23-07-2025
‘Right time for a leadership change': Vancouver city manager stepping down
Outgoing Vancouver city manager Paul Mochrie is seen in this photo from the city's website. (
Paul Mochrie, who has been Vancouver's city manager since April 2021, is leaving the role, the city announced in a brief statement Tuesday.
'Paul and I mutually agreed that it was the right time for a leadership change,' said Mayor Ken Sim, in the statement.
'We thank Paul for his 14 years of dedicated service, including the last four as city manager, and wish him nothing but success in the future.'
Deputy city manager Karen Levitt has been named acting city manager, and Mochrie has 'agreed to assist with the transition,' the city said.
According to his biography on the city's website, Mochrie began working for the city in 2011 as general manager of human resource services. He became deputy city manager in 2015 and took on the role of acting city manager in January 2021, before moving into the role permanently.
Vancouver's online data portal shows Mochrie earned $387,110 in salary and other remuneration in 2024.
