The Atira WomenB次元官网网址檚 Resource Society says it has named a new interim CEO after former head Janice Abbott stepped down amid a conflict-of-interest controversy involving her husband, former BC Housing CEO Shayne Ramsay.

Atira says its new CEO Catherine Roome is an experienced leader in both the public and private sectors and will head the organization until a permanent replacement for Abbott is found.

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Atira board chair Elva Kim says recruiting Roome is part of its effort to B次元官网网址渞estore public confidenceB次元官网网址� in the housing provider after AbbottB次元官网网址檚 departure earlier this month.

The housing provider says itB次元官网网址檚 committed to rebuilding trust with the government, forming a task force to undertake a review of policies around real estate and conflicts of interest.

It says itB次元官网网址檚 supportive of an upcoming review by auditing firm KPMG, and has also returned nearly $2 million in funding to the provincial government after an investigation of BC Housing found Ramsay had improperly steered funding to his wifeB次元官网网址檚 organization.

Roome says in a news release that she looks forward to working to B次元官网网址渞eset and renewB次元官网网址� the situation at Atira, and ensure its work to protect women, children and gender diverse people continues.

The Canadian Press

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