About the Search
Over the past several months, NAIT has been recruiting for our seventh president and CEO. There were two key teams involved in the search: the presidential search committee and an executive search firm.
Presidential search committee
The presidential search committee represents our Board of Governors in the recruitment process and was responsible for keeping the full board updated throughout the search.
The committee brought a select number of candidates in for an interview, create a short-list and present those short-listed candidates to the full board.
Members of this committee were
- Ray Pisani, chair of the board, chair of the Governance Committee
- Daryl Kruper, vice-chair of the board, chair of the Human Resources Committee, chair of the Campus Development Committee
- Val Berger, chair of the Audit and Finance Committees
- Vi Becker, chair of the External Relations Committee
Executive search firm
NAIT is pleased to have worked with Boyden, a highly experienced search firm with significant experience in post-secondary leadership recruitment.
Boyden’s experience, approach, and resources was an asset to NAIT during the search. Throughout the process, the Boyden team worked closely with NAIT’s presidential search committee to recruit high-quality candidates for the job.
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Key milestones
| Task |
Anticipated Date |
Status |
| Issue RFP for search firm |
June 2019 |
Complete |
| Select search firm |
August 2019 |
Complete |
| Stakeholder engagement on job profile |
October 2019 |
Complete |
| Launch of executive search |
November 2019 |
Complete |
| Preliminary interviews |
January 2020 |
Complete |
| Short-list interviews |
February 2020 |
Complete |
| Announcement of new president & CEO |
Spring 2020 |
Complete |