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REAL ESTATE FORUM
December 3 - 5, 2013 • Metro Toronto Convention Centre, South Building
Presenter
Biographies
Service, Knowledge, Experience, Results
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Canada for over 50 years.
Mortgage Brokerage
Through long-standing relationships with lenders and in-depth
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Asset Management
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services for institutional investors. We handle acquisitions,
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decision-making involving leasing, capital expenditures and
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Call us today or visit our website.
www.murray.ca
Toronto: Montreal: Cross-Canada Coverage:
40 University Ave. 1200 avenue Jim Adessky jadessky@murray.ca Nassie Godel ngodel@ murray.ca
Suite 502 McGill College Randy Buckley rbuckley@murray.ca Bob Lynch rlynch@murray.ca
Julio Cassiani jcassiani@murraycie.com Nick Mastandrea nmastandrea@murraycie.com
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Jeff Cox jcox@murray.ca Raymond Mo raymo@murray.ca
M5J 1S3 Montreal, QC
Roberto D’Abate rdabate@murraycie.com David Tanner davidtanner@murray.ca
416-598-0950 tel H3B 4G7 Garry DeGeer gdegeer@murray.ca Adrian Ransome aransome@murray.ca
416-597-8415 fax 514-273-3232 tél David Forster dforster@murray.ca Blake Wallace bwallace@murray.ca
514-273-7515 fax Marc Gaudette mgaudette@murraycie.com Scott White swhite@murray.caScott Addison Elyse Allan Earle Arney
President, Eastern Canada President & CEO Managing Director
Colliers International GE Canada FKA Architecture + Interiors
scott.addison@colliers.com elyse.allan@ge.com earle.arney@fka-studios.com
Scott Addison is the President, Elyse Allan, in her role as President Earle Arney is the Founding Director
Eastern Canada of Colliers and Chief Executive Officer of GE and MD of FKA Architecture +
International. He has been an active Canada and Vice President, GE, is Interiors in London. Earle has
member of the commercial real responsible for growing GE’s business practiced as an architect for 25
estate industry for over 20 years. in Canada and advancing the years. Earle’s experience is truly
Scott is also a Director at SIOR. company’s leadership in advanced global, having led projects in the
Scott executes the national business technology, services and finance. U.K., Canada, the U.S., Asia,
strategy throughout eastern Canada Elyse’s GE career began in 1984 and Australia, New Zealand, the Middle
for all service lines including has spanned the U.S., Canada and East and Africa.
Brokerage, Valuation and Advisory, several industrial and consumer GE
Property Management and Project businesses including aviation, energy During this period, Earle has become
Management Services. His focus is and lighting. known internationally as a thought
on both the organic and strategic leader of transformational
Elyse is a passionate champion for
growth of Colliers. In addition, he workplaces and residential design.
Canada’s competitiveness, advancing
oversees the Greater Toronto the country’s science and technology He is highly respected for his
Brokerage operations. base and competitive fiscal policy. She business acumen, leadership and
actively engages in industry groups, collaborative work style. He has
Scott’s vision is to offer a competitive public policy and the community by been recognized by his peers
business advantage for each client serving on the Boards of Directors for through numerous awards and
and ensure their entire range of several organizations, including the similarly by his clients, as evidenced
property needs are met. He is Canadian Council of Chief Executives, in winning many international design
dedicated to maintaining the Colliers the C.D. Howe Institute, MaRS competitions and repeat
brand as the best in-class service Discovery District, Conference Board commissions.
provider, and is committed to of Canada and the ROM Board of
accelerating the successes of each Governors. Elyse has served on a
and every Colliers client. number of federal and provincial
government advisory boards. She has
been recognized as a YWCA 2012
Woman of Distinction (Business), a
Top 100 Business Women of Influence
by the Women’s Executive Network,
and as Canadian Business Magazine’s
25 Most Powerful People in Canada
(2009).Tom Arnold Eric Axford Avtar Bains
Head of Americas, Real Estate Executive Vice President, President
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority Business Services Premise Properties Ltd.
tom.arnold@adia.ae Suncor Energy Inc. avtar@premiseproperties.com
eaxford@suncor.com
Tom Arnold joined ADIA as Head of Eric Axford, as Executive Vice Avtar Bains is President of Premise
Americas - Real Estate in 2009 and President, Business Services, is Properties Ltd., a real estate
is based in Abu Dhabi. As Head of accountable for a range of central investment firm. Prior to establishing
Americas - Real Estate, Tom is functions critical to the company’s Premise Properties, Avtar spent over
responsible for the creation and business success. His respon- 30 years at Colliers International,
implementation of the business sibilities include environment, health most recently as Executive Vice
strategy for the Americas portfolio, and safety, sustainability and President. During his tenure, Avtar
existing and future investments in the communications, government represented clients with particular
U.S., Brazil, Canada, Mexico, and relations, as well as supply chain focus on investment assets and
other Americas markets, and management and field logistics. Eric successfully brokered over 10 billion
management of the U.S. investment is also accountable for functional in transactions.
team. He is also a member of ADIA’s areas charged with streamlining and
Executive Committee and Real integrating key business processes, Avtar currently holds Board or
Estate Steering Committee. in addition to information services, Advisory positions with British Pacific
operational excellence and technical Properties, Morguard North
Most recently, Tom was a partner at services. American Residential REIT, Aspen
Cerberus Capital Management Properties and the UBC Properties
based in New York City. Tom’s Eric serves as chair of the Suncor Trust.
responsibility during his 6 years at Energy Foundation, a non-profit
Cerberus Capital included the charitable organization. Since joining
origination and execution of real Suncor in 1996, he has held a
estate, lending, and private equity number of senior upstream,
transactions. Tom originated downstream and corporate roles
investments throughout the capital across the company. Before joining
structure, including common and Suncor, Eric held senior policy
preferred equity, mezzanine and positions with the Alberta
bridge lending, and senior debt. government.
His investment experience includes Eric is an active supporter of the
both commercial and residential United Way and is on the board of
product types, asset level investing directors of the Woods Homes
and operating platforms, and Society and Calgary Economic
extensive turnaround and workout Development.
roles.Richard Baker Peter Ballon Mario Barrafato
Governor & CEO Head of Real Estate Investments – Chief Financial Officer
Hudson's Bay Company Americas DREAM Unlimited Corp.
richard.baker@hbc.com CPP Investment Board mbarrafato@dundeereit.com
pballon@cppib.ca
Richard Baker is the Governor and Peter Ballon is responsible for Mario Barrafato is the Chief Financial
CEO of the Hudson’s Bay Company. CPPIB’s real estate in the Americas Officer of DREAM Unlimited Corp.
