The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)  has made several changes to its executive leadership team, with Linda Halley, Mary Abbott, Elana Palumbo and Angela Waite all accepting promotions and taking on new responsibilities. 

Halley has been promoted to chief risk officer. A HOOPP employee for 24 years, she has held progressively senior roles on the finance team, including in operational planning, financial reporting and accounting. Halley began her career at a large financial firm and most recently served as interim chief financial officer and on the executive team.

Abbott, chief legal officer, will now also oversee public and regulatory affairs, government relations and compliance. She joined HOOPP in 2021 after over 20 years in private practice. Abbott's expertise includes advising Canadian pension plans, private equity sponsors, as well as domestic and foreign companies, on a broad range of corporate law matters.  

Chief human resources officer Palumbo adds enterprise communications and corporate services to her mandate. Palumbo joined HOOPP in 2016. With more than 25 years of experience in human resources, she has been instrumental in launching HOOPP’s talent management strategy, learning and development programs.  

Waite will join the executive team as chief of staff and corporate secretary. During her 15 years with HOOPP after having joined as a lawyer from private practice, she has been integral to its corporate and governance legal functions and privacy office.

Sherriff-Scott Nicola's new VP of leasing and portfolio strategy

Nicola Real Estate, the in-house real estate team of Canadian investment firm Nicola Wealth, has recruited industry veteran Adam Sherriff-Scott as vice-president, leasing and portfolio strategy.

Based in Toronto, Sherriff-Scott brings over 25 years of experience to NRE. In his new role, Sherriff-Scott will contribute to strengthening NRE’s leasing platform and portfolio strategy in the east, helping deepen relationships with tenants, brokers and development partners while supporting value creation for its funds and institutional clients.

Prior to joining Nicola Real Estate, he worked as a senior broker representing local, regional and national tenants as well as owners in both leasing and sales. 

Hopps appointed SVP with JLL in Mississauga

JLL has appointed Lyndsay Hopps as senior vice-president, industrial in the firm's Mississauga office.

Hopps will leverage her two decades of experience as an industrial real estate specialist in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) market to serve clients in the leasing, acquisition and disposition of industrial facilities, with a specific focus on the GTA West submarket.

Her expertise includes real estate needs analysis, sale and lease negotiations, lease renegotiation, lease audit and reporting, financial analysis, cost benchmarking, relocation studies, facility marketing and asset repositioning.

Hopps is a founding member of CRE8, a not-for-profit women's organization within CRE, and a director with SIOR. She is also a member of the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board, Ontario Real Estate Association, Real Estate Council of Ontario and Commercial Real Estate Development Association.

JLL grows Quebec risk and advisory practice

JLL has expanded its value and risk advisory practice in Quebec with the appointments of two senior executives in Montreal. Charles-André Latour and Sébastien Samuel join JLL as senior vice-presidents, value and risk advisory, Canada.

Latour joins JLL from a Canadian commercial real estate services and software company, where he was most recently an executive director. With over 20 years of experience, Latour has significant expertise in valuation and tax advisory within the multi-residential, seniors’ residences and student housing sectors.  

Samuel, most recently a senior director at a Canadian commercial real estate services and software company, joins JLL with almost 15 years of experience. Samuel’s focus is real estate development and pre-project consulting, including optimal use analysis, feasibility studies, and site due diligence.   

GWL Realty Advisors hires Blythe as a VP

GWL Realty Advisors has hired David Blythe as vice-president, corporate development and investor relations.

Blythe takes over 20 years of experience in investment management into the new role. He has expertise in institutional sales, relationship management, and investor engagement. 

In this newly developed role, Blythe will lead the firm's capital raising and client servicing efforts, support the development of new product offerings, and help deepen client relationships, starting with the GWLRA Residential Value Fund.

Crozier names Kadziela to head development sector

Land development and building industry engineering and consulting firm C.F. Crozier & Associates Inc. has appointed Kathy Kadziela as director, development. 

She is to work in collaboration with the engineering and landscape architecture teams to align urban form, infrastructure and entitlement strategies from concept to construction. Kadziela has broad experience in development consulting, architecture, urban design and real estate law across Ontario.

Kadziela has contributed to several award-winning projects including multiple Best New Community awards from the OHBA and BILD. She is an active member of Urban Land Institute and serves on the Young Professional Advisory Group for Habitat for Humanity GTA.

Clare joins Ports Toronto as director

Sarah Clare has joined PortsToronto as the agency's director, real estate and property management.

Clare brings a wealth of experience in leading strategic asset management and stakeholder engagement across complex and diverse real estate portfolios. She will play a key part in shaping the future of the agency's corporate real estate portfolio, driving growth, optimizing assets and strengthening relationships.

Clare had spent the past eight years in increasingly senior roles at Infrastructure Ontario.