CONCERT INFRASTRUCTURE - Key Persons
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- Group Head, Project Operations Management
Amber Pleasance is the Group Head Project Operations Management of Concert Infrastructure. In this capacity she leads the oversight and management of Concert Infrastructure's operational projects.
She has over 15 years of infrastructure project administration and management experience. Prior to joining Concert Infrastructure in 2014, Amber was a member of the project delivery team at Infrastructure Ontario.
Amber is a graduate of the University of Toronto.
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- Business Manager International Union of Operating Engineers Local 115
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- Trustee United Food and Commercial Workers Union Pension Plan
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- Trustee Telecommunication Workers Pension Plan ( TWPP )
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- Trustee Local 213 Electrical Workers' Pension Plan
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- Chairman
- Founder
- Chairman Concert Infrastructure FT Inc
- Chairman of INSPIRE
Recognized as an icon in the Canadian real estate and infrastructure sectors, David Podmore, OBC brings more than four decades of experience to Concert Properties, the company he co-founded in 1989. Today, David is Chair of Concert Properties and Concert Infrastructure.
As a result of his leadership and vision, Concert Infrastructure has grown into a successful investor, developer and manager of public-private-partnership ("P3") infrastructure projects across Canada.
David is currently Chair of INSPIRE, the largest ever British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) fundraising campaign, is a BC Men's Health Foundation Board member and sits on the Business Council of British Columbia's Executive Committee. He previously served as President of the Greater Vancouver Home Builders Association and Chair of the BC Children's Hospital Foundation, among other Board roles.
David received the first Award of Excellence granted by the Real Estate Institute of BC, the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal and in 2014 was invested to the Order of British Columbia.
Having joined Concert Infrastructure at its inception in 2010, Derron leads the strategy, origination, development, investment, financing and asset management activities of the Concert Infrastructure Fund, reporting to its Board of Directors. He holds directorships in each of Concert Infrastructure's projects.
Over a 23-year period, Derron has an extensive track record of successfully leading the planning, financing, delivery and management of complex public private partnership infrastructure projects and multi-disciplinary teams on behalf of both government and private sector entities. With this experience he brings a unique perspective and understanding of the Canadian infrastructure market as well as the intersection between government and private sector business. A graduate of the Royal Military College of Canada and Dalhousie University, prior to his career in infrastructure, Derron was a maritime warfare officer in the Royal Canadian Navy.
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- Group Head, Development and Construction
Ian Podmore is the Group Head Development and Construction of Concert Infrastructure. In this capacity he leads partnering, bidding and construction oversight activities of Concert Infrastructure's projects.
He has over 17 years of development and infrastructure project delivery experience. Prior to joining Concert Infrastructure at its inception in 2010, Ian was a member of the Concert Properties' development team.
Ian is a graduate of the University of Victoria.
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- Chairman United Food and Commercial Workers Union Pension Plan
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- Trustee Pulp & Paper Industry Pension Plan
Robert Azzam is the Group Head Finance of Concert Infrastructure. In this capacity he leads the project financing and financial administration activities of Concert Infrastructure and its projects.
He has over 25 years of financing experience. Prior to joining Concert Infrastructure in 2016, Robert held senior roles with Toronto-Dominion Bank and Infrastructure Ontario.
Robert is a graduate of Concordia University and holds an MBA in Finance from McGill University.
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- Trustee Telecommunication Workers Pension Plan ( TWPP )
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- National Representative Unifor