The Hudson’s Bay Company was which currently encompasses (DREAM), a fully diversified real
established in 1670 and is the oldest investments in Canada, the U.S., estate investment and asset
continuously operating retail Mexico and Brazil valued in excess management company. Established
company in North America. of $12 billion of equity. Peter is a in 1994, DREAM currently has $13
Hudson’s Bay Company operates member of CPPIB’s Real Estate billion of commercial real estate
Lord & Taylor and Saks in the U.S. Investment Committee which has under management in North America
and The Bay and Home Outfitters in oversight for CPPIB’s global real and Europe. The scope of the
Canada. estate investments and is also a business includes residential land
member of the Investment development, housing and
Committee for CPPIB’s real estate condominium development, asset
debt program. Peter has over 20 management for three TSX-listed
years of commercial real estate REITs and investment in renewable
experience. Prior to joining CPPIB in energy infrastructure assets and
2007, Peter worked with several Canadian commercial property.
leading real estate companies
including Canderel, Brookfield and Mario oversees the financial
TrizecHahn. planning, corporate finance, public
reporting and taxation services
The Canada Pension Plan provided to the various clients of
Investment Board is a Toronto based DREAM. He is also the Senior Vice
professional investment President and Chief Financial Officer
management organization with of Dundee REIT, Canada’s largest
assets under management of office REIT with a 24 million square
approximately $183 billion. The real foot portfolio of commercial
estate portfolio has an equity value in properties in key urban markets
excess of $20 billion that is located across Canada. Prior to joining
15 countries including Canada, the DREAM, Mario held progressive
U.S., the United Kingdom, Germany, positions with KPMG.
Australia, China, Japan, Mexico and
Brazil.Wayne Barwise David Baxter Lori-Ann Beausoleil
Executive Vice President, Senior Research Advisor Partner, National Leader,
Development Urban Futures Canadian Real Estate Practice
The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited daeinvinc@shaw.ca PwC
wayne.barwise@cadillacfairview.com lori-ann.beausoleil@ca.pwc.com
Wayne Barwise is currently David Baxter is a senior research Lori-Ann Beausoleil is a partner in
Executive Vice President, advisor at the Urban Futures Institute; PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Toronto
Development at The Cadillac a global-mobility consul for the office and is PricewaterhouseCoopers’
Fairview Corporation Limited. Wayne International Employee Relocation National Real Estate and
has 28 years of experience in real Council; and a member of the British Construction Leader. Lori-Ann brings
estate development and asset Columbia Government Economic over 27 years of operational and
management with extensive Forecast Council. regulatory experience to her clients.
expertise in developing office, retail She has managed and led a variety
and multi-residential projects Using demographic analysis, David of regulatory compliance
representing several million square discusses what the workplace engagements for national,
feet both in Canada and the U.S. environment, economic climate, and multinational and global clients, as
marketing structures look like today, well as operational and financial
Wayne is responsible for the and what they will look like in the process efficiency reviews; internal
leadership of Cadillac Fairview’s decades to come. and disclosure control reviews;
Development team, and the strategic regulatory compliance reviews;
planning and implementation of the David has an esteemed catalogue of internal audit projects; enterprise
company’s overall office, retail and published research, having written wide risk management assignments;
mixed use development platform. reports, articles, and books addressing and assists organizations with
Cadillac Fairview owns and manages regional economics, consumer people, process and technology
$22 billion in real estate assets and behaviour and market trends, health change management.
currently has $4 billion under care, employment trends, and the
development. operation of real-estate markets. He is Lori-Ann also provides training on
a recipient of the “BC Transplant the integration of controls into an
Wayne is a successful entrepreneur, Research Excellence Award” for his organization’s financial and
who, prior to Cadillac Fairview, work on the demographics of organ operational processes.
successfully founded and operated a transplantation, and was recently
residential high-rise condominium named “one of the 20 most influential Her service style emphasizes a
company for 12 years, where he people in British Columbia’s sound knowledge of real estate and
developed a number of residential residential-construction industry” by construction from the landlord,
and mixed-use urban projects. the Canadian Home Builders’ property manager and developer's
Association. His academic career perspective.
spans four decades, and includes
teaching and lecturing at both
Canadian and international
universities.Paul Bedford Sheila Botting David Bowden
Adjunct Professor, Senior Practice Partner, Chief Executive Officer, Canada
Urban & Regional Planning Client Cabinet & National Leader Colliers International
University of Toronto and Deloitte Real Estate david.bowden@colliers.com
Ryerson University sbotting@deloitte.ca
paulbedford@sympatico.ca
Paul Bedford is Toronto's former Sheila Botting is Partner and David Bowden, as Chief Executive
Chief City Planner with over 40 years National Leader for Deloitte Real Officer of Canadian business
of experience in city building. He is Estate across Canada and Senior operations, is responsible for
currently an Adjunct Professor of City Practice Partner, Client Cabinet. She executing the Colliers national
& Regional Planning at both the works with global partners in the business strategy while working in
University of Toronto and Ryerson delivery of real estate solutions for conjunction with Colliers' other
University. He also serves on the global and Canadian clients. regional leaders. Known for his
National Capital Commission innovative business perspective,
Planning Advisory Panel, the Centre Deloitte provides the full offering of David is committed to accelerating
for Addiction and Mental Health real estate services including: the success of Colliers International
Redevelopment & Property financial advisory, capital markets, in Canada by advancing the
Committee and the Waterfront corporate real estate, valuation, organization's competitiveness in all
Toronto Design Review Panel. assurance, enterprise risk and tax. 17 markets it serves. As a long
Sheila is also responsible for standing executive with Colliers
Paul was a member of the Metrolinx Deloitte’s corporate premises across International combined with over 30
Board of Directors for two terms and Canada. years of industry experience, David
was recently appointed by Premier has played an integral role in
Wynne as Vice Chair of the Transit contributing to the business' success
Investment Strategy Advisory Panel. in Canada.
