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  • Dr. Geoff Payne, President and CEO at Michael Smith Health Research BC
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    November 3, 2025

    Michael Smith Health Research BC welcomes Dr. Geoff Payne as President and CEO

    The Michael Smith Health Research BC Board of Directors welcomes Dr. Geoff Payne as President and Chief Executive Officer effective today (November 3, 2025).

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    Thank you, Dr. Bev Holmes

    The Michael Smith Health Research BC Board asks the community to join them in thanking Dr. Bev Holmes, whose last day as the organization’s President and CEO is September 30,…

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    Michael Smith Health Research BC announces new CEO

    The Board of Directors of Michael Smith Health Research BC (Health Research BC) is pleased to announce that Dr. Geoff Payne has been appointed President and CEO following an executive…

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