People & Companies News for Week Ending August 28, 2025

People & Companies News for Week Ending August 28, 2025
News| August 28, 2025| Monte Stewart
Canada + Apartment Buildings

  • Colliers has appointed Tyer Dolan as its new head of Canadian valuations and advisory services (VAS), effective September 1. Dolan has more than 20 years of commercial real estate and finance experience, most recently serving as senior managing director for Vancouver Island and the Okanagan, and as national debt advisory lead at Colliers. He replaces Scott Bowden, who has led the VAS team since 2020. Bowden will return to his appraisal practice in Vancouver.
  • John Teskey has joined P3 Investments as its director of private capital. He will support the firm’s national capital-raising initiatives, with a focus on distribution and investor relations in Eastern Canada, while contributing to P3’s strategic approach to capital formation. Before joining P3, Teskey was the senior vice-president of national accounts at Forstrong Global Asset Management. He has also held senior positions with IA Clarington Investments and Franklin Templeton Investments.
  • KPMG has named Geoffrey Rush Luc Jolicoeur has joined CIMA‘s board as a director. He succeeds Richard Régimbald, who had served on board since 2019. Jolicoeur has also held executive positions, on of Canada’s largest private consulting engineering firms.
  • Sandro Muzzo has been promoted to chief legal officer at Fiera Capital. He moved up from his position vice-president and general counsel for Canada.
  • Luigi Favaro has been appointed as the Ontario Real Estate Association‘s new CEO, effective September 2. He has about two decades of real estate industry experience.
  • Khan Tran has joined Capital Developments as its vice-president of investments. He moved to Capital following a seven-year tenure at TAS.
  • Lanterra Developments has appointed Diana Girgis as its new vice-president of sales and marketing. She previously served with the Toronto Region Real Estate Board as a sales representative.
  • Colliers has hired two retail specialists in its Edmonton office. Paul Raimundo was appointed as a local senior vice-president, while Bruce Peters joined the firm as a local VP. Both Raimundo and Peters have experience in tenant and landlord representation. They moved to Colliers from Avison Young. Both Raimundo and Peters have also held seniors roles with JLL, and Oberfeld and Snowcap, among others. Raimundo returns to Colliers after starting his career there more than 25 years ago. Peters has 17 years of commercial real estate experience.
  • Wallace Wang has been appointed CFO at Bridgemarq. He moved to Toronto-based Bridgemarq from Brookfield Asset Management. He succeeds Glen McMillan who has been working with him to ensure a smooth transition of responsibilities.
  • Crombie REIT has added two new members to its board. Sarah MacDonald and Kyle Harlton joined the board after being appointed by Empire Companies as the firm’s representatives on it. MacDonald serves as the chief transformation officer at Algonquin Power & Utility Company. Harlton is a partner with law firm Stewart McKelvey in Halifax.
  • Panattoni has appointed Brad Hoffman as its new managing partner for Canada. He had been Panattoni’s executive vice-president for the past 19 years.
  • SolarBank Corporation has changed its name to PowerBank Corporation. The change “reflects the company’s strategic focus, market opportunity and established position as a trusted provider of power and energy solutions that extend beyond just solar energy,” said the firm. 
  • Logistec has appointed Tex Howard as its new CFO. He has 20 years of industry experience, covering such areas as manufacturing, rail equipment leasing and repair, and transportation. Logistec aims to capitalize on his experience leading high-performing teams across multi-national operations, along with integrations and growth strategies in North American markets.
    • AutoCanada has selected CarGurus as its preferred partner in Canada. Through the agreement, AutoCanada will have access to CarGuru’s listings marketplace. AutoCanada invests in automobile-dealership properties in Canada and the U.S.
    • Daniel Fletcher has left Dream for the Abu Dhabi-based Mubadala Investment Company. Fletcher now serves as head of the America for Mubadala. He spent the past year as a Dream senior vice-president. Prior to joining Dream, he spent six years at Starlight Investments, rising to vice-president of investments.
    • Sean Meadows has been appointed as Canada leader for Arup. Meadows will oversee the firm’s Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa and Calgary offices.
    • Karla Gourdeau has been promoted to director of finance business entities at Calgary-based WestUrban Developments. She previously served as the company’s controller.
