Team
An experienced
team with a strong
track record
Dan McClure
Executive Chairman and Director
Dan is a financial industry veteran, having spent 20 years in the capital markets.
He has worked in a variety of positions starting with investment banking, then progressing into leadership roles in investment research, portfolio management, business development, and as the CEO & CIO of an alternative asset manager. He has managed over $3B of AUM across multiple sector and geographic mandates; designed and launched four separate investment funds, two of which were Lipper Award winners; and is an active Angel investor. He currently serves as President of Blue Deer Capital, a capital advisory and business strategy consulting company.
Dan is a graduate of Electrical Engineering from Queen’s University and has his Master of Business Administration from the Ivey School of Business.
Charles Dyer
Co-Founder and CEO
A lifelong real estate professional, Charles began his career as a project engineer, gaining valuable experience in the design and project management of large municipal infrastructure projects.
In 1995, he became Director of Store Planning for Shoppers Drug Mart and managed the conversion of 135 Big V Pharmacy stores to the Shoppers Drug Mart format following the merger of the two companies. In 1998, he joined the Katz Group Canada as Director of Design and Construction, for Rexall/Pharma Plus. From 1998 to 2009, he oversaw the construction of more than 400 new store and renovation projects.
In 2009, Charles co-founded Sovereign Asset Management Inc. (“SAM”), a vertically integrated property development company, focused on the construction and redevelopment of retail properties in high profile locations throughout Canada. To date, SAM has developed over 28 properties, with a combined value of over $75 million.
Charles holds a BSc in Civil Engineering from University of Waterloo and has his Master of Business Administration from the DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University.
Bradley Trotter
Advisor
Brad has over 30 years of business and finance leadership experience in commercial real estate, financial services, private equity, and capital markets across north American and Europe.
Most recently, Brad served as Global Head of Debt at Timbercreek Asset Management following a 26-year career at GE and GE Capital. At GE Capital Real Estate he served as President of North America, managing a $22B portfolio of private direct debt, equity and JV investments across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. Prior to leading the North American platform, he served as GE Capital Real Estate’s Managing Director of Canada ($5B) and was the European CFO ($20B, 18 countries).
Brad holds a Masters of Business Administration from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a Bachelor of Commerce (Honors) from the Smith School of Business at Queen’s University, Canada.
