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Trustees

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Chairman

Michel Trudeau is a corporate director. Since September 2019, Mr. Trudeau is a director of Valeo Pharma Inc., a Canadian-based pharmaceutical company listed on the Canadian Securities Exchange. Mr. Trudeau was Vice Chairman of Laurentian Bank Securities Inc. from October 2018 to October 2019. Mr. Trudeau was previously President and Chief Executive Officer of Laurentian Bank Securities Inc. between 2003 and 2018. He previously worked for more than 15 years within the institutional and fixed income sectors, including 10 years at Merrill Lynch where he successively occupied various senior management positions.

Michel Trudeau
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Guy Laframboise

Trustee

Mr. Laframboise has been the President of Restaurant Subway Quebec Ltd.,  since 1990. The chain has since grown and now has over 600 outlets across Quebec. 

Michael Zakuta

Trustee

Mr. Zakuta is the President and CEO of Plaza Retail REIT, which he co-founded in 1986. He has been involved in every aspect of shopping center development in Canada since 1986. 

Michael Zakuta
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Trustee

Mr. Laplante is a partner at Nymbus Capital, a Canadian investment management firm for which he manages a real estate-focused hedge fund. He is also President of Folco Capital Inc., a corporation managing a large variety of private investments, focusing on real estate assets. From 2003 to 2014, François served as Vice-President, Director and Head of Liability Trading on the Institutional Equity Trading team at Desjardins Securities, part of a $260 billion financial institution.

François-Olivier Laplante
Guy Dancosse

Trustee

Mr. Dancosse is an independent Trustee. He is currently a legal counsel at Dunton Rainville.  Mr. Dancosse is also a board member of Devonian Health Sciences (TSX-V: GSD). Previously, he was a member of the board of directors of the Royal Canadian Mint, AREV Brands International and Canamex Gold. He is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors and holds the title of Queen's Counsel (QC).

Guy Dancosse

Trustee

Mrs. Debbane is the Chief Financial Officer at Victoria Park Medispa, a rapidly growing company in which Peloton Capital Management recently invested. Previously, Sandrine served as Global Chief Financial Officer at Sid Lee until October 2022, supported by multidisciplinary teams located in Canada, the United States, and France. She also worked at Ivanhoé Cambridge for sixteen years, culminating her career as Vice President, Finance and Operational Accounting, Commercial Centers, at the global real estate leader.

Sandrine Dabbane, CA, CPA

Trustee

Rita Ghorayeb is the Chief Financial Officer of Groupe Armid, her family's dedicated investment and wealth management office, which specializes in real estate as well as public and private investments. Mrs. Ghorayeb is a member of the Order of Chartered Professional Accountants of Quebec and comes from a public accountancy background specializing in private and public issuers in the food industry.   

Rita Ghorayeb, CA, CPA
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