Next Vice-President External Relations announced

Following an international search, Chris Horbachewski has been appointed as Vice-President External Relations, effective Feb. 1, 2020. Horbachewski joins UVic from the University of Lethbridge, where he has served as the Vice-President, Advancement since 2005. Prior to that, Horbachewski held a variety of fundraising and advancement leadership positions at the University of Manitoba between 1997 and 2005. In the course of the search, a strong field of candidates was considered and the search committee’s recommendation was enthusiastically approved by the Board of Governors on Oct. 28, 2019. To ensure a smooth transition, Carmen Charette will continue in her role as Vice- President External Relations until the end of January 2020.