David has held a number of senior
positions within Colliers including
leading the Canadian Corporate
Solutions division and the
Professional Development group.Lorne Burns Tom Burns Randy Cameron
National Industry Leader, Executive Vice President & COO Interim President & CEO
Real Estate Allied Properties REIT Dundee Industrial REIT
KPMG LLP tburns@alliedreit.com rcameron@dundeerealty.com
lburns@kpmg.ca
Lorne Burns returned to KPMG’s Tom Burns is Executive Vice Randy Cameron has over 25 years
Vancouver Audit practice in October President and Chief Operating of experience in the commercial real
2009 after spending the last 11 years Officer and a trustee of Allied estate industry encompassing a wide
in Toronto. Lorne has resumed his Properties REIT, a leading owner, range of asset classes and
role as an audit partner in manager and developer of urban responsibilities. He has served with
Vancouver’s Real Estate Practice. office properties in Canada’s major Dundee REIT and a predecessor
He was appointed National Industry cities. Tom joined Allied in January company for over 15 years and is
Leader, Real Estate in March 2011 2011 and oversees all leasing responsible for operations,
and Real Estate leader for the GVA. transactions, operations and key leasing and development for the
Lorne has 30 years of experience supplier relationships for Allied’s company's Western Canada portfolio
with KPMG and has been a partner growing portfolio of properties in which is comprised of over 10 million
in the firm for 20 of those years. Canada. square feet of office and industrial
assets in 6 cities.
From 2003 to 2009, Lorne was the Prior to joining Allied, Tom was
Partner-in-Charge of KPMG’s Audit Senior Vice President, Retail for Randy has previously held finance,
Practice in the Toronto responsible DTZ Barnicke, where he specialized treasury, operating and development
for leading the activities of 58 in the leasing and merchandising of positions during his 13 years with
Partners and 640 professional staff shopping centres and mixed used Oxford Properties Group Inc. in the
in providing audit and audit related projects. Edmonton, Toronto and Calgary
services to our clients. markets.
From 1999 to 2003, Lorne served as Randy is a past board member of the
a member of KPMG Canada’s Calgary chapter of BOMA, a
Management Committee as the Licensed Broker in the Province of
Chief Human Resources Officer, Alberta and a Certified General
KPMG Canada responsible for all Accountant.
aspects of KPMG’s Excellence in
People strategic initiatives and for
leading the national human resource
team.Eric Carlson Jason Castellan Michael Catford
Chief Executive Officer Chief Executive Officer Vice President, Real Estate
Anthem Properties Group Ltd. Skyline Apartment REIT Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan
ecarlson@anthemproperties.com jcastellan@skylineonline.ca mcatford@hoopp.com
Eric Carlson has been involved in the Jason Castellan is Chief Executive Michael Catford is Vice President,
real estate business since the early Officer and Co-Founder of the Real Estate for the Healthcare of
1980's. After a brief career as a Skyline Group of Companies, Skyline Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP).
chartered accountant, Eric worked Apartment REIT and Skyline HOOPP is the principal pension
for Schroeder Properties, a Western Commercial REIT. provider to healthcare sector
Canadian shopping centre employees in Ontario and has
developer, as Vice President of Skyline began in 1991 as a multi- approximately 274,858 active
Finance. residential real estate investment, members and pensioners and total
development and property assets of approximately $47.4 billion
In 1991, Eric founded Anthem management company based in (December 31, 2012). Michael is
Properties, a growth-oriented, Guelph, Ontario. The Skyline Group also President of HOOPP Realty
integrated real estate investment, of companies are responsible for the Inc., the Plan’s principal real estate
development and management Asset, Property and Wealth holding company. In these
company with property interests in Management of the Skyline capacities, he and his colleagues are
Canada and the U.S. Over the last Apartment REIT and Skyline responsible for the acquisition,
20 years, Anthem has acquired, Commercial REIT. disposition, portfolio management
operated and/or developed over 210 and selected asset management of
projects approximating $2.5 billion in all direct and indirect real estate
value across retail, residential, investments made by HOOPP.
industrial and office asset classes.
Today Anthem focuses on The portfolio comprises office,
residential, retail and mixed use in industrial, retail and multi-residential
BC and Alberta with over a million properties in all major Canadian
square feet currently under markets. It also has an active
construction. development program comprising
industrial, retail and office properties
Eric has a variety of business across Canada. The Fund has also
interests outside of real estate and increased its exposure to non-
has acted as a co-founder, investor, domestic markets through direct and
director and or advisor to a number indirect investments in the U.K.,
of businesses in the manufacturing, Europe and the U.S.
mining, and technology spaces.Christopher Chee Donald Clow Michael Cooper
Managing Director President & CEO President & CEO
Blackstone Group Crombie REIT DREAM Unlimited Corp.
chee@blackstone.com don.clow@crombie.ca mcooper@dundeerealty.com
Christopher Chee is a Managing Donald Clow was appointed Michael Cooper is the founder and
Director in the Real Estate group and President and Chief Executive Chief Executive Officer of DREAM
is based in Los Angeles. Since Officer of Crombie REIT in 2009. Unlimited Corp. (“DREAM”), an asset
joining Blackstone in 2002, Crombie REIT is a Canadian Real management company with
Christopher has been involved in Estate Investment Trust that owns approximately $13 billion of primarily
sourcing and executing transactions, and operates 175 shopping centers, real estate assets under
including the Larkspur Hospitality freestanding grocery stores and management.
Loan, Royal City Center in British office buildings across Canada
Columbia, the Downing Street totaling 14.5 million square feet with Michael's extensive track record in
Portfolio in Toronto, the BCorp an enterprise value of approximately the real estate industry dates back to
portfolio in Calgary, and played a key $2.4 billion and a market 1986, including an instrumental role
role in the acquisition of Trizec, capitalization of approximately $1.3 in founding Dundee Realty
CarrAmerica Realty Corp and Equity billion. Crombie REIT is based in Corporation, the predecessor of
Office. Stellarton, Nova Scotia, and has DREAM in 1996. Under his
offices in Toronto, Montreal, Halifax, leadership, the business has grown
Prior to joining Blackstone, St John’s and Edmonton. to be a leader in commercial real
Christopher was a Vice President estate, residential development and
and one of the original employees at Prior to joining Crombie REIT, renewable energy infrastructure.
