The Honourable Christopher Mitchelmore, Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Labour, today announced that Elizabeth Kidd has been appointed as the new president and chief executive officer of the College of the North Atlantic. The appointment is effective June 1, 2020.
Ms. Kidd’s biographical information is provided in the backgrounder below.
The appointment was recommended through the Independent Appointments Commission. Members of the public interested in opportunities to serve on provincial agencies, boards and commissions are encouraged to complete an application at www.iacnl.ca.
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“I am very pleased to announce the appointment of Elizabeth Kidd as the new president and chief executive officer of College of the North Atlantic. She is a dynamic member of the CNA team who has led the college in implementing new information technology platforms, which has modernized its capacity to leverage its equipment, infrastructure and the expertise of faculty and students to innovatively serve this province. I have no doubt she will continue to demonstrate exceptional leadership as president. I also thank Bruce Hollett for his steadfast commitment and leadership at the College over the last number of years. He has left CNA well positioned for the future.”
Honourable Christopher Mitchelmore
Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Labour
“Having worked with Elizabeth as CNA’s Chief Operating Officer over the past three years, I am confident that she has the skills and experience to lead CNA’s leadership team through the period of extraordinary challenge and opportunity. I look forward to working with Elizabeth and our Board of Governors in continuing CNA’s pursuit of excellence in identifying and effectively responding to the emerging needs of our student and employer clients.”
Alastair O’Rielly, Chair
College of the North Atlantic Board of Governors
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BACKGROUNDER
Biography for Elizabeth Kidd
Elizabeth Kidd has over 25 years of leadership experience in both the private and public sector including the public post-secondary education sector. Ms. Kidd joined College of the North Atlantic in 2016 as the Chief Operating Officer and served as Interim President of CNA for six months in 2017. Prior to that, she held progressive leadership roles in College Boreal and Hudson’s Bay Company.
During her time at CNA, Ms. Kidd has implemented a strong financial management system, a LEAN quality management program and has overseen the implementation of a state-of-the-art information technology network across its 17 campuses located throughout the province. She has also built strong relationships internally and externally to support the growth of the college. Ms. Kidd is a dynamic individual who brings an energy and enthusiasm to everything that she takes on.
Ms. Kidd is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA) with CPA Canada and a graduate of St. Francis Xavier University. She and her family reside in Stephenville.