John Sullivan has more than 30 years of real estate experience in acquisitions, dispositions, asset management and development.
John is the former CEO of Cadillac Fairview which has $30 billion in assets and is one of the largest owners, operators and developers of best-in-class office, retail and mixed-use properties in North America. The company also invests in retail, mixed-use and industrial real estate in Brazil, Colombia and Mexico.
Before joining Cadillac Fairview, Sullivan built an impressive career in the real estate industry holding senior positions with a number of high-profile companies such as Marathon Realty Company Limited and Brookfield Properties Corporation, where he was responsible for all asset management, acquisitions and dispositions for Canadian assets. Sullivan holds a Bachelor of Civil Engineering degree from Concordia University, a Master of Business Administration degree from McGill University and has completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School. He currently sits on the Board of Trustees of SickKids Hospital and MAF Properties (Dubai).
Corporate Director and former Vice-Chair of BMO Financial Group
Tom Flynn is a corporate director and retired as Vice-Chair of BMO Financial Group in 2022
Tom Flynn is a corporate director and retired as Vice-Chair of BMO Financial Group in 2022. Tom was Bank of Montreal’s Chief Financial Officer from 2011 to 2020 and Chief Risk Officer from 2008 to 2011. Tom also held other leadership positions, including Executive Vice-President, Finance and Treasurer, and Head of the Financial Services Corporate and Investment Banking Group in BMO Capital Markets. Tom is a director of Telus and Ontario Health and previously served as Chair of the Boards of Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital and Symcor Inc.
Tom obtained his MBA and his Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Business Administration from the Ivey School of Business at Western University. Tom also holds an ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors and is a Chartered Professional Accountant and a Fellow of CPA Ontario.
Senior Advisor and former Chief Investment Officer at OMERS
Satish Rai was previously Chief Investment Officer at OMERS overseeing all asset classes globally.
Prior to joining OMERS in January 2015, he served as Chief Investment Officer at TD Asset Management. Currently he serves on the Board of Brookfield Asset Management, Fairfax India, Richcraft Homes and Second Harvest, in addition to advisory roles at a number of leading firms. Satish recently published a financial literacy book for investors called Lesson Learned. At TD Bank Mr. Rai Chaired the Committee of the Advancement of Visible Minorities in Leadership Roles and a Diversity Leadership Council member. He is a past member of the respective Boards of the University of Waterloo, Michael Garron Hospital Foundation (formerly Toronto East General Hospital Foundation), Toronto Global and Women in Capital Markets. Mr. Rai holds both a Bachelor of Mathematics (University of Waterloo) and a CFA and a member of the Young Presidents’ Organization/World Presidents’ Organization In 2002, he was recognized as one of Canada’s Top 40 Industry Leaders Under 40, and in 2006 he received the Alumni Achievement Medal
Mr. Rai has been married for over 30 years with two wonderful children.
David is a seasoned professional in the private market investment sector, with a distinguished career spanning various leadership roles and significant contributions to the industry. He recently served as the Vice-Chair at CBRE Investment Management (CBREIM), Private Infrastructure, where he played a pivotal role in guiding the firm. Presently, he continues to lend his expertise to the firm as an Advisor.
Before his entrepreneurial venture into Caledon Capital Management, David had a successful tenure with OMERS Private Equity group. His journey there began as a Senior Portfolio Manager, where he was instrumental in initiating and managing a globally diversified portfolio of private equity funds and co-investments. Later, he ascended to the position of Senior Vice President, Private Markets, a role that also included the responsibility of sitting on the Board of the Borealis Infrastructure group.
In 2002, David became a founding board member of the Institutional Limited Partner Association (ILPA), where he served diligently for several years. His passion for sharing knowledge and insights in the field has led him to be a frequent speaker at various North American and European private market investment conferences. His areas of expertise notably include infrastructure and Private Equity investing.
Walied Soliman is the Canadian chair of Norton Rose Fulbright.
He is also co-chair of our Canadian special situations team, which encompasses Canada’s leading hostile and complex M&A, shareholder activism and complex reorganization transactions. He is widely regarded as one of the leading special situations practitioners in Canada. Over the past several years, Mr. Soliman has been involved in almost every major proxy battle in Canada, acting for both issuers and activists. In addition, his practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, financings, corporate governance and structured products.
Sought after for his depth of knowledge and experience, Mr. Soliman was appointed in February, 2020 by the government of Ontario to serve as chair of the Capital Markets Modernization Taskforce, whose mandate was to conduct a full review of the capital markets regulatory regime.
Mr. Soliman was the only lawyer recognized in the Globe and Mail’s Report on Business Magazine Power 50 list for 2017; was designated as a “Star Lawyer” by Acritas in 2017 for ranking in the top 28 lawyers globally (over 5,000 lawyers) as selected by a panel of over 3,000 senior in-house counsel; ranked as a leading Canadian corporate lawyer by both Chambers Canada and Lexpert Canada since 2016; named one of the 25 most influential lawyers in Canada by Canadian Lawyer magazine in 2014; ranked by Best Lawyers in Canada since 2013; and was ranked as one of the Top 40 Lawyers under 40 in Canada by Lexpert magazine in 2009. Mr. Soliman sits on the board of the BlackNorth Initiative against anti-Black racism, and among other philanthropic endeavours, he is a board member of the Toronto SickKids Hospital Foundation.
