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 the last 30 days.
Development
- Michelle Brown starts as Head of BGO Properties.
- Simon Holmes starts as Chief Investment Officer at BGO.
- Justin Hawkins joins Crombie REIT as Vice President of Development in Toronto.
- Lindsay Stiles starts as Co-Chief Operating Officer at Crestpoint Real Estate Investments.
- Paul Chin joins Centurion Asset Management as Chief Investment Officer.
- Daniel Teperman joins Patry Group of Companies as Development Manager.
- Fengate Asset Management appoints Chris Dynes as Associate Vice President, Development, Carlo Visentin as Senior Property Accountant, Harshesh Naik as Financial Analyst, and Alisa Severina as Learning and Development Specialist.
- Adam Bensimon joins Oxford Properties as Manager of Asset Management.
- Sean Lee is promoted to Director of Planning and Development at Altree Developments.
- Zack Moore is promoted to Senior Manager of Leasing at GWL Realty Advisors.
- Daniel Drees joins Great Gulf as Director of Transactions & Investments.
- Vivian Cheung is promoted to Marketing Manager at QuadReal.
- Northam Realty Advisors Ltd. welcomes Katie Hutt as Senior Leasing Manager.
- Vinit Dominic joins Concord Adex as a Marketing Manager.
- Michi McCloskey is promoted to Senior Associate at Sajecki Planning.
Construction
- The Ontario Home Builders’ Association (OHBA) and EnerQuality appoints Gord Cooke, President of Building Knowledge, Brian Johnston, former CEO of CreateTO, and Peter Saturno, President of Midhaven Homes as interim board members for EnerQuality.
- Brendan Farrow starts as Director of Developer Solutions in the newly formed Construction Industry Group at PLATFORM.
- Jamie Oldfield joins DPI Construction Management as Executive Vice President.
- Wayne Ferguson starts as CEO and Executive Vice President of Services at EllisDon.
Brokerages
- Samantha Sukumar is promoted to Executive Vice President at CBRE Toronto.
- Matthew Soper is promoted to Vice President at Colliers.
- Daniel Foch joins Valery Real Estate Inc., Brokerage as Chief Real Estate Officer.
- Sofie Viaros starts as Sales Director for Baker Real Estate.
- Todd Nishimura joins Baker Real Estate as Vice President of Purpose-Built Rental, a new division the company recently launched.
- Daniella Commisso joins The Remington Group as Director of Sales, High-Rise Division.
- Danny Su joins JLL as Vice President of Value and Risk Advisory.
Government:
- Ornella Richichi, Chief Development Officer at Resident, is appointed to the Board of Directors at Infrastructure Ontario.
Other
- FRPO welcomes Dilan Cetinkaya as Director of Certification to lead the Canadian CRB Program.
- Peter Angelopoulos is promoted to Managing Director of Real Estate Investment Management at Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan.
- Eric Cliche is promoted to Director of Property Acquisitions at Metrolinx.
- Michelle Bilek is named the inaugural Executive Director of Women In Urbanism Canada.
- Neil Lacheur, Principal and Executive Vice President at Avison Young, is appointed Chair of the Board of Directors at BOMA Canada.
- Brynn Nheiley is appointed Executive Director of Sustainable Buildings Canada.
- David Bianchi joins Tim Hortons as Vice President of Real Estate and Development, after 22 years at Canadian Tire.
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