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 May.

National

  • Marie-Pascale Des Rosiers has started as the new Chief of Staff for Minister of Housing and Infrastructure Gregor Robertson.
  • Henry Yu has been promoted to Portfolio Manager at CPP Investments.
  • Gavin Swartzman has been announced as the next President of Christie’s International Real Estate brand.
  • Maxime Menard has been appointed Global President and CEO of Fiera Capital.
  • Michael Quast has joined Passive House Canada as CEO.
  • Sean Lowry has joined RE/MAX Canada’s Regional Development Team as Director.
  • REALTOR.ca has welcomed three new members to its Board of Directors.

Development

  • Duncan Smith has left The Daniels Corporation, where he was the VP of Investments, after 14 years.
  • Randy Hoffman has joined Realstar as CEO.
  • At SmartCentres REIT, Adam Slan has started as an Associate Leasing Representative, while Mohammad Zeidi has been promoted to Director of Development.
  • Jamie Steinmetz has been promoted to VP of Investments at Lankin Investments.
  • Julia Morassutti has joined Crestpoint as Manager of Asset Management.
  • Kathleen Taylor has been appointed Chair of the Board of Directors for Mattamy Asset Management.
  • Kathy Axmith has started a new position as Senior Real Estate Manager Ontario at McDonald’s Canada.
  • Dustin Luchka has been promoted to VP of Marketing and Communications at EllisDon, while Nicholas Markov has been promoted to Director of EllisDon Developments.
  • Max Dalsin has started a new position as Director of Mortgage Investments at KingSett Capital.

Brokerages

  • Jessica Whiting has joined Cushman & Wakefield, Ottawa, as VP, after 10 years at Colliers.
  • Peter Garrigan has been promoted to Executive Managing Director, Ontario, at Colliers.
  • Kate Rizzardo has joined JLL Toronto as an Associate.

Government

  • Andrew Goodyear has started as VP of Development at Infrastructure Ontario.
  • Matt Hilder has been promoted to Toronto’s Housing Secretariat as Project Director, Housing Policy and Strategy.
  • Sue Chen has joined the City of Toronto as Manager of Housing Development & Revitalization.
  • Diana Chan McNally has joined the City of Toronto's Housing Rights Advisory Committee, for a term of office ending on November 14, 2026.

Finance

Other

  • Alex Beheshti has joined the Missing Middle Initiative.
  • Julia Dyck has started a new role as Planning Analyst at Urbanation.
  • Dean Perlman has joined KSV Advisory as a Senior Manager in its Toronto restructuring practice.
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