The People Space

Don Wilcox Managing Editor, RENX

The People Space

Executive, board moves at CAPREIT, AY, Great Gulf ...

Don Wilcox Commercial Executives National Mar. 14 2023

CAPREIT announced the appointment of privacy and cybersecurity expert Jennifer Stoddart to its board of trustees. This instalment of People Space also reports hirings and promotions at Avison Young, BTB REIT, Great Gulf, Empire Communities and more...

CPP names 2 senior execs; moves at Pure, Slate, OMERS...

Don Wilcox Commercial CEOs National Feb. 27 2023

Maximilian Biagosch and Jon Webster have taken new senior executive roles with the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. This instalment of People Space also reports executive and board moves at Pure, Slate Office, OMERS, Concert and more...

Fiera shuffles senior execs, new faces at FCT, Fengate, Great Gulf...

Don Wilcox Commercial Brokers National Feb. 3 2023

Fiera Capital Corp. (FSZ-T) has made sweeping changes to its executive team including that Jean-Guy Desjardins, founder and executive chairman, will return as CEO, succeeding Jean-Philippe Lemay. We also report on appointments at FCT, Great Gulf, Fengate and more...

New Minto REIT CEO, moves at Hines, PSP, Colliers, Slate...

Don Wilcox Commercial CEOs National Jan. 16 2023

Michael Waters will vacate management duties at Minto Apartment REIT to focus on his role as Minto Group's CEO; Jonathan Li will become president and CEO. We also report on executive moves at PSP Investments, Colliers, Slate Asset Management...

PeopleSpace: Puffer joins AIMCo, Murray moves to Ontario Teachers

Don Wilcox Commercial Human Resources National Jan. 3 2023

Alberta Investment Management Corporation has appointed Marlene Puffer as its chief investment officer. Also chronicled in this report are senior executive moves at Ontario Teachers, Couche-Tard, Altus Group, Avison Young, Melcor and more.

Broccolini passes torch, new execs at CBRE, CPP, C&W, CDPQ ...

Don Wilcox Residential Executives National Dec. 7 2022

Broccolini is passing the leadership torch to the third generation within the family owned company. Anthony Broccolini has been named CEO, succeeding his father, John Broccolini, who remains a special advisor to the construction team and vice-chair of the board.

Senior board, exec additions at QuadReal, Four Seasons, CPP, Crombie...

Don Wilcox Commercial CEOs National Nov. 18 2022

Rita Achrekar has joined the board of directors of QuadReal Property Group, one of a number of senior appointments chronicled in this People Space. We also note moves at Four Seasons, Crombie REIT, CPP, Colliers, Genesis and more.

CFO moves at Fengate, SmartCentres, Minto, Firm Capital ...

Don Wilcox Commercial Executives National Oct. 28 2022

Fengate Asset Management has promoted longtime company executive Nina Yoo to chief financial officer, one of several significant CFO transitions we chronicle in this instalment of People Space.

People Space: Exec moves at Starlight, CBRE, Colliers, SmartCentres

Don Wilcox Residential Executives National Sep. 9 2022

Longtime real estate investment banking executive Chris Bell has joined Starlight Investments as president and chief investment officer. Bell has more than three decades of real estate experience and over 20 years in real estate investment banking. He moved to

People Space: Major executive moves at Brookfield, C&W

Don Wilcox Residential Executives National Aug. 19 2022

Brookfield Asset Management has announced a major reorganization and is shuffling several top executives as a result, including former Bank of Canada and Bank of England governor Mark Carney. The company now known as Brookfield Asset Management is being renamed

People Space: Promotions, hirings at Terra Firma, AIC, Crombie…

Don Wilcox Residential Executives National Jul. 27 2022

Real estate finance company Terra Firma Capital Corp. (TII-X) has appointed Shelley Ochoa chief financial officer and corporate secretary. Ochoa joined Terra Firma earlier this year as vice-president, finance. Prior to joining the corporation, she was vice-president, financial reporting at

