• Board Chair - Executive Committee

John McGarry joined Horizon Health Network as Board Chair in January 2019. Mr. McGarry brings a wealth of knowledge with more than 35 years of experience in health care. He previously served as President and CEO of Horizon Health Network from February 2013 to January 2017. Prior to this he was appointed Co-President of New Brunswick's Office of Health System Renewal in April 2012. With the provincial move to regional health authorities in 2002, Mr. McGarry was appointed CEO of River Valley Health in New Brunswick. In 1995, he assumed the responsibilities of President and CEO of Region 3 Hospital Corporation (Fredericton, New Brunswick); previous to that, he was the Corporation's Senior Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. McGarry also has worked as a private health care consultant, undertaking major operational review assignments in Ontario and Nova Scotia. After obtaining his Bachelor of Commerce degree from Dalhousie University, Mr. McGarry began his career in public accounting where he obtained his CA designation in 1976. He worked at NB Tel before moving into the health care system where he held various positions in Saint John, Kitchener-Waterloo and Fredericton.