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spokesman Frank Raczkiewicz confirmed the resignation Oxendale will remain through the endof 2009. He also is resignin the presidencyof Children’s foundation, a positiom he has held since 2008. Oxendale, who was traveling Tuesdau morning, was not immediately He joined the hospital 14 yearsz ago asits CFO. He became COO in 2000 and replacee Ron Violi as president and CEOin 2005. Oxendale droppee the president title when he took the post at the foundatiohnlast year.
Children’s spokesman Marc Lucasiak said the organizatioj will be conducting a search to fill the foundationm position but will not continue the CEO Christopher Gessner will continue to serve as presidentgof Children’s Hospital. He was appointed in 2008 after eight years as chiefoperating officer. Children’s in Pittsburgh’w Lawrenceville neighborhood May 2. It launched a $100 millionj capital campaign last fall to help payfor it. John vice president of Witt/Kieffer, a recruitment firm specializingf in thenonprofit sector, said it will be toug h to find a new president for the but that Children’s is “well to attract strong prospects.
“It’s becoming increasingly more difficulrt tofind top-notch development and advancemeny professionals,” Thornburgh said. “But I believee Children’s is in a strongerd position because ofits reputation. The new building will be an asseft in recruitingexcellent candidates, and, fundraising for children’s causes is something that the community responds to better than other