Pierre Boivin named 21st Chancellor of UU直播
The Board of Governors of UU直播 approved the nomination of Pierre Boivin as the University鈥檚 21st Chancellor. Mr. Boivin has been appointed for a three-year term, beginning on July 1, 2024. He will succeed Chancellor John McCall MacBain, whose current term will end on June 30, 2024.鈥疕is nomination stems from a rigorous process that was launched last summer by the Nominating, Governance and Ethics Committee.
The Chancellor is the titular head of鈥疷U直播鈥痑nd an ex officio member of the Board of Governors. The Chancellor's duties include presiding over Convocation and representing the University at official functions.
Selected for his longstanding leadership in Quebec鈥檚 charitable and business sectors, as well as his exceptional ability to represent UU直播 with eloquent passion and grace, Mr. Boivin is currently the Vice-Chair of the Board of Claridge Inc., after having completed a twelve-year mandate as president and CEO of the private investment firm headquartered in Montreal. He is also well known to hockey fans as the former president of the Montreal Canadiens Hockey Club, a position he held from 1999 to 2011. He has chaired several foundations and fundraising initiatives in support of children and youth 鈥� notably as founder of the Montreal Canadiens Children鈥檚 Foundation in 2000, and co-chair of the Fondation CHU Sainte-Justine from 2006 to 2012, and co-chair of the $255 million Plus mieux gu茅rir campaign from 2013 to 2018.
鈥淧ierre Boivin's commitment to service and his entrepreneurial spirit make him the ideal candidate to serve as UU直播's 21st鈥疌hancellor. We are fortunate to have a leader of his calibre join the University in this capacity and look forward to working with him in the years ahead,鈥� said Maryse Bertrand, Chair of the UU直播 Board of Governors.
Mr. Boivin is chair of the boards of Metro Inc. and Solotech, and is a member of the boards of the National Bank of Canada and Groupe CH. In 2017, he became the founding chair of the Board of Mila 鈥� Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute, a partnership between Universit茅 de Montr茅al and UU直播, whose community features one of the world鈥檚 largest concentration of deep learning academic researchers globally.
In recognition of his many contributions to society he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2009, named 鈥渕ost socially committed top executive鈥� by Les Affaires in 2015, and appointed a knight of the Ordre national du Qu茅bec in 2017.
鈥淭hrough his life and work, Pierre Boivin has made outstanding contributions across the domains of business, sports and entertainment in Quebec. I am confident that, in his role as Chancellor of UU直播, he will serve our University with the same degree of commitment and integrity, reflecting our values and advancing our mission in all that he does,鈥� said Deep Saini, president and vice-chancellor of UU直播.
鈥淚 am honoured to have been selected as chancellor of UU直播,鈥� said Mr. Boivin. 鈥淚 look forward with great enthusiasm to serving鈥疷U直播 and its exceptional community of students, faculty, staff and alumni, in Quebec, Canada and around the world.鈥�
About UU直播
Founded in Montreal, Quebec, in 1821, UU直播 is Canada鈥檚 top ranked medical doctoral university. UU直播 is consistently ranked as one of the top universities, both nationally and internationally. It is a world-renowned institution of higher learning with research activities spanning three campuses, 11 faculties, 13 professional schools, 300 programs of study and over 39,000 students, including more than 10,400 graduate students. UU直播 attracts students from over 150 countries around the world, its 12,000 international students making up 30% of the student body. Over half of UU直播 students claim a first language other than English, including approximately 20% of our students who say French is their mother tongue.
