Kelly Murumets

Kelly D. Murumets (born 1963) is a Canadian business executive who served as the president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Tennis Canada from 2014 to 2017. She was also the president and CEO of ParticipACTION, a non-profit organization which promotes healthy living and physical fitness, from 2007 to 2014.

Early life Murumets was born in Kitchener, Ontario. She earned a Bachelor of Arts from Bishop's University in 1985,

Career Her first job after earning her undergraduate degree was at W.C. Wood Co., an appliance manufacturer. Prior to 2002, Murumets was the vice president and client manager for Managerial Design Corporation, a management consulting firm. She was named the executive vice president of Counsel Corporation in February 2002 and the executive vice president of Acceris Communications in December 2002. She was promoted to president of Acceris in November 2003.

In 2007, Murumets was named the president and CEO of ParticipACTION, a Canadian non-profit organization which promotes healthy living and physical fitness. ParticipACTION had been shut down in 2001 when it lost its government funding, but was revived under Murumets. She 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 (CAAWS).

On March 3, 2014, she became the president and CEO of Tennis Canada. She replaced Michael Downey, who left Tennis Canada to head the British Lawn Tennis Association. She is a member of the Young Presidents' Organization. She enjoys skiing, golfing, scuba-diving, and hiking, having climbed both Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Rainier.