Fortress Investment Group LLC, an Donald held the position of
Associate in the Global Principal President, ECL Developments Among his accomplishments,
Finance Group of UBS Securities Limited, a real estate development Michael is responsible for the
LLC, and an Associate at BlackRock subsidiary of Empire Company formation of three TSX-listed real
Financial Management L.P. Limited, the 100% owner of Sobeys, estate investment trusts: Dundee
the second largest grocery operator REIT, Canada’s largest office REIT;
Christopher currently serves on the in Canada with approximately $16 Dundee International REIT, a
boards of Junior Achievement of S. billion of annual revenue. Previous to Canadian REIT investing exclusively
California, the Lusk Center for Real Empire he was President of outside of Canada; and most
Estate at the University of Southern Southwest Properties, an recently, Dundee Industrial REIT, the
California and the Policy Advisory entrepreneurial real estate developer largest pure-play industrial REIT in
Board of the Fisher Center for RE. and owner of commercial and Canada.
residential property in Halifax, Nova
Scotia. Donald was recently named
one of Atlantic Canada’s Top 50
CEO’s.John Crombie Neil Cunningham Peter Cuthbert
Senior Managing Director, Senior Vice President, Senior Vice President/Partner
National Retail Services Real Estate Investments Fiera Properties Limited
Cushman & Wakefield Ltd. PSP Investments pcuthbert@fieraproperties.com
john.crombie@ca.cushwake.com ncunningham@investpsp.ca
John Crombie is the Senior Neil Cunningham was one of the Peter Cuthbert has more than 26
Managing Director of Retail Services founding members of the PSP years of experience within the
for Cushman & Wakefield, a member Investments Real Estate group in commercial real estate investment
of both the National Management June 2004 and was appointed to industry in Canada.
Team and it’s U.S. and Global Senior Vice President, Real Estate
Executive Committee. John is Investments and has been in charge Peter’s multi-disciplinary background
responsible for providing strategic of managing the group since October includes hands on experience with
direction and developing national 2007. As at March 31, 2013 the capital fundraising, investment, real
and international sales opportunities. portfolio includes gross assets in estate portfolio management, and
His clients include Rona, Brookfield, excess of $19 billion and is invested real estate finance. Over the course
Tiffany + Co and Simon Property. in properties in all real estate sectors of his career he has been personally
and in 26 countries. involved in the finance, valuation,
John’s career started in 1986 in management and investment of
Toronto where he was an office Prior to joining PSP Investments, more than $5 billion worth of
leasing specialist. In the mid 90’s, he Neil worked with Merrill Lynch Real commercial real estate. At various
was Director of Leasing for Oxford Estate Finance Group as Quebec points in his career, Peter has had
Properties Group and in 1998, Regional Manager, as Senior Vice success working in the institutional,
rejoined Royal LePage Commercial President at Brazos Advisors public markets, brokerage, and
as VP of its Edmonton business. In Canada and held various positions in private sector environments and as
2000, he returned to Toronto to the real estate financing division at such has a broad perspective of the
manage the Suburban Operations for National Bank of Canada. real estate industry.
C&W until 2010.
Neil qualified as a Chartered As a partner at Fiera Properties and
John is a member of ICSC and the Accountant while with Coopers & key member of the senior
Canada Research Group (CRG). He Lybrand in 1986. management team, Peter is focused
is an active keynote speaker and on the development and
industry resource for real estate implementation of the new Fiera
articles in various publications such Properties CORE Fund as well as
as the Globe and Mail, Canadian supporting the segregated account
Business, Toronto Star, CTV and investment requirements of Fiera’s
BNN. substantial and growing investor
client base.George Della Rocca Michael Emory Amy Erixon
Senior Director, President & CEO Partner
Global Real Estate Operations
Allied Properties REIT Avison Young
Royal Bank of Canada
memory@alliedreit.com amy.erixon@avisonyoung.com
george.dellarocca@rbc.com
George Della Rocca took on his Michael Emory is the President and Amy Erixon joined Avison Young in
current role at RBC in 2010 after 8 Chief Executive Officer, and a 2010 to build its multi-national
years as Vice President of global real trustee of Allied Properties REIT, a Investment Management business,
estate at CGI Group Inc. He has leading owner, manager and which is active in Canada, the U.S.
worked in corporate real estate for developer of urban office properties and select European markets. Prior
his entire career and has overseen in Canada’s major cities. to joining Avison Young, Amy was
all aspects of real estate on the end- Chief Executive Officer of IGRI, a
user side and also as the service Prior to entering the real estate privately held Canadian Investment
provider. business in 1988, Michael was a Management and Development
partner with the law firm of Aird & company, where she oversaw
In his role, George currently Berlis LLP, specializing in corporate completion of more than $1 billion of
oversees all aspects of real estate and real estate finance. development and investment
operations, including supplier activities.
management, occupancy
management, facility operations, Prior to IGRI, Amy served for 12
strategy, technology and compliance. years as International Director at
RBC has a portfolio of over 22 million LaSalle Investment Management
square feet and 1,900 properties where she built and led the
globally. Canadian, Latin American, hotel and
development businesses and served
on the firm’s operating and
investment committees. While at
LaSalle she built portfolios valued in
excess of $3 billion.
Prior to joining LaSalle Amy served
as regional partner for two leading
global development companies
working across the U.S. and
Canada.Tom Farley Paul Finkbeiner David Gerofsky
President & Global COO President Chief Executive Officer
Brookfield Office Properties GWL Realty Advisors Inc. First Gulf Corporation
tom.farley@brookfield.com paul.finkbeiner@gwlra.com dgerofsky@firstgulf.com
Tom Farley is the President and Paul Finkbeiner is President of GWL David Gerofsky is President and
Global Chief Operating Officer of Realty Advisors Inc., one of Chief Operating Officer of Great Gulf
Brookfield Office Properties. Tom is Canada’s largest real estate and Chief Executive Officer of First
also the Chairman and Director of investment advisors and a wholly Gulf Corporation.
