Brooklyn Hospital Center’s interim CEO to take over on March 1
Jonathan Weld to serve during search for Dr. Becker’s replacement
A trustee of The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Jonathan M. Weld, will be taking over as interim president and chief executive officer of the hospital on Sunday, March 1.
Weld will serve while the board continues its search for a successor to departing CEO Dr. Richard B. Becker.
Weld made it clear that the position was just temporary. “I am pleased to assume leadership, though for a short period, of this great institution, Brooklyn’s first and preeminent hospital,” Mr. Weld said in a statement.