BC Real Estate Industry Hires And Promotions: September 2025

Fall is now in swing, and with the new season, some in real and estate and development across BC are settling into new roles. In fact, September brought a host of new hirings and promotions, including some high-level executive moves, such as Darren Tangen starting as the President of Westbank and Erin Elliott joining Conwest Developments as Chief Financial Officer.

The month also brought moves in government, across brokerages, and in finance.

Here are all the people who were hired or received promotions in BC in last month.

Development and Construction:

Darren Tangen has been named President of Westbank.
Erin Elliott has joined Conwest Developments as CFO.
Richard Hylands has joined QuadReal’s Board of Directors.
James Blair has been promoted to Managing Director at Marcus & Millichap.
Christian Nonni has been promoted to Senior Director of Real Estate Operations at Nonni Property Group, while Tanner Rybchinsk has been promoted to Senior Director of Capital Finance.
Matt Kamer has been promoted to Director of Construction at Western Canadian Properties Group.
Sandy Nijjer has joined Ledingham McAllister as Director of Sales & Managing Broker, and Lori Brandstrom has joined Ledingham McAllister as Sales Manager for their Riviera project in Burnaby.
Gaganpreet Kaur has joined Graham as a Senior Project Coordinator.
Zac Abelson has been promoted to Development Manager at Wesgroup.
Ryan Stennard has joined Boardwalk REIT as a Development Manager.
Timea Kovacs has joined Devon Properties as Property Manager.

Government and Planning:

Erin Gorby has joined Metro Vancouver as Division Manager, Regional Parks West Area.
Kaitlynn Given has been promoted to Senior Development Planner at the City of Burnaby.
Jeremy Yu is joining the Burnaby Housing Authority as Financial Controller.
Saket Ayala has joined Calgary Housing as Leader, Portfolio Management.

Brokerages:

Travis Blanleil has been promoted to VP at CBRE Vancouver.
Patrick Hannah has been promoted to AVP at Cushman & Wakefield.
Norm Taylor has returned to Colliers as an EVP and Bailey Broeders has been promoted to Business Services Coordinator.
Steven Caldecott has transitioned from Avison Young’s Valuation and Advisory Services team to its Debt & Equity Finance team as an Associate, and Kyle Redmond has joined Avison Young as a Market Intelligence Coordinator.
Jordan McCarthy has joined JLL as a Retail Associate.

Finance:

Jenny Siman has been promoted to Head of Real Estate, Western Canada for National Bank of Canada.
Colin Zhong has been promoted to Senior Manager of Mid-Market Commercial Banking at CIBC.
Sahib Lalli and Justin McGaw have been promoted to AVP of Real Estate Finance at CMLS Financial in Edmonton and Calgary, respectively.
Sean Lippitt has joined MCAP in Calgary as Senior Director, Development Finance Group.
Matthew Spiwek has been promoted to Associate Director of Mortgage Origination at Canada ICI Capital Corporation’s team in Alberta.

National:

Ana Bailão has been appointed inaugural CEO of Build Canada Homes.

Sign up for our newsletters for weekly updates on hirings, promotions, and job vacancies. To spotlight a new hire or an open position that needs to be filled, email: advertising@storeys.com.

From Your Site Articles

People

BC Real Estate And Development Industry Hires And Promotions: September 2025

​September brought some high-level executive moves, including Darren Tangen starting as the President of Westbank and Erin Elliott joining Conwest Developments as Chief Financial Officer.

Development and Construction:

Government and Planning:

Brokerages:

Finance:

National:

Trending

You may also like

​​​It's time to say "Hello" to Stefany Marin of Century 21 Signature Service, who focusses on Mississauga, Milton, Oakville, Georgetown, Etobicoke.

"Broadly, the idea is that, by introducing greater mix of uses, attracting private investment, looking at partnerships with other institutions, that's going to make the universities more resilient and help them integrate better into their cities and their neighbourhoods."

Step into Parkhill Flats and you immediately feel the difference that luxury makes; with just two residences in the entire development, exclusivity comes baked into the architecture.

Nestled within easy reach of top-rated schools, golf courses, parks, and amenities, this is a rare opportunity to live in one of the city’s most coveted neighbourhoods — with a lifestyle that feels worlds away.

Rising four striking levels inside Toronto’s historic Foundry Lofts, this architecturally significant residence is nothing short of a showpiece.

This month, the third annual Ballin’ Out for Charity tournament tipped off at the University of Toronto’s Goldring Centre, drawing developers, brokerages, agencies, trades, and construction companies into friendly competition for a serious cause.

“This pivot addresses the significant economic and financial challenges Fiera has faced trying to realize the 2021 building approval in the context of Toronto’s office market.”

Along North Saanich’s storied Lands End Road lies a property that perfectly captures the essence of West Coast luxury.

​"We, at RESCON, started this housing summit five years ago to track change," said RESCON President Richard Lyall. "Many of the things that impacted housing five years ago are enduring and remain unresolved."

“We invest in projects, and we invest in them because we believe in them,” says Elliot Steiner, President of ELM Developments, a company that stabilizes and, in some cases, invests in distressed real estate.

​Miami’s The Underline is an ongoing effort to reimagine the 10-mile stretch of land beneath the city’s Metrorail into a network of parks, trails, flexible programs, and public spaces.

​Holt Meadow Group fuses an appreciated and accessible human touch with the best in technology.

The federal government has teased more details on Build Canada Homes in Budget 2025, and Toronto-based architectural design manager Carl Laffan has five low-hanging policy levers in mind that could reinforce the key pillars of the initiative.

​“Today, almost every condo project struggling to sell is looking at the option to convert to rental.”

Altus Group's Raymond Wong shares how Toronto's office market is being shaped by return-to-office mandates and how the trend could play out in the coming year.

Beau Brooker was brought on as Northcrest’s first-ever vice president of construction in July to bring the vision for the Downsview Airport redevelopment to life.

2025 © STOREYS Publishing Inc. | All Rights Reserved

September brought some high-level executive moves, including Darren Tangen starting as the President of Westbank and Erin Elliott joining Conwest Developments as Chief Financial Officer.

It's time to say "Hello" to Stefany Marin of Century 21 Signature Service, who focusses on Mississauga, Milton, Oakville, Georgetown, Etobicoke.

"We, at RESCON, started this housing summit five years ago to track change," said RESCON President Richard Lyall. "Many of the things that impacted housing five years ago are enduring and remain unresolved."

Miami’s The Underline is an ongoing effort to reimagine the 10-mile stretch of land beneath the city’s Metrorail into a network of parks, trails, flexible programs, and public spaces.

Holt Meadow Group fuses an appreciated and accessible human touch with the best in technology.

“Today, almost every condo project struggling to sell is looking at the option to convert to rental.”