Nearctic Industrial REIT is pleased to announce Michael Fitzgerald will join the board of Trustees effective July 1, 2025. Mr. Fitzgerald will join David Kent, and Sean McCullough, and will be one of two Independent Trustees of the REIT.
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.
We look forward to Mr. Fitzgerald’s contributions to the board.
