Corporate Officers
Thomas Schwartz, President and CEO
Tom Schwartz graduated as a Chartered Accountant in 1975 and went on to pursue a
career in real estate development. Tom Schwartz, along with a partner, founded Intraurban
Projects in 1976 to specialize in the development of new housing projects in mature
communities. Intraurban has built and developed over 2,500 housing units serving
all market segments from luxury to affordable. Tom Schwartz, through York Heritage
Properties, and Intraurban Projects has participated in the development, construction,
and management of over 600,000 sq. ft. of office, commercial and retail space. Tom
Schwartz is active in industry and government affairs. He has served on the Board
of Directors of the Greater Toronto Home Builders Association, the City of Toronto’s
Housing Action committee; Director of Kehilla Residential Consultants, the Board
of Directors of the Ontario New Home Warranty Program; and Chairman of the Board
of Directors of the Federation of Rental-housing Providers of Ontario. Tom is currently
on the Board of Trustees of Chartwell Seniors Housing REIT.
Yazdi Bharucha, CFO and Secretary
Yazdi Bharucha has been very involved in the administration, financing, due diligence
of acquisitions and management of real estate portfolios for most of his career.
Mr. Bharucha was Vice President and Controller of MPI Group Inc., a company engaged
in real estate investment and development, since 1995. Mr. Bharucha also held the
position of Controller of MICC Properties Inc., a company engaged in real estate
investment and development, since 1987. Prior to 1987, Mr. Bharucha was responsible
for financial planning, accounting, reporting and management of real estate operations
with Guaranty Properties Limited, a subsidiary of Guaranty Trust Company of Canada.
Mr. Bharucha is a Chartered Accountant.
Maria Amaral, VP Finance
Maria Amaral joined CAP REIT in 1997 and is currently its Vice President, Finance.
Mrs. Amaral has been involved in all aspects of corporate and property management
accounting and financial due diligence of real estate portfolios since 1986. Mrs.
Amaral was Accounting Manager of MPI Group Inc., a company engaged in real estate
investment and development, since 1995. Mrs. Amaral also held the position of Accounting
Manager of MICC Properties Inc., a real estate investment and development company,
since 1987. Prior to 1987, Mrs. Amaral, as Chief Accountant, was responsible for
property management accounting with Guaranty Properties Limited, a subsidiary of
Guaranty Trust Company of Canada. Mrs. Amaral is a Certified Management Accountant.
Mark Kenney, VP Operations
Mark Kenney joined CAP REIT in 1998 and is currently its Vice President, Operations.
Mr. Kenney has 14 years of experience in the multi family sector, having worked
previously at Realstar Management Partnership as District Manager of Western Canada
and Northern Ontario (1995 to 1998) and Greenwin Property Management as Senior Property
Manager prior to 1995. Mr. Kenney is also a director of the Greater Toronto Apartment
Association since 1998.
Vice Presidents
Chris French, VP Information Systems and CIO
Trish MacPherson, VP Sales and Marketing