Laurentian University has announced the appointment of Michel Delorme as dean of the Faculty of Management for a period of five years, effective July 1.
Delorme has held several leadership positions in American and European universities, such as director of Simmons University School of Business (Boston, USA), vice-president of academic affairs at Burgundy School of Business (Dijon, France), vice-president of academic affairs at the École supérieure pour le développement économique et social (ESDES), the Business School of the Catholic University of Lyon (Lyon, France) and vice dean for knowledge development and research at the Rennes School of Business (Rennes, France).
He has been involved several times in the development of a school’s strategy and international accreditations processes, including the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), the Association of MBAs (AMBA) and the European Foundation for Management Development for EPAS (programme accreditation system) and EQUIS (institutional accreditation system).
Delorme received his doctorate from the University of Strasbourg III / EM (Strasbourg, France). He holds an Executive MBA from the University of Sherbrooke as well as a Bachelor in Business Administration from the University of Quebec in Montreal.
“We are extremely pleased to have found a candidate of Dr. Delorme’s stature,” said Laurentian University interim president Pierre Zundel, in a press release.
“I have full confidence that he will provide outstanding leadership for the next five years and will position the Faculty well for the future.”
The university wishes to recognize the outstanding contribution of Bernadette Schell for her interim role as Dean of the Faculty of Management from July 1, 2018, to June 30, 2019, the press release said.
Laurentian University’s Faculty of Management offers undergraduate degree programs in Business Administration and Sports Administration. It also offers a Masters in Business Administration.
