Stuart Smith

Background

About Stuart Smith

Stuart H. B. Smith, 74, Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Independent Trustee. Mr Smith, from 2016 to 2019, served as the Chairman of EPIC Investment Services Inc.(“EPIC”), a company formed following an amalgamation of three companies and an equity investment by a major Canadian institution. As Chairman, he was responsible for EPIC’s overall vision, leadership & growth strategy. From 2005 to 2016, he served as the Chairman of EPIC Realty Partners Inc, a real estate advisory company serving the Canadian marketplace, which he formed with a partner. Prior to forming EPIC Realty Partners, Inc, Mr Smith served as the President and CEO of Oxford Properties Group, one of the Canada's largest property owners & managers, where he held progressively senior positions beginning in 1989 & led Oxford’s transition following the acquisition by Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS). Prior to joining Oxford, Mr Smith was President of Shipp Corporation Limited, a real estate development & management company involved in office, retail and residential properties. He served as a Director of Look Communications Inc. from 2003 to 2010 and Yellow Media Limited from 2004 to 2011. He served as a Director of Altus Group Limited from 2005 to 2013 and also served as the Executive Chairman and CEO of Altus Group Limited during the period of 2011-2013. He was previously on the Board of Directors of Knowledge First Financial (formerly The International Scholarship Foundation) and Yellow Pages Group. Mr Smith is a graduate of University of Western Ontario in Economics. As a Chartered Accountant, he has been involved in a number of accounting & professional organizations, more specifically Urban Land Institute, a member of the Chief Executives' Organization and a member of The Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants' Innovation Council. In 2017, Mr. Smith was awarded a Fellowship in the Chartered Professional Accountants & in 2005, he was awarded NAIOP-REX Award for Community Service.