About Us

Calgary, Alberta

Independent Trustee

Michael Fitzgerald has over 40 years experience in real estate investment, finance and, management. Most recently he served on the board of Slate Office REIT, a publicly traded Canadian company with both domestic and foreign real estate holdings. Mr. Fitzgerald has also provided real estate consulting services to private Canadian developers. Having worked for Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo) from 2006 to 2020 as Vice President Real Estate, he was charged with overseeing the management a $14.9B global Real Estate portfolio. At AIMCo he was actively involved in the legal, tax and holding company structuring and the management of opportunistic real estate investments including multiple large development projects as well as serving as director/advisor of numerous real estate management companies, holding companies, and Funds in Canada, US, Mexico, UK and Europe. He has also worked in various Real Estate related capacities for numerous Canadian financial institutions such as Standard Life, Great West Life, Mercantile Bank along with a number of other financial companies.

Canmore, Alberta

Independent Trustee

Ken Hughes, a certified ICD.D member since 2005, joined the board of trustees at inception of the trust in 2023. Hughes is a seasoned entrepreneur, and serves as Chair, Providence Therapeutics, Canada’s leading messenger RNA vaccine development company. His business background also includes involvement with insurance distribution as the founder of Alpine Insurance (2002-2021), energy services technology, real estate and information technology.  

Hughes has provided extensive public service at provincial and national levels in Canada. He was Alberta Energy Minister and Minister of Municipal Affairs (2012-2014). Prior to that, he was the Founding Chair of the Board of Alberta Health Services (2008-2012) (providing publicly funded health services to over 4 million Albertans), a Member of the Canadian Parliament (MP), at increasing levels of responsibility including appointment as Parliamentary Secretary to the Deputy Prime Minister of Canada (1988-1993).  

Ken has a Master of Public Administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, and an undergraduate degree from the University of Alberta (BSc. Agriculture).

Calgary, Alberta

Sean joined Nearctic Property Group as Chief Operating Officer in 2019 with a 38-year track record in real estate business. Sean developed a diverse business perspective and set of competencies having worked with large national public entities and private entrepreneurial organizations. He is an executive skilled in Leadership, Leasing, Construction, Acquisitions, Development, Finance, and Asset Management in a wide range of property types including apartments, office, retail and industrial properties. 

Edmonton, Alberta

David has a proven track record of over 45 years in Western Canada as a developer and manager of multi-family homes, rental apartments, and a number of industrial, commercial and retail properties. Throughout, he has navigated Alberta’s dynamic economic environment with financial stability and consistently positive outcomes. His success over the past 45 years has been built on a foundation of carefully selected quality real estate and professional property management.