Canadian Addiction Treatment Centres Leadership

I am a Senior Operations leader with a laser focus on achieving results through increased efficiencies, superior customer service, and continuous quality improvement. I am a critical thinker with complex problem solving skills and I develop strong teams that achieve both short and long term goals. A versatile leader who is equally comfortable in the Executive Boardroom as well as leading team members throughout the organization

Dr. David Marsh is the Chief Medical Director for Canadian Addiction Treatment Centres and a Professor at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine. David graduated in Medicine from Memorial University of Newfoundland in 1992, following prior training in neuroscience and pharmacology. From July 2010 to February 2018, Dr. Marsh served as NOSM’s Associate Dean, Community Engagement. Prior to joining NOSM, David held leadership positions with Vancouver Coastal Health and Providence Health Care and faculty appointment with the Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia. Previously, he held leadership roles at the Addiction Research Foundation and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto from. Author of over 100 peer-reviewed papers, book chapters and government reports, Dr. Marsh’s research interests focus primarily on treatment of opioid dependence including heroin-assisted treatment and supervised injection. Dr. Marsh received the Nyswander-Dole Award from the American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence and Fellowships from the International and American Societies of Addiction Medicine in recognition of his contribution to this field.

Progressive leader, operational strategist and trusted advisor with a history of providing comprehensive business guidance. Driver of operational and financial efficiency who establishes key metrics and has a track record of developing high functioning teams. Strong leadership, problem solving, planning, team building and project management skills.

Financial leadership highlights include:

• Experience as a high level finance executive in growth driven private companies

• Negotiation and restructuring of debt facilities

• Management of debt and treasury relationships with Canadian and US lenders

• Significant role in M&A activity and post-acquisition integration

• Transformation of underperforming finance teams

• Implementation of comprehensive financial management framework (reporting, budgeting, cash flow management, tax management, etc.)

• Hands-on experience working with professional Boards of Directors

• Management experience and responsibilities in the areas of HR and IT