Dominic Giroux has been named the new president of Laurentian University through a unanimous vote by its Board of Governors.
Giroux is currently the assistant deputy minister with the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities of Ontario. He leads more than 1,200 employees across the two ministries in 10 cities, which include Sudbury, North Bay and Thunder Bay.
During his time in government, Giroux has led the Aboriginal Education Office and has championed a new focus on French-language schools.
In 2008, Giroux received the first Leadership in Education Award from the chancellor of the University of Ottawa, as well as an annual Leadership Award from Montreal's business community.
Prior to joining the Ministry, Giroux served as CFO of school boards in southern and eastern Ontario. He will replace former president Judith Woodsworth, who was appointed president of Montreal's Concordia University earlier this year.
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