What Happened?

About the Company

Established in 1911, Wilfrid Laurier University is a leading Canadian university known for academic excellence and a culture that inspires lives of leadership and purpose. Laurier has a distinct commitment to teaching, research and scholarship, combined with a strong student focus, high levels of student satisfaction and a deep sense of community. Laurier specializes in arts and social sciences, business and economics, music, science, social work, education and theology. Laurier has more than 16,000 students throughout its campuses in Waterloo and Brantford Ontario, its Faculty of Social Work in Kitchener, Ontario and its office in Toronto.

About the Person

Nela Petkovic was selected to lead the Information and Communication Technologies function following a nation-wide search process that considered both internal and external candidates. Nela joined Laurier in 1995 as a Senior Systems Analyst and has since served in a number of progressively responsible roles, most recently as Coordinating Director: ICT. She has a Master of Science degree in electronic engineering and has participated in numerous professional development training programs, recently earning the Advanced Executive Certificate in General Management from the Queen’s School of Business Executive Education.