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  • Cathal O'Connor

    Chief Executive Officer
    Cathal is the Chief Executive Officer of Strathallen. He brings over 30 years of industry experience in leading value-creation strategies that generate superior returns for investors. He served as the Executive Vice President and CFO for a large Canadian pension fund, and has extensive expertise in Finance, Operations, and Asset Management.

  • Brian Spence

    Director
    Brian is a Director and co-founder of Strathallen and brings more than 40 years of real estate industry experience. He was a founding member and senior corporate executive of several real estate companies. Brian also served as Chairman of C2C Industrial, a TSX listed company.

  • David Wright

    Director
    David is a Director and co-founder of Strathallen, with more than 40 years of real estate experience. Prior to Strathallen, David served as a senior corporate executive and founded several real estate companies. He was the CEO of C2C Industrial, a TSX listed company.

  • Arash (Ari) Hesamy

    Chief Financial Officer
    Ari is Chief Financial Officer for Strathallen. He oversees planning, reporting, treasury, corporate taxation, administration, information technology, as well as the human resources functions for the organization. Ari brings a significant amount of financial management experience with major accomplishments in business development and client services.

  • Don Burton

    Executive Vice President, Asset Management
    Don Burton is Executive Vice President of Asset Management for Strathallen. He leads the national asset management platform, leveraging over 30 years of experience in commercial real estate management, including strategic asset planning/management, property management, leasing and development for all asset classes.

  • Donald Burton

    Senior Vice President, Property Management
    Donald Burton is Senior Vice President of Property Management at Strathallen. He is responsible for overseeing all functions of Strathallen’s property management platform. Donald has over fifteen years of progressive real estate experience, primarily managing the leasing and operations of retail and mixed-use assets.

  • Taylor Brown

    Vice President, Investments
    Taylor is Vice President, Investments for Strathallen. He is responsible for Strathallen’s investment platform, including acquisitions and dispositions, and is a key participant in new fund development. Taylor has broad experience in asset management and development.

  • Brian J. Spence

    Director, Investments
    Brian is Director, Investments for Strathallen. He is responsible for sourcing and negotiating the acquisition and disposition of investment opportunities across Canada, including due diligence management and market research. Brian has experience in various asset classes at both institutional and private companies.

  • Dylan Rappel

    Associate, Investments
    Dylan is an Associate on Strathallen's Investments team. He is involved in analyzing and underwriting acquisitions and dispositions for Strathallen's investment platforms.

  • Grant Pretorius

    Senior Vice President, Development & Construction
    Grant is Vice President of Development and Construction for Strathallen. He leads all development and redevelopment projects, generating value-oriented solutions for Strathallen’s real estate assets. He has over 25 years experience in real estate development and construction management.

  • Eileen Foroglou

    Director, Asset Management
    Eileen is Director of Asset Management for Strathallen. She is responsible for the asset management of all direct-hold assets for a major investor, and value-add strategies for assets within Ontario and British Columbia. She has diverse cross-departmental experience.

  • Shawn Pharasi

    Senior Director, Asset Management
    Shawn Pharasi is Senior Director, Asset Management for Strathallen. He is responsible for managing a national commercial portfolio, focused on repositioning assets and optimizing returns. Shawn has 14 years of commercial retail management experience, focused on development and leasing.

  • PETR KAFKA

    Vice President, Leasing
    Petr is Vice President of Leasing for Strathallen, managing the leasing team and driving the retail strategy across the country. He has extensive experience with redevelopment and repositioning of underperforming assets.

  • CHARLES WALWYN

    Senior Director, Leasing
    Charles is Director of Leasing for Strathallen. He is responsible for a national portfolio of 1.7 million square feet across Canada. He provides development, growth and asset repositioning strategies, in addition to strategic tenant leasing.

  • Dana Schott

    Senior Leasing Manager
    Dana is responsible for the retail portfolio in Ontario consisting of enclosed malls and open air shopping centres. She provides a client centric approach to work with retailers and service providers to create a strong tenant mix at each property.

  • Adam Samuel

    Leasing Manager
    Adam is responsible for a retail portfolio across Canada consisting of enclosed malls and light industrial properties. He works with a wide range of tenants and brokers to find ways to fill vacancies and create a strong mix of service focused tenants.

  • Samson Li

    Director of Finance
    Samson is Director of Finance for Strathallen. He is responsible for financial oversight, investor reporting, and financing at the asset and fund level.

  • Jane Lee

    Controller, Property and Portfolio Accounting
    Jane is the Controller of Portfolio and Property Accounting for Strathallen. She leads the accounting team in financial reporting at the asset and fund level. She is also responsible for investor reporting, cash management, and forecasting.

  • SHEELA RAMESH

    Director, Human Resources & Administration
    Sheela is Director of Human Resources and Administration for Strathallen. A true team player, Sheela has worked at Strathallen since its inception. She is responsible for the team that handles HR, payroll and benefit initiatives, and all administrative functions.

  • BEN CRESSMAN

    Senior Asset Manager
    Ben is a Senior Asset Manager at Strathallen. He is responsible for strategy execution and value creation across a portfolio of assets in Ontario and Eastern Canada. Ben has extensive experience in asset management, property management and development, across various asset classes.

  • Renee Windross

    Senior Director, Property Management
    Renee is Senior Director of Property Management. Renee has 20 years’ experience in real estate and is responsible for overseeing Strathallen’s best in class property management platform providing leadership, guidance and support to our Property Management Team.

  • Richard Dillabaugh

    Regional Property Manager
    Richard holds the position of Regional Manager. Richard brings his 20 plus years of experience in property management of multiple asset classes to his responsibilities of providing guidance and support to our Property Management Team in the delivery and execution of our client-centric approach to property management.

  • Waleed Khanani

    Assistant Controller Corporate Finance
    Waleed is the Assistant Controller of Corporate Finance for Strathallen and leads corporate finance, insurance risk management and information technology. His role also includes treasury, taxation and shareholder matters.
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