KINGSETT CAPITAL - Key Persons

Abid Syed

Job Titles:

Asset Management
Manager, Building Technology

Abid is actively involved in the execution of our building technology vision, and the execution of our decarbonization plans. Abid was formerly with the City of Pickering where he led their strategic energy plan to develop and implement capital projects, programs and policies to achieve the City's targets for energy efficiency and carbon reduction. Abid's past experience includes project management, re-commissioning, green building design and construction, and renewable energy projects through working with Stantec Consulting and Black and McDonald. Abid holds a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering Degree, licensed as a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in Ontario and certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP).

Adam Balaban

Job Titles:

Associate Director, Residential Mortgages

Adam is responsible for supporting all aspects of KingSett's residential home lending initiatives. Adam has held successive roles within the organization and was previously responsible for underwriting, due diligence and funding of loans for a variety of commercial and residential asset types. Prior to KingSett, Adam was an Associate at Roy-L Capital Corporation, a private investment company based in Toronto, where he was responsible for sourcing and underwriting private debt and equity real estate investments across all asset classes. Prior to this, Adam was an Analyst in Wells Fargo's Middle Market Banking Group where he was responsible for underwriting and funding loans to publicly traded and privately held companies in diversified industries including commercial real estate. Adam holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a specialization in Finance from the Lazaridis School of Business and Economics at Wilfrid Laurier University and is a CFA Charterholder.

Ajiein Namasivayam

Job Titles:

Manager of FInance

Ajiein is a Manager of Finance responsible for the accounting, reporting and budgeting functions of Growth LP Funds and related sidecars.

Akshana Thirukkumaran

Job Titles:

Analyst
Finance
Finance & Corporate Functions
Finance Analyst, Properties

Akshana Thirukkumaran is a Finance Analyst, Properties, responsible for assisting property finance managers with financial reporting, accounting, and budgeting for a portfolio of assets. Prior to joining Kingsett Capital, Akshana was an Intermediate Analyst in the Fixed Income team at RBC Capital Markets, where she supported Traders with trade booking, daily reports, and assisted with the trade pre-matching process. She also completed co-op terms at OMERS and Brookfield Asset Management. Akshana holds an Honors Bachelor of Business Administration with a specialization in Accounting from Wilfrid Laurier University and is actively pursuing a CPA designation.

Alex Hutcheson

Job Titles:

Finance & Corporate Functions
Manager, Investment & Fund Analysis

Alex Levchenkov - CFO

Job Titles:

Director of Finance
Finance & Corporate Functions

Alia Di Gregorio - CFO

Job Titles:

Director of Finance
Assistant Director of Finance
Finance & Corporate Functions

Alia is the Assistant Director of Finance responsible for full scope accounting, analysis and budgeting for KingSett's mortgage business. She also supports the Finance team with ad-hoc project work. Alia was formerly a Senior Accountant working in KPMG's Audit division. In her three years with the company, she gained a variety of experience leading financial statement audits and reviews for clients in both the public and private sectors. Alia also has experience working in a business development and recruitment role through her two-year term with an accounting and finance focused search firm in the GTA. Alia holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Ryerson University and is a Chartered Accountant.

Aliyah Mohamed

Job Titles:

Member of the Leadership Team
Chief Capital Officer

Aliyah Mohamed is Chief Capital Officer at KingSett Capital. She joined in 2022 and has oversight of equity and debt capital strategy and formation, as well as marketing and communications. Prior to joining KingSett, Aliyah spent over 16 years in Investment Banking at TD Securities, most recently as Managing Director, Real Estate, where she advised clients on a wide variety of mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, initial public offerings and equity and debt, public and private offerings. Aliyah holds an MBA, with distinction, from Western University's Ivey School of Business and an BSc in Neuroscience from Dalhousie University.

Alyssa Deane

Job Titles:

Executive Assistant to the President

Alyssa is the Executive Assistant to the President, KingSett Mortgage Corp. and the Mortgage Investment Team. Prior to joining KingSett, Alyssa supported the Financial Advisory Managing Partner at Deloitte. Alyssa's experience includes C-Suite executive support, sitting on several steering committees that include - Black Professional Network, Indigenous and Allies, mentor to mother-led families through community organizations, and former Toastmaster Club President. Alyssa holds an Executive Administration Diploma from Seneca College.

