One of the nation's leading property and casualty insurers has called the doctor to fill an empty chair on its board of directors.
Economical Insurance has named Dr. Micheál J. Kelly, Dean of the School of Business and Economics at Wilfrid Laurier University, to its board of directors.
"Micheál is an established thought leader internationally," said board chair Gerald Hooper. "We look forward to benefiting from his extensive experience in building innovation systems and competitive strategies to support Economical's future growth."
He fills a vacancy left by Charles Ormston who stepped down earlier this year from the Economical board after 20 years of service.
Prior to joining Laurier in July 2012, Dr. Kelly was Professor of Strategy and International Business at the University of Ottawa's Telfer School of Management. He was also Dean of the Telfer School from 2000-2010, and is a former chairman of the Six Countries Programme, one of Europe's first innovation networks. He is a past president of the Canadian Federation of Business School Deans, and a past member of the board of directors of ESC Reims Management School in France.
Kelly is presently on the boards of Waterloo North Hydro, CATA Alliance, and the Greater Kitchener Waterloo Chamber of Commerce. He is a recipient of both the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee and Diamond Jubilee Medals.
Dr. Kelly was educated at Assumption College (AB) in Massachusetts, the University of Ottawa (MA) and Carleton University (PhD).
