INVESTOR INFORMATION - CORPORATE GOVERNANCE - BOARD OF DIRECTORS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Duff Scott served as chairman of the Toronto Stock Exchange from 1987 to 1989 and served as Deputy Chairman of Merrill Lynch Canada from 1983 to 1987 and Chairman of Prudential Bache Securities Canada from 1987 to 1990.
Mr. Scott has served on the boards of over 20 public companies, including Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Investment Company Limited, AT&T Canada, Gentra Inc., Markborough Properties Ltd., Acantus Real Estate Corp., Bramalea Inc. and QLT Inc. As part of his role as a board member he served or acted as chairman of many audit committees, compensation committees and corporate governance committees. He currently serves on the board of directors of the Becker Milk Company Limited. Mr. Scott also served as a member of the Altimira Advisory Council from 1992 until 2002.
J. Michael Knowlton currently holds President and COO positions with Dundee REIT. In addition, he worked at Dundee Realty Corporation, and later Dundee REIT, from 1998 until 2006 as an Executive Vice President, CFO and Managing Director Limited Partnerships. Prior to that, he worked at OMERS Realty Corp. from 1990 until 1998 as an Active President, Senior Vice President, CFO and Vice President Finance. Mr. Knowlton received his Bachelor of Science (Engineering) and a Masters of Business Administration degrees at the Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. He also holds a Chartered Accountant designation.
Aida Tammer was a member of the real estate capital markets group at CIBC World Markets Inc. from 1998 until 2009, serving as Executive Director since 2003. Prior to that, she worked for the real estate development subsidiary of CIBC, most recently as Senior Development Officer.
She received her Bachelor of Architecture and Bachelor of Environmental Studies degrees from the University of Waterloo and worked as an architect early in her career. She completed a Masters of Business Administration degree at the University of Toronto in 1990 and subsequently completed specialization in the valuation of derivative securities in 1994. She received the Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 1997.
Ms. Tammer is a member of the Association of Investment Management and Research and a recently retired member of the Ontario Association of Architects.
David Berman has been involved in all phases of Tricon’s development since co-founding the Company’s predecessor in 1988, and is responsible for its overall operations. He has over 35 years of experience in the real estate industry in Canada, the United States and abroad.
Mr. Berman began his career in North America in 1978 at what is now Citibank Canada where he was Vice President for real estate lending. In 1982, he joined First City Development Corporation as Vice President, with responsibility for real estate acquisitions and equity lending. Prior to founding Tricon, Mr. Berman acted as Executive Vice President for Lakeview Estates Limited, where he was responsible for land development and single-family homebuilding.
Mr. Berman currently sits on the real estate advisory board of the University of Toronto. He holds a Masters of Business Administration with high distinction and a Bachelor of Science from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Geoff Matus co-founded Tricon’s predecessor in 1988, and through Mandukwe Inc. provides consulting services to the Company. He is actively involved in investment decisions and strategic planning; in particular Mr. Matus focuses on the selection of markets in which the Company invests and the developers with which Tricon does business. He also has joint responsibility with Mr. David Berman for fundraising.
Mr. Matus, who has extensive business experience in Canada, the United States and abroad, is also a chairman and director of a number of other manufacturing and financial companies. Prior to 1988, he was in the corporate lending arm of Citibank Canada, and subsequently Executive Vice-President and director of the Warren Paving and Materials Group. He is an honorary director and past chair of the board of directors of the Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care. He is also a member of the Governing Council of the University of Toronto and a member of the board of each of the Canadian Opera Company and the MaRS Discovery District. In 2005, Mr. Matus was a recipient of the Jewish Federation award for outstanding service to his community.
Mr. Matus graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa, and received his Law Degree from Columbia University in New York.