CANADIAN NET REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST - Key Persons


François-Olivier Laplante

Job Titles:
  • Trustee

Guy Dancosse

Job Titles:
  • Independent Trustee
  • Board Member of Devonian Health Sciences
  • Chairman of Governance and Compensation Committee
  • Chairman of the Committee
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 Laframboise

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Investment Committee
  • Trustee
  • Chairman of the Committee
  • President of Restaurant Subway Quebec Ltd
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.

Jason Parravano - CEO, President

Job Titles:
  • Chief Executive Officer
  • President
Mr. Parravano joined Canadian Net REIT (formerly Fronsac REIT) in 2015. He is a member of the Order of Chartered Professional Accountants of Quebec. Mr. Parravano comes from a public accountancy background specializing in public issuers and has been involved in various financing activities for both public and private companies alike. Mr. Parravano held the position of CFO until March 2017.

Katia Marquier

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Audit Committee
  • Trustee
  • Chairman of the Committee
  • Chief Financial Officer of Fednav
Katia Marquier is the Chief Financial Officer of Fednav since January 2020, where she previously spent 3 years as Vice President, Finance. Ms. Marquier is a member of the Order of Chartered Professional Accountants (CPA, CA) and is also a certified corporate director "Administrateur de Sociétés Certifié" (ASC). She has more than 20 years of experience in financial management especially at Gaz Metro l.l.p. (Énergir) and KPMG. Ms. Marquier is also a member of the board of directors and member of the Investment committee - development capital of Fonds de Solidarité FTQ.

Kevin Henley - CFO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Henley joined Canadian Net REIT in 2017. He has vast experience in real estate as well as in the capital markets industry. Mr. Henley is a Calvin Potter Fellow of Concordia's John Molson School of Business where he obtained his bachelor of commerce in finance. Mr. Gazith joined Canadian Net REIT in 2020. He is a member of the Order of Chartered Professional Accountants of Quebec. Mr. Gazith comes from a public accountancy background specializing in public and private issuers and has consulted on various complex accounting matters including going public transactions, acquisitions, new standard implementations and other complex transactions.

Michael Zakuta

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of Governance and Compensation Committee
  • Chairman of the Committee
  • President and CEO of Plaza Retail REIT
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.

Michel Trudeau

Job Titles:
  • Corporate Director
  • Director of Valeo Pharma Inc
  • Member of the Committee
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.