The Honourable Christopher Mitchelmore, Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Labour, today announced that Alastair O’Rielly has been reappointed as chair of College of the North Atlantic’s Board of Governors for a three-year term.

Biographical information is provided in the backgrounder below.

The Board of Governors is the College’s corporate body responsible for overseeing, managing and directing the College, including its financial operations and academic programs. The Board guides the strategic direction of the College and its decisions impact students, employers, industry and the province.

Mr. O’Rielly was first appointed in 2017 through the Independent Appointments Commission’s merit-based process.

The Independent Appointments Commission was established to create a merit-based process for appointments to agencies, boards and commissions to ensure the process for appointing individuals to agencies, boards and commissions is open and transparent.

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“It is my pleasure to announce the reappointment of Mr. Alastair O’Rielly as chair of College of the North Atlantic’s Board of Governors. Mr. O’Rielly’s valuable experience will continue to be an asset as the college introduces a new President, supports continued student learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, participates in the public post-secondary education review, completes its five-year strategic planning process, and continues implementing its modernization plan.”
Honourable Christopher Mitchelmore
Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Labour

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BACKGROUNDER

Biographical Information for Alastair O’Rielly

Alastair O’Rielly was appointed as Deputy Minister of the former Department of Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural Development on May 1, 2013, and retired from the public service on March 31, 2016. He served in other executive positions with the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, including Deputy Minister (2006-2013) and Assistant Deputy Minister (1996) with the former Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture. Mr. O’Rielly held a number of senior positions within the private sector, including Argosy Seafoods Limited and Clearwater Fine Foods, Inc. He also worked as an independent fisheries development consultant prior to joining the Canadian Centre for Fisheries Innovation (CCFI) as Managing Director; he currently serves as Chair of the centre’s Board of Directors. He was President of the Fisheries Association of Newfoundland and Labrador (FANL) from 1997 to 2003. Mr. O’Rielly holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Memorial University of Newfoundland. He has served on a number of committees/boards including: MUN Faculty of Business Advisory Board, Marine Institute Industry Advisory Board, Genesis Board of Directors, and the Harris Centre Board of Directors.