Kati McCarvill, CPA, CA has accepted the position of Chief Financial Officer for Holland College, President Dr. Alexander (Sandy) MacDonald announced today.

Ms. McCarvill will take over from CFO Ken Heckbert, who is retiring after serving the college for 23 years, in the New Year. Ms. McCarvill graduated from the University of Prince Edward Island with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in 2007 and earned her chartered accountant designation from the Atlantic Institute of Chartered Accountancy in 2010.

Prior to accepting the position of Chief Financial Officer for the college, Ms. McCarvill served as VP, Finance for AudienceView Ticketing Corporation. Before joining AudienceView, she was National Manager, Corporate Finance and Taxation for Mazda Canada.

President MacDonald welcomed Ms. McCarvill to the college community.

“We are delighted that Kati is joining the Holland College team,” he said. “I look forward to working with her.”

Doug Currie, Vice President, Corporate Services, Strategic Development and Stakeholder Relations, said Ms. McCarvill’s credentials make her a perfect fit for the college.

“With Kati’s private sector experience, work ethic, leadership and management skills, she will become a key member of the senior management team here at Holland College” he said.

Ms. McCarvill is from Kensington, P.E.I.  A graduate of the UPEI Business program, she was a Canadian Interuniversity Sport Academic All Canadian from 2003 to 2007, Atlantic University Sport All Star in 2006, and captain of the UPEI Varsity rugby team.