Claude Naud has been appointed director of the University of Guelph ─ Kemptville Campus. In this role, he will provide vision and direction for all activities at Kemptville’s main campus and its affiliated research stations in Winchester, New Liskeard and Emo. Naud’s five-year term begins Aug. 23.
The announcement was made by Ontario Agricultural College (OAC) dean Rob Gordon, who chaired the search committee. “I am pleased to welcome Dr. Naud to OAC’s senior administrative team,” said Gordon. “He is a strategically minded, team-oriented and passionate educator who brings an outstanding record of academic and administrative leadership to his new role. That expertise will be tremendously valuable as we work through a period of transformation and growth toward the continued development of OAC’s regional campuses.”
A consultant in the areas of strategic planning, leadership, organization renewal and program development, Naud served as senior vice-president, academic, at the Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology from 1998 to 2006. In that role, he was responsible for the province‐wide leadership and management of 160 academic programs and student services delivered by 1,200 faculty and staff to 39,000 full‐ and part‐time students.
Naud assumed his position in Saskatchewan after retiring from the Canadian Forces, where he held several command appointments, including station commander, squadron commander, commandant and vice-chancellor at Royal Roads Military College, and director of space development.