Vice-President Finance and Operations

Gayle Gorrill

Gayle Gorrill was appointed vice-president finance and operations at the University of Victoria on September 1, 2006. Prior to this appointment Gayle was associate vice-president at the University of Calgary from 2003 to 2006. While in Calgary, Gayle had primary responsibility for the university's budget, budget planning process and financial services. From 1999 to 2003 she filled executive positions in finance for the Calgary Health Region.

About the vice-president

The vice-president finance and operations (VPFO) is the chief financial officer and a member of the executive at the University of Victoria. The vice-president leads a large and varied portfolio that includes financial, human resources, computing and systems, security and physical plant functions. The VPFO is responsible, through department directors, for the overall quality of services at the university, meeting legal and reporting requirements within portfolio areas, deploying resources and planning improvements that enhance the university's ability to carry out its mission and strategic plan. (org chart)

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Gayle Gorrill describes her division's responsibility for maintaining campus facilities and systems and supporting the staff who welcome and assist all those who visit, study and work on campus.