Brookfield Canada Office Properties owned subsidiary of Great-West Life
and Brookfield Johnson Controls Assurance Company. Paul is David’s leadership role
Canada and Australia. As well, Tom responsible for the overall encompasses all aspects of finance,
serves as a Director for the Safe management and growth of GWL development, construction,
Haven Foundation and Wellspring Realty Advisors' $14.5 billion real operations, acquisitions and
and is on the Advisory Council for estate portfolio, including strategic dispositions.
the Toronto Board of Trade. direction, business development,
asset and property management and David began his career as a lawyer
Previously, Tom served as Chief specialized real estate advisory at a major Toronto law firm. He
Executive Officer of Canadian services. previously held senior executive
Commercial Operations since 2009 positions with two large Canadian
and Chief Executive Officer of Paul has over 25 years of experience real estate companies, most recently
Australian Commercial Operations in the real estate industry. He is a as Senior Vice President with TD
since 2010. member of the National Association Investment Real Estate.
of Real Estate Investment Managers
Prior to these positions, Tom was (NAREIM), National Association of
President and Chief Operating Industrial and Office Properties
Officer of Canadian Commercial (NAIOP) and the Association of
Operations in addition to various Professional Engineers of Ontario.
senior management positions at Paul is also a member of the Young
Brookfield Office Properties and its Presidents' Organization/WPO and a
affiliates. Director on the Habitat for Humanity
Toronto Advisory Board.Phil Gillin Mark Goldberg Kevan Gorrie
Senior Managing Director & Head, Executive Vice President, President
Canadian Property Investments Real Estate Pure Industrial REIT
Sun Life Financial Rose and Thistle Group Ltd. kgorrie@piret.ca
philip.gillin@sunlife.com mgoldberg@roseandthistle.ca
Phil Gillin is Senior Managing Mark Goldberg has an extensive 30 Kevan Gorrie joined Pure Industrial
Director & Head, Canadian Property year international background in real Real Estate Trust in October 2012,
Investments Sun Life Financial. Phil estate acquisitions and dispositions, and since that time has led the
leads the team which manages Sun portfolio management, property organization through 100% growth in
Life Financial's $12 billion portfolio of management, debt financing, assets under management and
real estate equity and mortgage leasing, and development of office market capitalization.
property investments. buildings, shopping malls, industrial
space, resorts and hotels. Prior to joining PIRET, Kevan led the
Sun Life is one of the most active industrial business for a major
real estate investors in Canada. The Prior to joining Rose and Thistle, Canadian pension fund, focusing
property investment group executes Mark acquired commercial properties primarily on acquisitions and asset
an investment program of $1.5 to on behalf of private and public management.
$2 billion annually and focuses on investment vehicles in excess of U.S.
office, industrial, retail and multi- $450 million in the U.K. and Europe, Kevan has been involved in
family assets across the country. managed a multi-million dollar real Canadian real estate for over 15
Phil has been with Sun Life Financial estate portfolio and was instrumental years.
since 1998. in the acquisition of several of
Canada's premier destination resorts
and hotels.Steven Gross Sandy Harrington Alf Hendry
Vice President, Principal Chief Executive Officer
Investment Management IC Funding Homestead Land Holdings Ltd.
Bentall Kennedy (Canada) LP harringtons@icfunding.com ahendry@homestead.on.ca
sgross@bentall.com
Steven Gross is Vice President, Sandy Harrington, a principal with IC Alfred Hendry is the Chief Executive
Investment Management with over Funding, specializes in arranging Officer of Homestead Land Holdings
10 years of experience in both debt for commercial real estate Limited. He joined the company as
transactions and asset management, properties throughout Canada and is Vice President Acquisitions and
with a particular focus in multi- recognized for his particular focus Corporate Development in 1999 and
residential real estate. At Bentall and expertise in Student Housing. has since participated as a key
Kennedy, Steven leads the national Recently, Sandy has been the member of the executive committee.
multi-residential group, running all recipient of the Canadian Mortgage
aspects of asset management, Award for Commercial Broker of the Prior to joining Homestead, Alfred
including the management of third- Year for 2013 and 2012 following was employed at a major Chartered
party regional property managers. In nomination by major institutional Bank and held various positions in
his capacity as group leader, Steven Lenders. Business Banking and Risk
also supports the multi-residential Management.
development, transaction and Sandy relies on his strong lender
property management functions at relationships to assist his broad Homestead Land Holdings Limited is
Bentall Kennedy. borrower client base for apartment, a tenant-oriented, progressive
industrial and commercial properties. private real estate company engaged
Prior to joining Bentall Kennedy, He has successfully financed in the construction, acquisition and
Steven held positions of increasing hundreds of properties ranging from management of multi-family
responsibility in acquisitions, asset $5 million to $75 million including the residential projects in major Ontario
management, development and refinancing of existing buildings, cities. The company was founded
financing. Steven joined Bentall project financing for new approximately 60 years ago and
Kennedy in 2007 from Chartwell developments as well as acquisition owns a portfolio of over 24,000
Seniors Housing REIT where he financing. residential units. The portfolio is
worked as Vice President, Real geographically diversified throughout
Estate. For over 25 years IC Funding has Ontario with properties in Ottawa,
provided clients with trusted advice Toronto, Kingston, Hamilton,
Steven’s responsibilities included and successful strategies for their London, Kitchener, Guelph,
acquisitions and dispositions, internal real estate investments achieving Brantford, Burlington, Oakville,
growth development and annual mortgage volumes exceeding Mississauga and Sarnia.
management of the mezzanine loan $400 million. IC Funding is well
portfolio. recognized for their experience and
expertise in Seniors Housing and
Student Rental Properties.Blake Hutcheson Rob Kumer Mario Lefebvre
President & CEO Partner, Investments Director, Centre for Municipal Studies
Oxford Properties Group Inc. KingSett Capital Conference Board of Canada
bhutcheson@oxfordproperties.com rkumer@kingsettcapital.com lefebvre@conferenceboard.ca
Blake Hutcheson is the President and Rob Kumer is Co-Head of Mario Lefebvre is Director of the
Chief Executive Officer of Oxford Investments at KingSett Capital, Centre for Municipal Studies at the
Properties Group and is responsible Canada’s leading private equity real Conference Board of Canada. In this
for overseeing the global business, estate business co-investing with position, Mario has developed a
consisting of approximately $25 billion institutional and high net worth tremendous knowledge and in-depth
of assets under management and clients. Rob joined KingSett Capital understanding of the economic and
1,700 employees in Canada, Europe in 2004, after 5 years with some of financial situations of Canada’s
and the U.S. Canada’s largest real estate cities.
companies, such as RioCan and
Prior to taking this appointment, Blake
Centrefund. Mario gives several speeches across
was based in New York as the Head of
Global Real Estate Investing for a
the country each year and conducts
multi-strategy private equity firm, with KingSett uses active management to numerous media interviews.
