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Norma Walton, B.A., J.D., M.B.A.
Norma has a Bachelors Degree in French, her Juris Doctor law degree and an executive Master of Business Administration Degree all from the University of Western Ontario. She is a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada. She is a published author and a sought after speaker having given in excess of two hundred speeches and has appeared on both television and radio. Norma has been awarded citations by the City of Toronto for community work. |
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Ronauld G. Walton, CPIM, J.D., LL.M., M.B.A. Ron is a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, Canada's History Society, Heritage Toronto and the Heritage Canada Foundation. He is a registered trade-mark agent with the Government of Canada. He has been nominated for the Premiers Award given by Province of Ontario for social and economic contributions. |
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Chief Financial Officer --- Mario R. Bucci, B.BM., C.M.A. Mario provides leadership and co-ordination in the administrative, accounting and budgeting efforts of The Rose and Thistle Group. He creates and evaluates the financial programs and supporting information and control systems of the company in order to preserve company assets and report accurate and timely financial results. Mario has over 25 years experience in finance. He has a Bachelor of Business Management Degree from Ryerson University and is a member of the Certified Management Accountants of Ontario. |
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Executive Vice President, Real Estate --- Mark Goldberg Mark oversees all day-to-day activities of both our residential real estate development and our commercial/industrial landlord businesses. Mark has an extensive thirty year international background in real estate acquisitions and dispositions, portfolio management, property management, debt financing, leasing, and development of office buildings, shopping malls, industrial space, resorts and hotels. Prior to joining us he acquired commercial properties on behalf of private and public investment vehicles in excess of $450 million (US) in the United Kingdom and Europe, managed a multi-million dollar real estate portfolio and was instrumental in the acquisition of several of Canada's premier destination resorts. |
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Vice President of Operations --- Steve Williams Steve has more than a decade of both project management and overall management experience. He is responsible for ensuring that cost effective operations and infrastructure are in place to support all of The Rose and Thistle's active real estate projects and oversees the operational budget for each project. He contracts and coordinates outside contractors to resolve operating difficulties and ensure project deadlines are completed on time. Steve has also been the Director of Production for our subsidiary company, Corporate Communications Interactive Inc, since 2002. |
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Director of Leasing --- Trudy Haalmeyer
Trudy oversees all aspects of our leasing, property management and marketing objectives. She has an extensive background in commercial and industrial leasing, property management and construction and development. Her focus is to ensure seamless tenant transitions, expedite the documentation process and work closely with the brokerage and design communities to guide each property towards long term optimum profitability for all stakeholders. |
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Director, Strategic Development --- Yvonne Liu, B.Sc.
Yvonne is responsible for identifying businesses development needs and establishing and monitoring performance benchmarks. She has over fifteen year's management experience working in diverse business sectors such as information technology, healthcare and real estate. She has recently provided transitional support for the Luxembourg Consul in Toronto. Yvonne has a Bachelor of Science degree in Health Sciences from Ryerson University and a Diploma in Website Applications from the York College of Industry and Technology. She is currently working towards her Project Management Professional and Six Sigma certifications. |
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Advisor, Real Estate --- John Rawlings John, an engineer by training, had thirty years experience with the Ford Motor Company in a variety of management positions. He has been with The Rose and Thistle Group Ltd. for fifteen years. John has supervised seventeen hundred individuals including architects, engineers, electricians, plumbers, contractors and maintenance and repair workers. While at Ford, John's most recent responsibilities included being in charge of the construction of two twenty million dollar facilities and a one hundred and fifty million dollar plant expansion at the Ford facilities in Oakville and St. Thomas. He has a vast array of cost consultants, appraisers, construction and maintenance personnel upon whom he can call. |
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Senior Accounting Manager --- John Geikins, C.M.A.
John oversees all of the daily transactional financial aspects for The Rose and Thistle Group of companies and all of our real estate properties. He has an Accounting and Finance Diploma from Seneca College and is a Certified Management Accountant with over twenty five years experience in accounting and income tax compliance. Prior to Rose and Thistle, John was in upper management discharging considerable financial responsibility with one of Canada's largest corporations. |
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Associate --- Tom Trklja, B.A. in Law, F.Inst.L.C.O. Tom obtained his Law Degree from the University of Belgrade in 1987 after which he practiced law in Belgrade for several years. Subsequently he graduated on the President's Honour List from the Legal Assistant Program at Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology in1999. Through his legal training and practical experience Tom has been in the legal field for more than nineteen years. He has played a key role in multi-million dollar mergers and acquisitions, a variety of complex contract negotiations and all aspects of corporate law. He is also skilled in real estate development law and real estate financing. He is a member of the Institute of Law Clerks of Ontario. |
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Property and Leasing Manager --- Samantha Slemko, B.GS Samantha joined us in 2006 as a project manager for our subsidiary company, CCI. In that capacity she managed some of CCI’s largest technology projects and was responsible for meeting client goals, deadlines and budgets. She currently oversees the rental of all Rose and Thistle properties, tenant relations, lease negotiations, building repair and maintenance all with the goal of increasing asset value. Samantha comes from a project management background in health information. She has a diploma in Heath Information Technology as well as a Bachelors Degree in General Studies from the University of North Dakota. |
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Property Maintenance Manager --- David Good
David has two decades of experience superintending a diverse array of property types. He is responsible for the preventative and remedial maintenance of The Rose and Thistle Group's portfolio of commercial buildings, including the oversight of the on-site repair personnel, systems utilization, the selection and oversight of third-party vendors and quality control. He strikes a balance between controlling operational and capital expenditures while maintaining a high level of tenant satisfaction. |
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Associate --- Jackie McKinlay Jackie has almost a decade of real estate law experience and is the hub through which all of our residential and commercial real estate deals flow. She co-ordinates condominium registration documents, real estate financings, interacts with lawyers, clients, architects, surveyors, conveyancers and City personnel, she co-ordinates the preparation and receipt of R plans, site plans, surveys and landscape surveys and all of the real estate acquisitions, sales and re-financings. Jackie is a graduate of The Ontario Law Clerks Association and is a registered mortgage agent. |
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Senior Accountant --- Kendra Henry-Curtis Kendra studied accounting, information systems and computer programming and is an honours graduate of Centennial College with an Accountant/Programmer Analyst diploma. At present, she is completing the Certified General Accountant program and will soon have her CGA designation. She assists in the maintenance and preparation of financial records and statements. |
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