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14 Facts About Kelly Murumets

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Kelly D Murumets was born on 1963 and is a Canadian business executive who served as the president and chief executive officer of Tennis Canada from 2014 to 2017.

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Kelly Murumets was the president and CEO of ParticipACTION, a non-profit organization which promotes healthy living and physical fitness, from 2007 to 2014.

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Kelly Murumets attended ten different schools as a child, and graduated from Welland Centennial Secondary School in Welland, Ontario, playing volleyball, basketball, tennis, and track and field.

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Kelly Murumets earned a Bachelor of Arts from Bishop's University in 1985, a Master of Business Administration from the Richard Ivey School of Business, and a Master of Social Work from Wilfrid Laurier University in 1996.

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Kelly Murumets was named the executive vice president of Counsel Corporation in February 2002 and the executive vice president of Acceris Communications in December 2002.

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Kelly Murumets was promoted to president of Acceris in November 2003.

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In 2007, Kelly Murumets was named the president and CEO of ParticipACTION, a Canadian non-profit organization which promotes healthy living and physical fitness.

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Kelly Murumets was named one of the most influential women in sport and physical activity by the Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport and Physical Activity.

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Kelly Murumets received a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal on January 12,2013, awarded to Canadians for "outstanding service to their country".

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Kelly Murumets was succeeded by Elio Antunes as the president and CEO.

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Kelly Murumets replaced Michael Downey, who left Tennis Canada to head the British Lawn Tennis Association.

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Kelly Murumets has served on the board of governors for both Bishop's University and Wilfrid Laurier University.

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Kelly Murumets is a member of the Young Presidents' Organization.

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Kelly Murumets enjoys skiing, golfing, scuba-diving, and hiking, having climbed both Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Rainier.