offices in New York, London, Hong create premium risk weighted returns Previous to his current position,
Kong and Mumbai. Prior to that, Blake for its various investment strategies. Mario was a Senior Research
was the Chairman and President of CB Founded in 2002, KingSett has Associate in the Economic Services
Richard Ellis Canada (1999 - 2008) successfully raised $4 billion of Group at the Conference Board. He
and Latin America (2001 – 2008) equity for its Growth Strategy and had a major role in several
overseeing all operations. Income Strategy funds and in 2013 international projects in countries
completed over $3.5 billion of such as Tunisia, Morocco and
Blake has also served on several acquisitions, dispositions and Ukraine, working closely with each
boards and committees including: The mortgage lending. KingSett has $5.2 country’s Ministry of Finance. In
Executive Committee and Transaction billion of assets under management doing so, he had the opportunity to
Advisory Committee of the OMERS and on behalf of its KingSett Growth travel to each of these countries over
$80 billion pension fund; Director of LP No. 5 and KingSett Canadian a dozen times.
Algoma Central Corporation (listed on Real Estate Income Fund has over
the TSE); Chair of Build Toronto (2010 $1 billion to invest in income From 1991 to 1997, he was an
– 2012) and Chair of the Mayor of producing properties, development, economist at the Bank of Canada,
Toronto’s Fiscal Advisory Committee
joint ventures and mortgage lending where he worked at the Research
(2008) and Panel Member for the
for 2014. Department and at the International
Premier’s Transit Investment Advisory
Panel (current).
Department. He published three
Bank of Canada Working Papers on
Blake is a long time member of YPO selected issues of regional
and WPO and was selected as one of economics.
Canada’s Top 40 Under 40.Jon Love Bill MacGowan Steven MacKinnon
Managing Partner Director, Smart & Connected Director, Corporate Banking
KingSett Capital Real Estate BMO Capital Markets
jlove@kingsettcapital.com Cisco Canada steven.mackinnon@bmo.com
bimacgow@cisco.com
Jon Love is the founder and Bill MacGowan, as Director of Cisco Steven MacKinnon is responsible for
Managing Partner of KingSett Smart+Connected Real Estate and Corporate Banking for BMO Capital
Capital, Canada’s leading private Smart+Connected Communities in Markets’ Canadian real estate
equity real estate business co- Canada, has considerable clients. Steven has a broad range of
investing with institutional and high knowledge in the areas of converged experience in corporate banking
net worth clients. building systems, enterprise across several different industries,
integration, and the delivery of high- including retailing, manufacturing,
KingSett uses active management to performance business value. and infrastructure; however his main
create premium risk weighted returns focus has been on the real estate
for its various investment strategies. With 30 years of experience in the sector. Steven has structured and
Founded in 2002, KingSett has new construction and retrofit led a wide variety of financings
successfully raised $4 billion of industry, Bill has held project including corporate revolving
equity for its Growth Strategy and management, marketing, and global facilities, construction financings,
Income Strategy funds and in 2013 sales positions in the energy and term loans, public takeover
completed over $3.5 billion of automation sector. Prior to joining financings, large portfolio
acquisitions, dispositions and Cisco, Bill worked at Delta Controls acquisitions, privatizations, and
mortgage lending. KingSett has $5.2 for 16 years in various national and equity and debt bridge loans.
billion of assets under management global roles.
and on behalf of its KingSett Growth Prior to joining BMO Capital Markets,
LP No. 5 and KingSett Canadian Steven worked in BMO’s commercial
Real Estate Income Fund has over Real Estate Finance group, with a
$1 billion to invest in income focus on land development financing,
producing properties, development, homebuilder financing, high-rise
joint ventures and mortgage lending condominium construction financing,
for 2014. and commercial mortgages across
the major asset types (retail,
Jon, formerly CEO of Oxford industrial, office, and multifamily).
Properties, is a member of
YPO/WPO, a board member of the
Canadian Council of Chief
Executives, the Toronto Club, and
the Ivey School of Business.Vance Maddocks John Manley Armin Martens
President, Strategic Partners U.S. President & Chief Executive President & CEO
CBRE Global Investors Canadian Council of Chief Artis REIT
vmaddocks@cbreglobalinvestors.com Executives amartens@artisreit.com
info@ceocouncil.ca
Vance Maddocks joined CBRE in John Manley is a former Deputy Prime Armin Martens has been actively
1984. He is the founder and architect Minister of Canada. He was first involved in the construction,
of the Strategic Partners U.S. (SP elected to Parliament in 1988, and re- development and management of
U.S.) program, the firm’s value elected three times. From 1993 to commercial real estate for over 25
added and opportunistic fund series. 2003 he was a Minister in the years. He is the founding President
SP U.S. has raised $6.2 billion of governments of Jean Chrétien, and Chief Executive Officer of Artis
capital from 72 partners in eight serving in the portfolios of Industry, REIT, a position he has held since
funds and three co-investment Foreign Affairs, and Finance, in 2005.
addition to being Deputy Prime
vehicles. Under the direction of
Minister.
Vance, the SP U.S. program has Armin is a past director of Fortress
completed transactions totalling Following the terrorist attacks of
Paper Ltd. (TSX:FTP), as well as the
more than $13 billion. September 11, 2001, John was Bank of Canada, Canada’s central
named Chair of a Cabinet Committee bank.
Vance is a member of the Global on Public Security and Anti-terrorism,
Executive and Global Investment serving as counterpart to Governor
Committees of CBRE Global Tom Ridge, the first U.S. Secretary of
Investors. In 2007 Vance assumed Homeland Security. In recognition of
the role of CEO of CBRE Global the role he played following 9/11,
Investors in addition to his role as TIME Canada named him “2001
President of SP U.S. During his Newsmaker of the Year”.
tenure as CEO, Vance enhanced the
firm's global corporate governance, After a 16-year career in politics, John
risk management and investment returned to the private sector in 2004.
practices creating greater Since leaving government, John has
consistency and discipline in continued to be active in public policy,
decision making. In 2010, he as a media commentator, speaker and
transitioned back from two adviser to governments of differing
political stripes. In addition to his role
leadership roles to one, stepping
as President and Chief Executive
down as CEO to fully focus his
Officer of the CCCE, John serves on
attention on his role as President of the boards of several publicly traded
SP U.S. companies and is active in the not-for-
profit sector.Sandy McNair Brett Miller Jeff Miller
President President Vice President, Industrial
Altus InSite Jones Lang LaSalle Real Estate Oxford Properties Group Inc.
