Like our ever-changing cities and towns, Ontario's real estate and development landscape (and the people who make it run) are also ever-changing. From new hires and retirements to promotions and partnerships, here are all the notable moves, updates, and appointments you should know about from April.
Development
- Heather Murphy has joined KingSett Capital as Director of Retail Asset Management.
- John-Bosco Agbasi has been promoted to Managing Director of Asset Management, Real Estate, at Fengate Asset Management.
- Emily Long has joined BGO as VP of Portfolio Management, after nearly 10 years at Crestpoint.
- Alexander Turner has joined Choice Properties REIT as Director of Capital Markets, after nearly six years at RBC.
- Matthew Lee has joined Chartwell Retirement Residences as Senior Director of FP&A, after five years at CAPREIT in the same role.
- Austin Hrysko has joined Crombie REIT as Leasing Manager, after nearly seven years at Morguard.
- Shannon Werth has joined Oxford Properties as Senior Specialist, Brand & Marketing.
- Yiyun Liu has joined QuadReal as a Finance Process Development Analyst.
- Tanya Parrag has joined Sleep Country Canada as VP of Real Estate.
- Bob Blazevski will be stepping down as President and COO of DiamondCorp in June.
Brokerages
- At CBRE, Maya Zor has been promoted to Assistant General Counsel – Head of Legal & Corporate Secretary, Kyle Wilson has joined the Toronto Downtown Office as an AVP, and Connor Rudka joined the Land Services Group as Senior Planner.
- At JLL, Vince Brown has been named Executive Managing Director of Property Management, effective May 21, and Rob Hart has been promoted to Vice President, leading JLL’s Corporate Workplace team for Central Canada, Project & Development Services.
- At Colliers, Myles Kenny has returned as Vice President, Sales Representative of the Private Capital Investment team in Toronto, and Amanda Fediuc has started as Managing Director, Toronto North.
- Stefani Penner started as Regional Managing Broker, Southwestern Ontario, at Sotheby’s International Realty Canada.
- Nick Calla has joined Avison Young as a Market Intelligence Analyst.
- Lennard Commercial Realty has hired the following people:
- Kevin Beaudry, Senior Vice President
- Richard Shouldice, Vice President
- Steve O'Reilly, Vice President
- Enrico DiFede, Vice President – North York Office
- Monty Sharma , Sales Rep
- John Apollinaro, Sales Rep
- Andrew McGettigan, Sales Rep
Finance
- Yasmin Nassar has been promoted to Managing Director and COO of Global Research at RBC Capital Markets.
- Kiera Dirisio has joined BMO as a Real Estate Analyst.
Construction
- Patricia Perkins and Kim Westfall-Connor have been appointed to The Home Construction Regulatory Authority’s (HCRA) Board of Directors.
Government
- Abi Bond has stepped down as Executive Director of the City of Toronto’s Housing Secretariat.
- Sandra DeMaria has joined the Town of Caledon as Director of Development.
Other
- Peter Torkan, of Amazon Prime's Luxe Listings Toronto and Founder of The Agency Toronto, has joined Hyyve's Advisory Board.
National
- The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) has installed its 2025-2026 Board of Directors, and Valérie Paquin will serve as Chair.
- Don Kottick has been announced the next President of RE/MAX Canada On April 24 after stepping down as President and CEO of Sotheby’s International Realty Canada.
- Tara Brown has been named CEO of Peerage Realty.
- Saira Somani has joined Hyyve Canada as CFO.
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