Kingsway Financial Services Inc. today announced the appointment of Bob Gillespie to the company’s board of directors.

Gillespie is a graduate of the Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh and the Harvard Business School. During his career, Gillespie was formerly the chairman and CEO of General Electric Canada Inc. from 1992 to 2005.

Gillespie also serves on the boards of several public and private companies as well as being an honourary trustee of the Royal Ontario Museum. He is a fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering and throughout his distinguished career received many awards including Canada’s International Executive of the Year.

“I am pleased to welcome Bob to the board of Kingsway Financial”, said Bill Star, chairman and CEO. “I am confident that his experience and business knowledge will bring additional strength and an extra dimension to our board.”