Thomas J. Hofstedter

Mr. Hofstedter attended the University of Toronto and became a member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario in 1978. 

Mr. Hofstedter became President and Chief Executive Officer of the REIT at its creation in December 1996, and President and Chief Executive Officer of Finance Trust at its creation in October 2008. 

Prior to joining the REIT, Mr. Hofstedter was head of H&R Development’s commercial division. Mr. Hofstedter is also a trustee of Finance Trust. Mr. Hofstedter’s academic and professional experience indicates expertise in the areas of executive management, real estate and finance.

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Robert E. Dickson

Mr. Dickson graduated from University College, Oxford in 1980 with a B.A. (Jurisprudence) and graduated from the University of Toronto Law School in 1982 with an LL.B.

Since 2000, Mr. Dickson has been Executive Vice-President, Corporate Development, Maxxcom Inc. and Managing Director, MDC Partners Inc., both public companies.  Prior to that time, he practiced corporate law at Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP. 

Mr. Dickson specialized in mergers and acquisitions and financing transactions while in private practice. Mr. Dickson’s academic and professional experience indicates expertise in the areas of executive management, law and finance.

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Edward Gilbert 

Mr. Gilbert became a member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in December 1969. 

Mr. Gilbert had over 20 years experience in public accounting until his retirement from public practice in 1989. During his career in accountancy he was involved with the accounting and audit of many real estate companies and was also involved in financing real estate projects. 

Mr. Gilbert has over 30 years experience in owning, operating and managing real estate properties and ventures. In 1995 Mr. Gilbert joined Firm Capital Mortgage Investment Trust, where he is currently the Chief Operating Officer and a trustee.

Mr. Gilbert’s academic and professional experience indicates expertise in the areas of executive management, real estate and finance.

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Robert Kaplan

 Mr. Kaplan graduated with an Honours B.A. in Sociology (Criminology) and an LL.B. from the University of Toronto Law School in 1961. Mr. Kaplan is a business consultant. Prior to this role, Mr. Kaplan acted in many capacities, including as a non-executive director of European Goldfields Ltd., an Acting Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Hurricane Hydrocarbons Ltd. (now PetroKazakhstan Inc.), and as director for a number of public companies. He was also a federal Member of Parliament from 1968 to 1972 and from 1974 to 1993. Mr. Kaplan is currently a director of Khan Resources Inc. and Advanced Explorations Inc. Mr. Kaplan’s academic and professional experience indicates expertise in the areas of executive management, law, international affairs and government relations. 

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Laurence A. Lebovic 

Mr. Lebovic graduated cum laude with a B.Sc. from John Hopkins University in 1966 and received his LL.B. from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1971.  Mr. Lebovic is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Runnymede Development Corporation Ltd. and has been since 1993. Mr. Lebovic was formerly a partner at the law firm of Minden Gross LLP. Mr. Lebovic’s academic and professional experience indicates expertise in the areas of executive management, law and real estate.

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Ronald C. Rutman

 Mr. Rutman graduated from the Commerce and Finance Program of the University of Toronto in 1975 and received his designation as a Chartered Accountant in 1976. Mr. Rutman has been a partner for over 30 years at Zeifmans LLP, Chartered Accountants (formerly Zeifman & Company, Chartered Accountants). Mr. Rutman’s academic and professional experience indicates expertise in the areas of real estate and finance.

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Marvin Rubner

 Since 1982, Mr. Rubner has been the manager and founder of YAD Investments Limited, which is a private investment corporation located in Toronto, Ontario which invests in, manages and develops commercial, retail, and residential apartment buildings primarily in the Greater Toronto Area. Mr. Rubner’s academic and professional experience indicates expertise in the area of real estate and finance.

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Shimshon (Stephen) Gross 

Mr. Gross graduated from Brooklyn College of the City University of New York in 1993 with a B.Sc. in Accounting and received his LL.B. from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1996. Mr. Gross has been the President and Principal of LRG Holdings Inc./Initial Corporation, which is a private real estate investment company located in Toronto, Ontario. Mr. Gross is also a director of Cross River Bank, a New Jersey chartered bank located in Teaneck, New Jersey, and is a member of its audit committee. Prior to this, Mr. Gross was a lawyer with the firm of Minden Gross LLP, a law firm located in Toronto, Ontario. Mr. Gross’s academic and professional experience indicates expertise in the area of finance, law and real estate.

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Neil Sigler 

Mr. Sigler graduated from Thomas Edison State College in 1996 with a B.A. and received his LL.B. from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1999.  Since 2003, Mr. Sigler has been Vice-President and a principal of Gold Seal Management Inc., a company that manages residential, commercial and industrial properties in the Greater Toronto Area.  Prior to this, Mr. Sigler was a lawyer with the firm of Minden Gross LLP, a law firm located in Toronto, Ontario. Mr. Sigler’s academic and professional experience indicates expertise in the area of law, real estate and finance

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