{"id":21262,"date":"2025-02-26T10:21:20","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T15:21:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ices.on.ca\/?post_type=announce_or_event&#038;p=21262"},"modified":"2025-02-27T09:03:48","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T14:03:48","slug":"remembering-dr-jack-williams-scientist-emeritus","status":"publish","type":"announce_or_event","link":"https:\/\/www.ices.on.ca\/fr\/announcements-and-events\/remembering-dr-jack-williams-scientist-emeritus\/","title":{"rendered":"Message from the CEO: Remembering Dr. Jack Williams, Scientist Emeritus and former President and CEO of ICES"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The entire ICES community extends our deepest sympathies to the loved ones and friends of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ices.on.ca\/fr\/ices-scientists\/jack-williams\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Dr. Jack Williams<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, Scientist Emeritus and former President and CEO of ICES. Jack passed on December 6, 2024, at the palliative care unit of the Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Williams succeeded ICES\u2019 founding CEO, Dr. David Naylor and was appointed President and CEO in 1998, after serving as Deputy Director of Research since 1992. Dr. Williams led ICES until 2000 and was instrumental in helping to shape legislation that protected personal health data while allowing valuable research to proceed.<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In 2012, on the twentieth anniversary of ICES, Dr. Williams shared his vision for the organization in 2032, noting that \u201c[we would continue] to be an important contributor to the process by which Ontario organizes, manages and pays for health services.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On a personal note, I was fortunate to work under Jack\u2019s leadership (he signed my appointment letter as an ICES Scientist) and after I became CEO, I received messages and advice from Jack that was always insightful, thoughtful and kind.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">To plant a tree in Dr. Williams\u2019 memory, please visit his <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legacy.com\/ca\/obituaries\/theglobeandmail\/name\/jack-williams-obituary?id=57035613\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">obituary<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Michael Schull<br \/>\nCEO, ICES<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_529\" style=\"width: 241px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-529\" class=\"size-full wp-image-529\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ices.on.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Jack_Williams.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"231\" height=\"287\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-529\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Jack Williams<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The entire ICES community extends our deepest sympathies to the loved ones and friends of Dr. Jack Williams, Scientist Emeritus and former President and CEO of ICES. 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