Daniel O’Brien has been appointed chairman of the board of directors, the health authority said in a news release Thursday.

O’Brien has held academic and administrative positions at Dalhousie University and Saint Thomas University in Fredericton.

At Dalhousie, he was director of the School of Social Work and associate dean of the Faculty of Health Professions. He was president and vice-chancellor at Saint Thomas for 16 years.

“I look forward to working with the other volunteer members to support Capital Health as it transforms and to improve the health of our citizens,” O’Brien said.