    • Brian McGowan has joined the Altrio board. Altrio creates technology for leading real estate investors, developers and brokers. McGowan is the CEO of cybersecurity firm Cybercorp.
    • Altus Group has named Stuart Boyce as its Prairies Group senior director. He moves from his former post as Prairie director of the firm’s lender and developer services business.
    • Colliers has rebranded its investment-management division as Harrison Street Asset Management (HSAM). As part of the move, Christopher Merrill becomes the Global CEO and largest individual shareholder of HSAM. Merrill is the co-founder and CEO of Harrison Street. In addition, Zachary Michaud, the current co-chief investment officer for Colliers, will serve as HSAM’s managing partner and global CFO. Stephen Gordon, Harrison’s Street’s current CFO, will serve as an HSAM managing partner and the firm’s global chief operating officer.
    • PROREIT has appointed Steven Scott as chair of its board. Scott joined the board after PROREIT sold six Winnipeg industrial properties to Parkit for $96.5 million. The majority of PROREIT’s board (75%) now comprises independent members, including Parkit. The company holds a 9.6% interest in the REIT following a share acquisition completed in conjunction with the asset sale.
    • CIMA has appointed Mathieu Bélanger as vice-president of earth and environment. He has more than two decades of leadership experience in urban planning, real estate development, public policy and infrastructure. CIMA ranks among Canada’s largest private consulting engineering firms.
    • Brenda Buchanan has been named CEO of the Real Estate Council of Ontario. Buchanan has more than two decades of experience in the Ontario regulatory environment. She succeeds Michael Beard, who retired in February.
    • Stacy Paquin is the new CEO of the Real Estate Council of Alberta. She was elevated from her former role of chief legal counsel, a position that she held for six-and-a-half years.
    • Zachary Vaughan has been appointed CEO of Toronto-based Northwest Healthcare Properties REIT. He succeeds Craig Mitchell, who retired. He has held leadership roles with Brookfield entities, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and International Property Corporation, Reichmann International.
    • Denis Dubois has been named president and CEO at the Desjardins Group, effective September 2. He has been with the Lévis, Que.-based firm since 2023. Desjardins is a financial co-operative group that provides a wide array of products and services tied to finance and insurance, including real estate banking and investment.
    • Anthem Properties has appointed Chase Melynychyn as vice-president of real estate finance. He moved to the Vancouver-based firm from Alabaster Homes, where he spent about a year. He is rejoining Anthem following a seven-year stint with the company in real-estate finance director and manager roles between 2017 and 2024.
    • Damon Mitchell has joined QuadReal Property Group as operations manager for Western Canadian Place in Calgary. He joined QuadReal after for serving about six years as commercial operations manager for Qualico Properties in the Southern Alberta city.
    • Wallace Wang has been appointed CFO at Bridgemarq Real Estate Services, the parent of Royal LePage. He previously served as a senior associate with Brookfield Asset Management.
    • Joseph Feldman has been promoted to president and chief operating officer at Camrost Felcorp. He takes over daily operations from his father David Feldman, the company’s founder, chairman and CEO. Joseph Feldman joined the company in 2014. He has held the COO role since 2020.
    • Gillian Calderon Dominguez has been named vice-president of people at Calgary-base Boardwalk REIT. She was promoted from her previous role as senior human resources director. Calderon Dominguez has been with Boardwalk since 2004, progressing from her initial position as a customer representative.
    • Jackson Cornelius has joined EY-Parthenon as vice-president of transactions and corporate finance, real estate. He moved to the firm from M3 Development Management, where he spent about two years as the company’s lead economist. Meanwhile, M3 has appointed Matthew as Boukall as director of market advisory.
    • EQB, the parent of Equitable Bank, a large commercial real estate mortgage provider, has appointed Chadwick Westlake as its new president and CEO, effective August 25. Westlake rejoins the bank after a brief stint as CFO of Open Text, where he moved in March. Westlake was formerly the bank’s head of finance. He succeeds late CEO Andrew Moor, who died unexpectedly in June. Westlake will also join the bank’s board. Marlene Lenarduzzi will remain as interim president and CEO until Westlake takes the helm. Lenarduzzi will then resume her role as chief risk officer.