Amy McLandress

Job Titles:

Associate Director on the Investments Team
Associate Director, Investments

Amy is an Associate Director on the Investments team, working on the acquisition and disposition of investment opportunities across Canada. Having joined KingSett in 2015, she has also spent time with Asset Management, primarily focused on the Toronto downtown core office portfolio, and the Mortgage Investments team where she was responsible for underwriting, due diligence and funding of loans for a diverse set of commercial and residential asset types in markets across Canada. Amy was formerly a Real Estate Manager at the Royal Bank of Canada where she managed the construction financing facilities for real estate projects located in various Canadian markets which included high-rise and low-rise residential and commercial developments. Amy has also held positions in underwriting, origination, and funding with both RBC and the Business Development Bank of Canada. Amy holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Ryerson University and a Certified Management Accountant designation.

Andrew Kirkham

Job Titles:

Asset Management
Vice President, Western Canada

Andrew is responsible for the operations, execution and optimization of KingSett's Western Canadian real estate portfolio. Andrew started his career in commercial brokerage and transitioned to asset management in 2005 when he joined a renowned Vancouver-based property development group. As General Manager of Commercial Properties, Andrew oversaw a diverse asset portfolio that included interests in four-star resorts, retail centres, office buildings, industrial, mixed-use and multi-family properties located throughout BC, Alberta and Washington State. In 2012 Andrew joined a private equity group that held interests across Canada in education, commercial real estate, and seniors care facilities among others. As Vice President, Asset Management, Andrew was responsible for all real estate related matters for the company including acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, construction and debt financing. Andrew holds a B.A. in Economics, from the University of Victoria where he graduated with distinction.

André Gadbois

Job Titles:

Associate Director, Mortgage Underwriting & Funding

André is fluent in both French and English and is responsible for sourcing CMHC-insured multifamily loans and associated bridge, acquisition, or second mortgage loan opportunities. André was formally an Analyst in First National's Commercial Origination department, where he was responsible for structuring and analyzing conventional and CMHC mortgage loans across Canada. Prior to this role, André was a Funding Specialist in First National's Funding department, where he supported origination in advancing loans for multiple real estate asset classes. André is a CFA Charterholder and holds an Honours Bachelor of Commerce degree from the Rotman School of Business at the University of Toronto.

Angelica Valkanas

Job Titles:

Finance & Corporate Functions
Office Services Coordinator

Angelica is the Office Assistant at KingSett Capital. Prior to joining KingSett, Angelica worked as a Branch Administrator at a recruitment company in Toronto. Her experience includes a variety of administrative and reception duties, as well as training and managing customer service teams.

Ankit Pillutla

Job Titles:

Analyst, Mortgage Underwriting & Funding

Ankit's role at KingSett is to underwrite and complete due diligence and fund loans for a variety of commercial and residential asset types. Ankit was formerly a Senior Analyst at Dream Unlimited, where he supported corporate and property level debt origination for Dream's publicly traded and private investment vehicles. Prior to this, Ankit was an Account Manager in the Construction Finance Group at CMLS Financial Ltd. where he was responsible for due diligence and underwriting of construction loans across all major asset classes across Canada. Ankit holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a specialization in Finance from the Lazaridis School of Business and Economics at Wilfrid Laurier University.

Antoni Kajetanowicz

Job Titles:

Director, Mortgage Underwriting and Funding
in 2015 As an Associate

Antoni leads a team of dedicated individuals focused on working with our originators to underwrite and fund our mortgage investments. Antoni joined KingSett in 2015 as an Associate, where he was responsible for underwriting, due diligence and funding of loans for a variety of commercial and residential asset types. Prior to KingSett, Antoni was an Account Manager with HSBC Bank Canada's commercial real estate lending group in Montreal and Toronto where he was responsible for underwriting, due diligence and funding of construction and term loans primarily secured by residential, industrial and office properties. Antoni holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Dalhousie University, where he graduated with Distinction.

