Sean Donnelly
Stoney Creek,ON
Summary
Successful retired steel industry executive with extensive Board Director experience. Demonstrated ability to lead and grow organizations through innovation or organic growth. Skilled in strategic planning, continuous improvement, project management and communication with a strong business acumen. A collaborative leadership style of management that drives results.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
Work History
Board Director
Alectra Utilities Corporation
06.2019 - Current
- Current Chair of Development Committee driving strong financial results through competitive business growth
- Past Chair of People and Corporate Governance and Nominating sub-committees.
- Current member of Audit, Finance and Risk Management sub-committee.
President and CEO
ArcelorMittal Dofasco
04.2014 - 06.2021
- Lead safety initiatives that improved results three-fold through employee engagement
- Member of ArcelorMIttal global Management Committee
- Lead global benchmarking initiative as one of the three corporate top performing businesses
- Lead the organization through the Covid pandemic with minimal health or business implications
- Chair of the Canadian Steel Producers Association leading the industry through the US Section 201 imposed trade tariffs
Associate Volunteer
APL Federal Credit Union
12.2011 - 07.2014
- Contributed expertise to discussion of key matters of the credit union, such as financial performance and market competition.
Credit Union Times Editor-in-Chief
Summit Business Media
12.2007 - 07.2012
- Created revenue-generating products, such as The CUTting Edge eNewsletter, Trailblazers 40 Below and Not for CEOs.
- Introduced Credit Union Times' digital magazine as a cost-saving measure that also expedited deployment of the weekly magazine.
- Crafted editorial strategy for Credit Union Times, the leading industry news source, and its website, CUTimes.com.
- Recognizing the shift from print to digital, shifted print content from straight news to strategic and analytical articles to differentiate the two formats while protecting each.
- Developed editorial plan behind complete website redesign with a focus on making it the one-stop-shop for the credit union industry.
- Involved closely in business decisions.
- Coordinated with IT.
- Generated traffic results online, beating year-over-year website figures.
- Integrated social media into the editorial strategy and business plan.
- Led redesign of the print magazine to better integrate the legacy product with CUTimes.com.
- Established new features based on audience-interest, including the Gen Y Back Talk column and social media, as well as CEO's Corner feature.
- Recognized as an authority on credit unions.
- Invited to speak and moderate and participate in panel discussions.
- Generate industry discussion on timely issues through my weekly editorial column and writing guest blogs for industry websites.
- Visit credit unions and meet with key industry leaders to grow and maintain industry contacts.
- Establish and oversee workflow for weekly print and daily online media.
- Manage staff comprising seven employees and six freelance writers.
- Develop and manage an annual expense budget.
- Guide and develop Credit Union Times marketing strategies online and in print.
- Track the competition to ensure a superior editorial product.
- Screened publications for American Business Media Jesse H.
- Neal Awards.
- Creating conference agenda, lining up speakers and facilitating.
- Listed in Who's Who of America's Credit Unions.
Senior Washington Reporter
Credit Union Times
09.2000 - 12.2007
- Uncovered, researched, wrote and edited pertinent legislative, political, and regulatory news centering on Washington, D.C., including on-site coverage of Capitol Hill and federal financial regulators and in-person interviews.
- Strong ability to develop news sources and work under tight deadlines.
- Required to submit multiple breaking news briefs daily for cutimes.com and regularly publishing news online.
- Adept at writing hard news, features and in-depth stories related to current events.
- Facilitated Credit Union Times' educational conference on the Bank Secrecy Act.
- Created Credit Union Times' style guide and adept at AP style.
- Promoted from Washington Reporter to Senior Washington Reporter in October 2004.
Reporter/Editor/Layout Manager
Thomson Financial
07.1999 - 08.2000
- Uncovered, researched, wrote, and edited news as well as layout in Quark of Credit Union Regulatory Insider, a weekly newsletter reporting on legislative and regulatory news relevant to credit unions.
- Contributed copy for other company financial and legal publications as needed.
Managing Editor, Investigative Reporter
The Phoenix, Western Maryland College
04.1995 - 04.1997
- Researched and wrote dozens of news articles, including hard-hitting pieces on faculty versus administration pay and a drug bust for the Western Maryland College paper.
Mount Airy Gazette Intern
07.1995 - 07.1995
- Researched and wrote dozens of news articles, ranging from on-site coverage to features.
Education
BA - political science, journalism
McDaniel College (formerly Western Maryland College)
Westminster, DCMBA -
University of Maryland University College
Institute of World Politics, graduate course, international studies - International Politics
Institute of World Politics
Washington, DCInterests
President of the school chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha, Fall 1996-Spring 1997 Founding Member of the school chapter of the Society of Collegiate Journalists Harvard National Model United Nations Participant, 1997 Maryland Student Legislature Participant, 1996 and 1997 NCAA Division III volleyball player, 1994, voted Most Improved Player Member of Phi Mu Fraternity, 1997
Skills
advertising, AP style, budgets, budget, business development, business plan, business strategy, C, com, conferences, content, Credit, critical thinking, clients, DC, Edge, editorial, editor, senior management, features, financial, focus, freelance, hiring, layout, legal, marketing strategies, marketing, market, newsletter, print advertising, programming, public speaking, speaking, publications, Quark, reporting, Reporter, sales, stories, strategy, strategic, website, websites, workflow, articles
Additional Information
- President of the school chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha, Fall 1996-Spring 1997 Founding Member of the school chapter of the Society of Collegiate Journalists Harvard National Model United Nations Participant, 1997 Maryland Student Legislature Participant, 1996 and 1997 NCAA Division III volleyball player, 1994, voted Most Improved Player Member of Phi Mu Fraternity, 1997
- CU Water Cooler, Editor Oct. 2010-current Contributed content for blog, newsletter, social media and conference. Frederick Volleyball Club, 1997-present Pointer's Run Elementary School occasionally from 2011-present Fulton Elementary School occasionally from 2007-2011 Mt. Zion Pre-School 2009-10
Timeline
Board Director
Alectra Utilities Corporation
06.2019 - Current
President and CEO
ArcelorMittal Dofasco
04.2014 - 06.2021
Associate Volunteer
APL Federal Credit Union
12.2011 - 07.2014
Credit Union Times Editor-in-Chief
Summit Business Media
12.2007 - 07.2012
Senior Washington Reporter
Credit Union Times
09.2000 - 12.2007
Reporter/Editor/Layout Manager
Thomson Financial
07.1999 - 08.2000
Mount Airy Gazette Intern
07.1995 - 07.1995
Managing Editor, Investigative Reporter
The Phoenix, Western Maryland College
04.1995 - 04.1997
BA - political science, journalism
McDaniel College (formerly Western Maryland College)
MBA -
University of Maryland University College
Institute of World Politics, graduate course, international studies - International Politics
Institute of World Politics
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