    • S2 Architecture has promoted Megan Chabot to associate principal from her role as an associate. She continues to lead the firm’s design team.
    • GWL Realty Advisors has promoted Stephanie Burke to director of property management in Calgary. She previously served as a senior property manager.
    • The 2025 Dream Lottery has launched with 10 new luxury homes in Vancouver and across B.C., available to lucky winners. Other prizes include $2.5 million in cash. Proceeds will go to the B.C. Children’s Hospital Foundation. The lottery will run until October 10.
    • IDA Canada, the International Downtown Association‘s Canadian chapter, will hold Downtown Month across Canada in August. Downtown Month will celebrate and showcase the vital role that downtowns play in communities throughout the country. IDA Canada advocates for federal leaders to strengthen Canada’s downtowns. The organization’s policy priorities include: Investing in infrastructure and public spaces to promote vibrancy and accessibility; increasing housing density; supporting local businesses and entrepreneurs; addressing homelessness, mental health and addictions; and ensuring downtowns remain safe and inclusive spaces through reforms to the bail system and justice policies. IDA Canada is encouraging its members to promote the importance of downtowns by sharing key messages and engaging their communities during Downtown Month.
    • Choice Properties is hosting the Lots of Play event until the end of July. The new series of free events open to all ages in communities across the Greater Toronto Area. Choice has joined forces on the series with its program partner VIBE Arts. According to a Choice spokeswoman, the neighbourhood popup series is part of a broader trend of reclaiming public spaces while transforming parking lots and sidewalks into vibrant gathering places. Lots of Play also creates spaces where local artists, small businesses and the community can come together.
    • Lyndsay Hopps has joined JLL Canada as senior vice-president of industrial in the company’s Mississauga, Ont., office. Hopps will leverage her extensive experience as an industrial real estate specialist in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) market to serve clients in leasing, acquisition, and disposition of industrial facilities, with a specific focus on the GTA West submarket, said JLL. She has two decades of industry experience. In another move, the company promoted Julian Smith to senior vice-president of climate and decarbonization practice director. He previously served as the global lead of asset and performance modelling.
    • Phil De Luna has resigned as Deep Sky‘s chief science and commercial officer to pursue other opportunities. In a LinkedIn post said he joined Deep Sky to learn how to build a company and has reached a point where he wants to take on a new challenge. Deep Sky is a carbon-removal startup that recently opened its first commercial facility in Innisfail, Alta.
    • The City of Burnaby, B.C., has named Brendan McKeown its first CEO of its new municipal housing authority. McEown brings more than a decade of affordable-housing experience to his new role. He most recently served as associate vice-president of development strategies at BC Housing.
    • Graywood Developments has appointed Gregory Sweeney as chief operating officer. Sweeney moved to Graywood after spending seven years with Manulife Investment Management, most recently as a senior managing director and head of Canadian real estate equity transactions and capital markets.
    • Lena Kamenetska has joined Hazelview Investments as a partner responsible for investor relations and asset management.
    • David Blyth has joined GWL Realty Advisors as vice-president of corporate development and investor relations. Blyth brings more than 20 years of experience with expertise in institutional sales, relationship management, and investor engagement to Toronto-based GWLRA. The company said Blyth is taking on a newly developed role and will lead lead its 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.
    • GWLRA has also appointed Namit Bhasvar as vice-president of residential leasing and marketing. He has 18 years of experience in real estate and hospitality and is known for building strong teams, fostering partnerships, and driving results through collaboration and innovation.

      He will lead GWLRA’s residential leasing and marketing strategies, supporting the company’s vision for growth and excellence in the multi-residential space.

    • Kingsett Capital CEO Rob Kumer has been appointed as co-chair of the Toronto-based Sinai Health Foundation‘s board of directors. He has been an active member of the board since 2017 and also serves on the board of Sinai Health.
    • James Isenberg has joined QuadReal as vice-president of human resources. He moved to QuadReal after 13 years with CAPREIT.
    • Oren Jourdan has been appointed director of construction and development for Allied Properties REIT. He previously served as director of development at Great Gulf.
