronto Community Housing a better landlord that delivers better outcomes for tenants.”TCHC is Canada’s largest social housing landlord, managing 58,500 units across 2,200 buildings for nearly 110,000 Toronto residents.The corporation has been plagued with difficulties and scandals.Last year, a major report called “Tenants First” concluded the corporation was in turmoil, saddled with a “fundamentally broken” business model and organizational structure that failed to meet the various needs of tenants.City council is trying to do something about that, approving a plan to implement a hous ...


 
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