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Sloan Gibson was used to high-level deals when he was CFO of what was then known as AmSouth Bank. But now, as the interim chief of the embattled Department of Veterans Affairs, the former Birmingham banker could find the stakes are even higher.

Gibson became acting Secretary of the VA after the resignation of Secretary Eric Shinseki, who stepped down Friday in the wake of growing controversies over patient care.

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Gibson, who retired from AmSouth in before heading up the military service organization USO, has only been at the VA since February. President Barack Obama said he faced a "learning curve" as he adjusts to the job.

(Gibson) can "start tackling (the problems) right away, and without completely transforming the system, we can immediately make some progress," Obama said.

Gibson issued his first statement as acting VA director Monday.

In it, he acknowledged that not all veteran were given timely access to healthcare.

"Systemic problems in scheduling processes have been exacerbated by leadership failures and ethical lapses. I will use all available authority to swiftly and decisively address issues of willful misconduct or mismanagement," he said.

Gibson said his first priority is to get all veterans off waiting lists and into clinics to be seen while the underlying issues that caused the delays are addressed.

"Even as we implement these immediate actions, we will work with Veterans Service Organizations, members of Congress, academia, public and private organizations, and with all other agencies and institutions that can help us move forward," he said.

"We will also continue to depend on the faithful service of VA employees and leaders who place the interests of veterans above their own, those who serve veterans with dignity, compassion, and dedication, and who live by VA's core values: integrity, commitment, advocacy, respect, and excellence," he said.

Even as talk about who could be a permanent VA chief swirls, Gibson said his mission is to immediately address the underlying problems.

"The president has made clear that this is his expectation," he said.