    • Ravelin Properties REIT has appointed Calvin Younger as chair of its board. Meanwhile, George Armoyan as resigned as board chair but will continue to serve as a member. Armoyan is the majority owner of the REIT through his family-owned firm G2S2 Capital. Younger had been a member of the board since March. He has held real estate-related senior executive roles with CIBC, Ernst & Young and a subsidiary and Deutsche Bank Canada. He is also an executive-in-residence and adjunct professor at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management.
    • Andrew Bernd has moved to Lankin Investments to serve as the company’s director of private capital markets. He spent the past three years as manager of private capital markets for McGillivray.
    • Michael Rosenfeld has joined 407 International‘s board. The company owns Highway 407 ETR, a Greater Toronto Area express toll route, through a subsidiary. Rosenfeld is the managing director of the Public Sector Pension Plan Investment Board. Meanwhile, Jose Espinosa has been appointed as president and CEO of 407 ETR. He succeeds Javier Tamargo, who had served in that role since 2020. Tamargo has been named CEO of Cintra US, a Ferrovial subsidiary and leading private-sector transportation infrastructure company.
    • Avison Young Controller Jennifer Kosloski is the new president-elect for Toronto CREW. Vera Gisarov, founder and principal of Studio Athena was elected as this year’s president.
    • Avison Young has appointed Hadley Duncan as a principal and senior director of the valuation and advisory services team in Toronto. He will lead a team specializing in industrial, office and land valuations. He will focus on the Greater Toronto Area but also support clients across Ontario.
    • JLL has launched its 2025 campaign with Breakfast Club of Canada and reached a fundraising milestone to support school breakfast programs across Canada. JLL and Breakfast Club are celebrating the 10th anniversary of their partnership.
    • Alex Petre has been promoted to CEO of Deep Sky. Petre moved up from her previous position of chief operating officer. She replaces the highly praised Damien Steel who stepped down for personal reasons. Montreal-based Deep Sky is developing a series of carbon-removal facilities.
    • JLL has expanded its valuation and risk advisory practice. Charles-André Latour and Sébastien Samuel were both appointed as vice-presidents of Canadian valuation and risk advisory. Latour has more than 20 years of experience in the field, while Samuel has 15.
    • Nicola Real Estate‘s Lightworks office building in Vancouver has garnered the Outstanding Building of the Year award from BOMA BC. Lightworks won in the Office Under 100,000 Square Feet category.
    • Benjamin Shinewald, president and CEO of BOMA Canada has been awarded the prestigious King Charles III Coronation Medal. He was nominated by the Rick Hansen Foundation. The honour recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to Canada.
    • JLL has appointed Scott Barras to oversee business operations and drive growth as the firm’s Work Dynamics group lead. Barras will help clients primarily based and operating in Canada drive maximum value from their real estate portfolios. He has 18 years of experience in corporate real estate and has focused recently on with a recent focus on workplace strategy, portfolio transformation and project management across Europe, the Middle East and Asia Pacific.
    • CreateTO, a City of Toronto real estate entity, has promoted Shoon Huggett to vice-president of financial analysis and advisory services. He previously served as director of financial analysis and advisory services.
    • The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has promoted Palak Trivedi to managing director of infrastructure. He previously served as principal of infrastructure.
    • AtkinsRéalis Group (formerly SNC-Lavalin) has appointed Louis G. Véronneau, effective August 23. He rejoins the global engineering and infrastructure firm. He left his role as global managing director and senior head of real estate investments at the Public Sector Plan Investment Board, where he spent about two years in real estate investment roles. He previously spent two years at AtkinsRéalis, then known as SNC-Lavalin, between 2020 and 2022, serving as vice-president and chief transformation officer.
    • Tony Irwin has been appointed president and CEO of the Canadian Federation of Apartment Associations. The group has rebranded, dropping its former Rental Housing Canada name, while Irwin retains the same positions. The new roles mark a promotion for Irwin, who had served as the organization’s interim president since 2023. Before then, he was a director.
    • Evan French has joined Marcon as director of development after three years at Wesgroup, where he was a senior development manager. Before joining Wesgroup, he was a planner with Sherman Brown.

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