Mr. Hicks joined MDS in 1990 as a Regional Manager in MDS' Canadian diagnostic laboratory services business. Since that time, he has held a variety of senior management positions within MDS, including Director of Human Resources for Ontario Laboratory Services and Vice President of Human Resources for MDS Harris (now part of MDS Pharma Services).
He received his honors degree in Business Administration from the Richard Ivey School of Business in London, Canada, and subsequently served on the school's faculty. In addition, he studied advanced human resource management at the University of Toronto and Queens University in Kingston, Canada and has the CHRP designation from the Human Resources Professional Association of Canada.
