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.
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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