Executive Team
Michel Léonard
President, Chief Executive Officer and Trustee
Mr. Léonard possesses more than 25 years of experience in the field of commercial real estate and has often played a fundamental role in helping numerous organizations of regional and national scale with strategic planning, analysis, renegotiation assignments and the implementation of complex relocation. He joined Colliers International (Québec) Inc. as senior Vice-President in November 2004. Mr. Léonard was one of the founders of Staubach Canada Inc. and held the position of President from 1989 to November 2004. Mr. Léonard obtained a Bachelor of Commerce in 1978 and a Bachelor of Civil Law in 1981, both from McGill University. He has been a member of the Québec Bar Association since 1982.
Benoît Cyr
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Cyr is a chartered accountant and he holds a MBA from HEC Montréal. He has a vast experience in the accounting and financial fields within a national accounting firm. Throughout his more than 30-year career, he has held positions such as Chief Financial Officer and Vice President, Finance and Administration, within several companies, namely, Perfectly Natural Solutions Inc., from 2005 to 2007, Unicel Architectural Inc., from 2004 to 2005, Raymark Xpert Business Systems Inc., from 2001 to 2004 and Elix Inc. from 1997 to 2001. Mr. Cyr also acted as interim Chief Financial Officer of Saratoga Electronic Solutions Inc. (SAR) in 2006 and 2007. Mr. Cyr was a member of the firm Groupe Mallette Maheu, a national accounting and audit firm, for 19 years, eight of which as a partner.
Daniel G. Oana
Vice President, Leasing
With over 25 years’ experience, Mr. Oana has held senior management key positions for Property Owners and Managers as well as Vice-President of several notable Real Estate Brokerage firms. He has transacted in all facets of Commercial Real Estate and is also a member of the OACIQ (Organisme d’autoréglementation du courtage immobilier du Québec). Having studied Finance at Concordia University, he also successfully held the position as Director, Corporate Accounting of one of Canada’s leading retailers.
Georges A. Renaud
Vice-President, Property Management
Mr. Renaud is a 30 year real estate veteran who has held senior positions in firms specializing in property management, workout strategies, leasing & sales, promotion & marketing of a variety of real estate portfolios in Quebec and Western Canada including: downtown and suburban office buildings; retail malls and strips; industrial and mixed use complexes; hotel, multi-family & senior housing projects. He holds the CPM and FRI designations and has a Certificate in Urban Land Economics from the University of British Columbia. He is a member of the faculty of the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM). Mr. Renaud is a past-president of the Real Estate Institute of Canada, the current president of the IREM-Quebec chapter and sits on the board of numerous community organizations.