sandy.mcnair@altusinsite.com Services Canada jmiller@oxfordproperties.com
brett.miller@am.jll.com
Sandy McNair is the President of Brett Miller serves as President of the Jeff Miller is Vice President at Oxford
Altus InSite, a division of Altus Canadian operations of Jones Lang Properties where he is responsible
Group. Sandy and the Altus InSite LaSalle. He is responsible for for all aspects of Oxford’s industrial
team work closely with a wide range leadership of all business lines, business including acquisitions,
of commercial real estate occupants, strategic planning and implementation asset management, financing,
owners, investors, lenders, of the firm’s expansion within the leasing and operations. He also
managers, advisors and industry Canadian market place. oversees the origination and
associations located across Canada. execution of new industrial
Brett has more than 25 years of
investment opportunities across
international experience in real estate
Since 1996 the goal of Altus InSite Canada for Oxford.
and entrepreneurial businesses. Prior
has been to increase the investment to joining Jones Lang LaSalle, Brett
appeal, credibility and performance was Regional Managing Director for Prior to joining Oxford, Jeff was Vice
of commercial real estate by creating CBRE where he grew their business in President, Investment Officer at
quality processes that establish Eastern Canada from 28 to over 150 Prologis where he was responsible
market data and performance people and moved the company for all acquisition, development and
perspective that are: National and organically to first place in terms of the operations for the Prologis Canadian
Consistent, Accurate and Timely, Eastern Canada markets. In this role industrial platform.
Credible,Transparent and he led the company’s largest
Independent. investments and corporate Jeff is actively involved as a board
assignments, which included advisory member for both the Toronto chapter
Prior to launching InSite Real Estate on over $1 billion of capital market of NAIOP and SIOR Central
Information Systems, Sandy gained projects and management of global Canadian Chapter.
a wealth of perspective with several contracts for companies such as Alcan
commercial real estate firms and Air Liquide. Brett began his career
including, a real estate developer, an in Montreal with Canderel Limited
architectural firm, a software where he held positions in Finance,
developer, a financial institution and Leasing and Development and then
moved to Europe where in Paris,
a hotel management company. In
France he was Founder and General
2006 InSite was acquired by Altus
Manager of Nestor
Group. Services/Superclean SA and
subsequently General Manager of a
subsidiary of News Corporation based
in London.Phil Milroy Henry Morton Joe Natale
President & CEO President Executive Vice President &
Westcorp. Campus Suites Chief Commercial Officer
phil.milroy@westcorp.net henry@campussuites.com TELUS Communications Company
joe.natale@telus.com
Phil Milroy is President and Chief Henry Morton has previously (co) Joe Natale leads TELUS Customer
Executive Officer of Westcorp, a developed or is developing over Solutions, a national team of over
vertically integrated, full-service real 11,500 student housing and 25,000 responsible for providing
estate company that he founded in conventional bedroom units in nine communications, information and
1980. Westcorp’s activities include different states and Canada with a entertainment solutions for
investment, development, leasing, value of over $500 million. His consumers and business customers,
marketing, property management consortium has recently reached an as well as our regulatory and
and construction of multi-family, agreement to deliver up to government affairs team. Based in
hospitality, office, retail and industrial approximately 1,000 beds for York Toronto, Joe joined TELUS in 2003
properties with a primary focus on University in Toronto. In addition, as President, Business Solutions
the Western Canadian marketplaces. Henry’s property management moving to President, Consumer
company has managed Solutions before becoming CCO.
In 1984, Phil earned the Certified approximately 14,000 leases.
Commercial Investment Member Prior to joining TELUS, Joe was with
(CCIM) designation from the National Projects developed by Henry have KPMG Consulting after the company
Association of Realtors in Illinois, won, amongst others, awards such he co-founded, PNO Management
U.S. In 1988, he became a member as the Portal of Excellence, “The Top Consultants Inc., was acquired by
of the faculty of the Commercial Apartment Community” in Florida, KPMG in 1997. At KPMG, he held
Investment Real Estate Institute in and the National Association of successive senior leadership roles
Illinois, and taught commercial Home Builders Pillar of the Industry including country leader for Canada.
investment courses leading to a Award – Student Housing for The
CCIM designation. Varsity in College Park, Maryland. Joe is a member of the Board of
Communities developed by Henry Directors of Celestica Inc.,
Phil was also a faculty member of have won awards in virtually every Soulpepper Theatre Company and
the Alberta Real Estate Association, market in which he has developed he serves as Sector Chair,
Canadian Real Estate Association and/or managed. Technology and Communications for
and Board Member and Chairman the Campaign Cabinet of the United
for Junior Achievement. Phil is a Henry was also recently named a Way Toronto for 2013. He is a past
member of the International Council Pioneer of the Industry, an award recipient of Canada's Top 40 Under
of Shopping Centers and a Board given out to 25 individuals who 40 Award, and is a frequent guest
Member for ManCap Foundation. “helped to establish the modern lecturer at the University of Waterloo
student housing industry” in the U.S. on the topic of entrepreneurship.John O'Bryan Nick Pantieras Daniel Peritz
Chairman Managing Principal Senior Vice President,
CBRE Limited Primecorp Commercial Realty Montreal & Ottawa
john.obryan@cbre.com nick@primecorp.ca Canderel Management Inc.
dperitz@canderel.com
John O'Bryan is Chairman of CBRE Nick Pantieras is Managing Principal Daniel Peritz joined Canderel in
Limited. He is a member of the and co-founder of Primecorp September 1983. His current
Canadian Board of Directors and Commercial Realty Inc. He has over responsibilities include all aspects of
Canadian Executive Management 25 years of commercial investment the Quebec Division as well as
Committee. In his role at CBRE, brokerage experience in the office, the Ottawa region’s real estate
John has helped develop the Capital industrial and retail sectors. In activities including; asset
Markets brand in Canada. In 2011 addition to managing Primecorp’s management, acquisitions,
Capital Markets closed over 219 brokerage operations, Nick serves as dispositions, development, leasing,
transactions totaling 22,024,183 a key member of the National construction, partner relations, and
square feet, with a value in excess of Investment team providing expertise municipal relations.
