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RICHARD A. ABBOUD
Founder and president of Forum Equity Partners, Richard has close to 20 years of real estate experience in the areas of acquisition, development, financing and corporate services. Richard directs the firm's activities including acquisitions and development projects. He has acquired, sold and developed more than $400 million of property to date.
Richard began his real estate career in the late 1980s in the area of corporate real estate advisory and brokerage. An accomplished entrepreneur, Richard established and built a corporate real estate services and brokerage company between the years of 1996 and 2001 with offices in Toronto and Montreal. Since 2002, his focus has been to establish Forum Equity Partners as a national leader in single tenant acquisitions and development.
Richard currently serves on the Board of Directors and the Capital Development Committee of the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute and has served on the Advisory Board and chaired the Property Committee of the Salvation Army, Ontario Central Division. Richard has held various board positions in Corenet Global and its predecessor organization, IDRC. He has served as Chairman of Toronto 2003 Global Summit Inc., a non-profit economic development initiative established to promote the 2003 Corenet Global Summit in Toronto; The United Way Community Initiatives Allocations Committee; and as Chairman of the 1996 Gardiner Awards. Richard's other board positions have included The National Club and Big Brothers of Toronto.
RAMSEY T. ALI
Ramsey Ali has joined Forum Equity Partners Inc. in the capacity of Vice President and General Counsel. Ramsey is responsible for providing counsel on transaction execution and asset management as well as the formulation of the overall strategic direction of the company. Ramsey formerly practiced law in the real estate department at Goodmans LLP where he was involved in the acquisition, disposition or development of over a billion dollars worth of real estate assets, including some high-profile mixed-use developments. Ramsey also has considerable experience in joint ventures, private equity transactions, leasing and real estate financing.
Ramsey holds an Economics degree from the University of Guelph and a JD from the University of Toronto. He is a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada and the Canadian Bar Association.
ADELE D. IMRIE C.A.
Adele is a Chartered Accountant with over 20 years of experience in real estate tax, financing, accounting and operations. Adele is the controller of Forum Equity Partners and also takes an active role in tax planning and asset management functions of Forum's portfolio.
Adele joined Forum Equity Partners from a major Canadian developer where she maintained progressive positions from Controller to Vice-President, Finance. Adele held overall financial responsibility for over 6 million square feet of real estate throughout North America with a market value in excess of $400 million. Adele's experience in tax planning, corporate and project budgeting and conducting financial due diligence for major acquisitions allows her to make significant contributions to the execution of Forum's business plan.
Adele is active in the community as a volunteer in the independent school system, including 6 years on the Board of Kingsway College School holding the offices of Treasurer and Chair. She has also acted as the Chair of numerous independent school conferences, and currently sits as a member of the board of The Bishop Strachan School in Toronto. Adele also sits on the Foundation Board of CODE, a national charitable organization that promotes development through literacy in Africa and the Carribean.
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