Ashley Wedlock

Job Titles:

Asset Management
Vice President, Office

Aviel Koganov

Job Titles:

Director, Investments

Aviel is responsible for sourcing, structuring and negotiating the acquisition and disposition of investment opportunities across Canada. Aviel joined KingSett in 2010 in the Finance function and was responsible for capital planning, financial reporting, investor communications, and budgeting & analysis of various Growth Fund entities. Prior to KingSett, Aviel spent three years at Deloitte in the real estate assurance practice, working on large public client engagements, including evaluation of corporate transactions, financial reporting and policy advisory, project budgeting and year end audit. Aviel holds an Honours International Bachelor of Business Administration from Schulich School of Business at York University and is a CPA, CA.

Ayelet Klaczkowski

Job Titles:

Asset Management
Director, Office

Ayelet is responsible for the operations, execution and value creation strategies across KingSett's real estate portfolio, primarily focusing on Toronto's downtown core office. Prior to moving to the asset management team, Ayelet was a Manager of Finance at KingSett responsible for the accounting, reporting and budgeting for a portfolio of properties. Prior to joining KingSett Capital, Ayelet was a Senior Financial Analyst with Cadillac Fairview. She worked in the Corporate Financial Reporting group reporting to the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan. Her responsibilities included overseeing the financial and management reporting for a diverse portfolio of both real estate and non-real estate assets. Ayelet holds a Bachelor of Management and Organization Studies from the University of Western Ontario and also holds a CPA, CA designation.

Ben Hamburg

Job Titles:

Analyst, Multifamily Mortgage Group

Ben's role at KingSett is to underwrite, complete due diligence, and fund loans for multifamily residential properties across Canada. Ben was formerly an Analyst on the Corporate Strategic Initiatives team at MCAP Financial Corporation where he was responsible for market research and special projects. Prior to that, Ben was an Associate in MCAP's Commercial Mortgage Group where he underwrote loans across Canada. Ben holds a Bachelor of Management and Organizational Studies degree with a specialization in Finance from Western University.

Bindi Dave

Job Titles:

Applications Developer
Finance & Corporate Functions

Bindi is the Application Developer who is responsible for developing and maintaining in-house software applications. Bindi has 7 years' of experience in application development that includes .NET, VB.net, SQL Server 2008 and other technologies. Bindi has experience in full project life cycle experience, working with clients from initial planning and design, through development and testing to post integration. Prior to her role at KingSett, Bindi worked at in a similar capacity in the consulting field. Bindi has an Information Technology Solutions certificate from Humber College as well as both a Bachelor and Masters' degree in Information Technology from the K.S. School of Business Management in Gujarat, India.

Brian Zhou

Job Titles:

Associate Director, Multifamily Mortgages

Brian's role at KingSett is to underwrite, complete due diligence and fund loans for multifamily residential properties across Canada. Brian was formerly an Analyst in the Securitized Products Origination group at BMO Capital Markets, where he supported the origination and structuring of asset-backed securities across a variety of industries. Brian holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) degree with a specialization in Finance from the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia.

Bryan Salazar

Job Titles:

Managing Director, Mortgage Underwriting and Funding

Bryan is responsible for mortgage underwriting and funding. Bryan leads a team of dedicated individuals focused on working with our originators to underwrite and fund our mortgage investments. Bryan was formerly a Director at BMO Real Estate Finance Group in the Corporate Finance Division. He was responsible for managing a portfolio of real estate clients consisting of developers, builders and income property owners for both private and public entities across Ontario. Prior to this, Bryan was part of TD Bank's National Real Estate Group where he focused on sourcing, underwriting and funding construction loan opportunities across southwestern Ontario. He brings to KingSett Capital a comprehensive understanding of mortgage origination, underwriting and funding drawn from his years of experience at two of Canada's leading financial institutions. Bryan holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Wilfrid Laurier University and a Certificate in Business Spanish from the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Madrid.

