KILMER - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Chartered Accountant
- Senior V.P., Accounting & Administration
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- Vice President, Public Affairs and Communications for Kilmer Van Nostrand Co
Craig Manuel - Chief Legal Officer, VP
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- General Counsel
- Vice President
- Vice President and General Counsel of Kilmer Van Nostrand Co
David Harper is the President of the Kilmer Brownfield Management Limited (Kilmer Brownfield), investment capital and expertise that is dedicated to the re-development of former industrial and commercial properties in Canada. The focus of the investment strategy is urban re-development projects that are a planning priority for many communities who want to take advantage of existing municipal infrastructure and transit networks. Urban intensification is a fundamental principle of the smart growth strategy for Ontario. However, many such properties have significant environmental and zoning complexities that need to be addressed before these investments can be realized. It is commonly known that environmental remediation of former industrial sites can cause lengthy delays in securing building approvals and construction financing. Kilmer Brownfield is an industry leading investment group that has completed many complex Brownfield developments and has a proven track record since 2006.
Job Titles:
- Founding Partner
- Vice - Chairman & Managing Partner & Executive V.P., Strategic Development
Doug Peel is a Kilmer founding partner and has 28 years of experience in private equity and senior executive management.
Prior to Kilmer, Doug provided CEO outsourcing services under his own consulting firm, Twin Dolphin Technologies, acting in senior management roles such as President of Newstar Technologies Inc. (now part of Emergis Inc.). Bryker Data Systems Ltd., and Cygnet Storage Solutions, Inc. as well as several Kilmer related entities. Doug is experienced in change management, mentoring management teams, business turnarounds, managing high growth and merger integrations, as well as experience in guiding companies back from Chapter 11 and insolvency.
Douglas Peel comes from a military background, having been commissioned an Officer in Her Majesty's Canadian Armed Forces. He was awarded the Canada Decoration on July 21, 1978.
Job Titles:
- Chartered Professional Accountant
- Director, Tax and Financial Planning of Kilmer Van Nostrand Co
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- Analyst, Real Estate Finance
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- Director, Organizational Development and HR Special Initiatives
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- Senior V.P., Innovation & Communication
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- Executive Vice President
- Executive Vice President, Football
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- Finance
- Manager
- Manager, Finance at Kilmer Van Nostrand Co
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- Vice Chair
- Founder and Chair of Kilmer Developments
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- Operating Executive and Private Equity Investor
Lawrence Tanenbaum has extensive experience as an operating executive and private equity investor and is Chairman & CEO of the Kilmer Group's principal holding company, Kilmer Van Nostrand Co. Limited (KVN). He also has a distinguished record of public service to a variety of organizations.
In recognition of his contributions in the areas of philanthropy, business and volunteerism, Mr. Tanenbaum was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada on October 25, 2007. The Order of Canada is the centrepiece of Canada's honors system and represents its highest civilian award.
From 1968 to 2000, Mr. Tanenbaum was President & CEO of KVN. Under his direction KVN developed into a multi-faceted civil engineering construction company with operating divisions and subsidiaries covering road building and paving, ready-mix concrete, aggregates, heavy construction, trucking and pipe manufacturing. The heavy construction operations included projects in Canada, the United States and South America and specialized in constructing subways, elevated transit system guideways, bridges and tunnels including the design-build of the Toronto Zoo elevated transit system, the elevated transit system in Miami and subways in Caracas, Atlanta, Calgary and Toronto. In 1984 this unit was merged with Canadian Foundation Company Ltd. which itself was later merged with Bannister International. From that time through December 2000 Kilmer's road building, paving and aggregates operations were conducted through Kilmer's wholly owned subsidiary, The Warren Paving & Materials Group Limited.
Mr. Tanenbaum served as Chairman of Warren, which, until its merger with Lafarge North America, was Canada's largest national asphalt paving company with operations serving approximately 44 communities. Warren's activities also included major commercial aggregates operations, liquid asphalt trading and distribution and road maintenance. In December 2000 Warren was merged into Lafarge North America Inc., North America's largest diversified construction materials company and supplier of cement, aggregates and concrete, and other materials for residential, commercial, institutional and public works construction in the United States and Canada. As a result of this merger, Kilmer became a significant shareholder in Lafarge NA, and Mr. Tanenbaum served on the Board and chaired its Finance Committee until the 2006 buyout by Lafarge SA.
From 1975 to 1994 Mr. Tanenbaum served on the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee of CUC Broadcasting Limited in which Kilmer was a significant shareholder. At the time of its sale in 1994 CUC was Canada's fifth largest cable company. CUC was also a key participant in the introduction of cable television in the United Kingdom. Other operations included paging, publishing, satellite, and radio broadcasting.
Mr. Tanenbaum has had a long-standing interest in the sports and entertainment area and to that end in 1991 he spearheaded the effort to bring a NBA franchise to Toronto. In 1996 an interest was acquired in the Toronto Maple Leafs hockey club and arena. In 1998 Mr. Tanenbaum was an active force in the acquisition of the Toronto Raptors basketball team and the Air Canada Centre, which, with the Toronto Maple Leafs, formed Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Limited. Mr. Tanenbaum is Chairman of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment Limited, and is a Governor of the NBA (Toronto Raptors), the NHL (Toronto Maple Leafs) and Major League Soccer (Toronto FC).
Job Titles:
- Project Coordinator
- Project Coordinator for the Kilmer Infrastructure
Job Titles:
- Chartered Accountant
- Vice President
- Vice President, Investee Finance & Accounting
Job Titles:
- Chartered Accountant
- Vice Chair
Mr. Griffiths is a Chartered Accountant and received a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Loyola College (Concordia University) and an MBA from York University.
Job Titles:
- Director, Environment and Development Engineering
- Environmental Director
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- Chartered Accountant
- Vice President, Finance
Job Titles:
- Chief Financial Officer
- Chartered Professional Accountant, Chartered Management Accountant
- Chief Financial Officer ( CFO ) of the WNBA Toronto
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- President
- Chartered Professional Accountant, Certified Management Accountant
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- Vice President, Development
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- Head
- Vice President
- Vice President & Head, Business Development
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- Director, Human Resources
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- Vice President
- Vice President, Properties
Job Titles:
- Chartered Accountant
- Executive V.P., Finance and Operations
Job Titles:
- Chartered Professional Accountant, Certified Professional Accountant
- Vice President Private Equity Investment