$4 billion. With over 40 years of in underwriting and execution of
experience, John is one of Canada's complex transactions. In his 30 years at Canderel, Daniel
foremost Capital Markets experts. has levered his broad industry
Nick holds the professional knowledge into many of the
John's past accomplishments designation of Certified Management company’s more significant and
include: selling in excess of $8 billion Accountant. In 2003, Nick was a complex transactions.
worth of commercial real estate recipient of the Ottawa Business
across Canada; negotiating over 4 Journal's top 40 under 40 business Daniel is a past President of the
million square feet of leases for person award. Board of Directors of UDI of
major Canadian companies and Quebec and is currently a member of
institutions. Not only has John Primecorp is a strategically focused their Honorary Board of Governors.
advised and completed some of full service commercial real estate
Canada's most significant sales and investment brokerage, management
advisory assignments, he is also a and advisory firm. Since its inception
nationally recognized commentator in 1998, Primecorp has completed in
on future real estate and economic excess of $5 billion dollars in real
trends. estate transactions in over 51
Canadian markets. The firm has
been a major provider of advisory
services to Private and Institutional
Investors, Public Corporations,
REITS and International Investment
Groups.Eric Plesman Kevin Pshebniski Chris Ridabock
Senior Vice President, Investments President Chairman
Oxford Properties Group Inc. Hopewell Development Corporation National Group DTZ Canada
eplesman@oxfordproperties.com kpshebniski@hopewell.com chris.ridabock@dtzbarnicke.com
Eric Plesman is a Senior Vice Kevin Pshebniski is President and Chris Ridabock, as a member of the
President and the Canadian Head of CEO of Hopewell Development DTZ Canada’s Senior Management
Investments for Oxford Properties. Corporation (HDC). In January 1996, Team, is responsible for developing
Eric is responsible for the he joined the Hopewell Group of national and multi-market business
acquisitions and dispositions activity Companies as a Vice President, across Canada with a focus on
for Oxford Properties in Canada. becoming President of HDC in the enhancing the DTZ global brand. He is
fall of 1997 and in 2013 became the also responsible for driving DTZ’s full
Prior to joining Oxford Properties in CEO. As President and CEO of service capabilities to provide
HDC, Kevin oversees all aspects of integrated end-to-end real estate
2011, Eric worked in investment
the development strategy of the solutions for both Canadian occupier
banking for over 11 years at Morgan
company. Under Kevin’s leadership, and investor clients.
Stanley in Europe, New York and
Toronto. While at Morgan Stanley, HDC has grown rapidly to become
A senior real estate executive who has
Eric was involved in over $15 billion one of Canada’s largest developers.
been working in commercial real estate
of real estate transactions across a HDC currently has industrial for more than 30 years, Chris has
range of corporate finance, equity developments in all of the major brought a solid background in leading
and debt capital markets activities, cities of Western Canada and DTZ’s National property services
as well as principal and asset Southwestern Ontario marketplaces, business in Canada – a crucial area of
management activities for Morgan and retail developments across focus for further development as one
Stanley Real Estate Funds Western Canada, having developed of DTZ’s key global markets.
(MSREF). over 13,500,000 square feet of
combined commercial space. Chris joined DTZ in 1975 and became
Prior to Morgan Stanley, Eric also President of J. J. Barnicke and COO
worked for Arthur Andersen in the In addition, Kevin is a Board Member from 2000 to 2004. He then moved to
Netherlands. (since 1997) of Calloway REIT, one Calgary to start a new J. J. Barnicke
of Canada’s largest publicly-traded operation where he served from 2004
retail real estate investment trusts. to 2007 and was responsible for all
A member of the Manitoba and DTZ Canada operations including
Alberta law societies, prior to joining Calgary. He remained DTZ Barnicke’s
Hopewell, Kevin practiced law in CEO until 2010, returning to DTZ in
Winnipeg and Calgary specializing in 2012.
real estate development, leasing and
He is also a past Director of the
financing.
Greater Toronto Marketing Alliance
(GTMA), as well as a past Director and
Chair of the Toronto Board of Trade.Gregory Romundt Mitch Roschelle Mark Rose
President & CEO Partner, FSR - Financial Instruments, Chairman & CEO
Centurion Apartment REIT Structured Products and Real Estate Avison Young
gromundt@centurionreit.com PwC mrose@ay-on.com
mitchell.m.roschelle@us.pwc.com
Gregory Romundt is the Founder Mitch Roschelle is the U.S. National Mark Rose was named Chief
and President of Centurion Practice Leader for PwC's FSR Executive Officer of Avison Young in
Apartment REIT, a Canadian Practice. As one of the co-founders June 2008 and elected Chairman of
apartment focused investment fund. of this practice, Mitch has nearly 30 the Board of Directors of Avison
Gregory has been engaged in years of experience serving a wide Young (Canada) Inc. in November
residential real estate investments variety of real estate investors. He is 2008. Mark oversees all financial,
since 1997 and investments and a key advisor in matters dealing with operational and strategic activities of
financial markets since 1991. real estate acquisition, development the real estate services company,
and disposition, restructurings and which provides leading edge
Gregory has real estate investment the securitization of real estate solutions to investors, owners and
experience in Singapore, Australia, assets. In addition, Mitch is occupiers throughout North America.
Britain, China and Canada. He has frequently called upon by clients to Since joining Avison Young, Mark
extensive management and business assist in strategic planning has overseen the growth of the firm
building experience. In his 11 years engagements on behalf of real estate from 300 real estate professionals to
with Citibank and AIG he built 5 very investors, lenders and asset over 1500 professionals in 2013. In
successful franchises from the managers. February 2012 Avison Young was
ground up. Many of these named one of Canada’s 50 Best
businesses led the market in product Mitch is a certified public accountant Managed Companies and again in
innovation and risk management. All in New York, New Jersey, February 2013 Avison Young was
were highly profitable and global in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and named one of Canada’s Best
scope, requiring 24 hour Florida. He is on the Executive Managed Companies.
management oversight across Committee of the Westchester
multiple time zones. Fairfield District Council of ULI. Prior to joining Avison Young, Mark
was named Chief Executive Officer
Since founding Centurion with his of Grubb & Ellis Company in March
own capital in 2003, Gregory has 2005 where he oversaw all strategic
built a solid track record of success and operational activities of this
in acquiring and creating value for leading global commercial real estate
investors. firm, which provides a full range of
real estate services, including
transaction, management and
consulting services, to users and
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