Cameron Baigrie

Job Titles:

Analyst, Mortgage Operations

Cameron supports the reconciliation of daily mortgage activities, cashflow forecasting and portfolio reporting. Prior to joining KingSett, Cameron was a Financial Analyst at Royal Scenic Holidays where he was responsible for cashflow analysis, treasury, financial modelling and preparing other financial reports. He has several years of experience with financial reporting and analysis, as well as month-end closing. Cameron holds a Bachelor of Mathematics degree from the University of Waterloo. He has completed Level 1 of the CFA program and is working towards a CPA designation.

Carina Wang

Job Titles:

Finance
Manager
Finance & Corporate Functions

Carina is a Manager of Finance, Properties responsible for the accounting, reporting, and budgeting for a portfolio of varied properties. Prior to joining KingSett, Carina was a Property Accounting Manager at Colliers where she was responsible for the reforecasts and budgeting, and reporting functions of a large portfolio of retail, office and development properties. Carina graduated from Sheridan College with an Accounting and Financial diploma.

Carman Leung

Job Titles:

Vice President, Finance
Finance & Corporate Functions

Carman Leung is Vice President, Finance responsible for the accounting, financial reporting, and budgeting of the KingSett Canadian Real Estate Income Fund and KingSett's mortgage business. Prior to joining KingSett, Carman was an Assistant Manager in the Global IFRS and Offering Services practice at Deloitte & Touche. She is well experienced in leading audit engagements for large public entities, as well as in playing a key role in various complex accounting and transaction advisory projects. Carman holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Toronto and is a Chartered Accountant.

Catherine Zhao

Job Titles:

Finance & Corporate Functions
Senior Manager of Finance, Properties

Cathy Li

Job Titles:

Finance & Corporate Functions
Financial Analyst, Properties

Charles Blue

Job Titles:

Senior Vice President, Debt, Strategic Capital Management

Charles is responsible for sourcing, structuring and negotiating the financing of the real estate portfolio. Charles has held senior positions at two domestic banks, CIBC and BMO Capital Corporation, and two international banks, ING and Societe Generale. He has experience in providing financing and advisory services on a broad range of projects throughout North America, including high-rise condominiums, industrial and retail developments, hotels, resorts, land and low-rise residential subdivisions. Charles is a CFA Charterholder, and holds a degree in Economics from the University of Alberta, and a Master of Business Administration from the Schulich School of Business at York University.

Charlie Qiu

Job Titles:

Director of Finance, Properties
Finance & Corporate Functions

Christian Taylor

Job Titles:

Asset Management
Vice President, Development Management

Christina Troina - CFO

Job Titles:

Director of Finance
Finance & Corporate Functions

Christina is responsible for the accounting, reporting and budgeting functions of KingSett's Urban Infill Funds. Prior to joining KingSett, Christina was an Assistant Manager in the Audit & Assurance practice at Deloitte. She is experienced in leading and performing financial statement audits for both public and private entities in the real estate industry. Christina holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the Rotman Commerce program at the University of Toronto, and also holds a CPA, CA designation.

Claudia Torres

Job Titles:

Executive Assistant
Asset Management

Claudia is the Executive Assistant to the Asset Management team. Claudia has taken on a variety of administrative roles throughout the years. Previously she worked for an environmental consulting firm and prior to joining KingSett she was an Executive Assistant at Brookfield Office Properties.

Cocoro Mori

Job Titles:

Associate, Equity, Strategic Capital Management

Colin Baryliuk - Chief Investment Officer

Job Titles:

Chief Investment Officer
Member of the Leadership Team

Colin is Chief Investment Officer at KingSett Capital. He joined in 2008 and leads KingSett's investments team, which sources, underwrites and structures investment transactions for KingSett's various Fund strategies.  Prior to joining KingSett, Colin obtained a broad range of investment experience in all asset classes of real estate throughout North America while positioned in investment banking, as well as a leading brokerage firm. Colin holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics from the University of Victoria, BC.

Colin Zed

Job Titles:

Analyst, Investments

Colin provides underwriting and financial support to KingSett's investments team. Prior to joining KingSett, Colin worked in the acquisitions group at a major apartment property company headquartered in Toronto. In this role, he was responsible for executing apartment and manufactured home community investments across Canada. Colin holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Dalhousie University.