People Space: New leaders at PSP Investments, Skyline Industrial

Don Wilcox Residential Executives National Jul. 22 2022

PSP Investments has named Deborah K. Orida its new president and chief executive officer, effective Sept. 1. She will succeed Neil Cunningham, who will become vice-chair and special advisor to the president and CEO until his retirement on March 31, 2023. Orida

People Space: Finkbeiner leaving GWL, new CAPREIT chair named

Don Wilcox Residential Executives National Jun. 20 2022

Paul Finkbeiner will step down as executive vice-president, global head of real estate at Great-West Lifeco and leave the company as of Sept. 30. The announcement was made in a LinkedIn post by GWL’s executive vice-president and global CIO Raman

People Space: KingSett, Chartwell, Link, Allied make senior moves…

Don Wilcox Residential Executives National Jun. 14 2022

Aliyah Mohamed has been named chief capital officer and a member of the management committee at KingSett Capital. Mohamed joined KingSett from TD Securities where she spent more than 16 years in investment banking, most recently as managing director, real estate.

People Space: Rayburn joins KV Capital, new Nova CEO …

Don Wilcox Residential Executives National May. 26 2022

Darin Rayburn is back in the real estate and development industry. The former president and CEO of Melcor Developments and Melcor REIT (MR-UN-T) has been named president of KV Capital’s new Real Estate Equity Partners division. Rayburn is joining KV’s

People Space: CAPREIT’s Stein to retire, new InterRent CEO

Don Wilcox Residential Executives National May. 4 2022

Canadian Apartment Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (CAR-UN-T) announced Michael Stein will retire from its board of trustees at the end of his term, following the firm’s annual meeting June 1. Stein co-founded CAPREIT in 1995 with the late Tom

People Space: New Cominar CEO, senior execs at CPP, LaSalle…

Don Wilcox Residential Executives National Apr. 20 2022

Cominar has appointed Mario D. Morroni to be its next president and chief executive officer, effective May 9. “Real estate is going through one of its most intense periods of transformation, providing new opportunities to those who can best leverage the

People Space: MacAngus promoted at Colliers, new CCO at KingSett…

Don Wilcox Residential Executives National Apr. 7 2022

Colliers has announced Colliers Project Leaders Canada and Middle East founder and president Franklin Holtforster will retire and Olivia MacAngus will succeed him. MacAngus is currently chief development officer and will step into her new role on June 1. Holtforster

People space: Senior execs join AIMCo, CT REIT, Hill and more …

Don Wilcox Residential Executives National Mar. 28 2022

Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo) has hired experienced industry executive Paul Mouchakkaa as senior managing director, head of real estate. He will join the organization from BentallGreenOak effective May 2. Mouchakkaa will lead AIMCo’s real estate investment team, responsible for $18 billion in

People Space: Cryer leaving CAPREIT, moves at Boardwalk, BTB

Don Wilcox Residential Executives National Mar. 17 2022

Scott Cryer has decided to leave CAPREIT (CAR-UN-T) effective April 15 to pursue other opportunities after 12 years at the trust, including over a decade serving as its chief financial officer. Cryer helped CAPREIT grow from a market cap of

People Space: Senior hires at Trez, Manulife, Colliers, CPP…

Don Wilcox Residential Executives National Mar. 4 2022

Trez Capital has appointed Dean Kirkham president of the firm. Kirkham will help drive Trez Capital’s corporate strategy and will become increasingly external-facing, taking on important strategic relationships. He will also continue to serve as chief operating officer. Kirkham joined

People Space: Reorgs lead to exec moves at Ivanhoé, Great Gulf…

Don Wilcox Residential Executives National Feb. 8 2022

Ivanhoé Cambridge has created a geographical structure with five global hubs and is appointing senior executives to head up the operations. Among the appointments will be a head of Canada although the firm has yet to hire for that post.

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