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Daniel Fournier

Daniel Fournier is a Canadian businessman in the province of Quebec. He was chairman and chief executive officer of Ivanhoé Cambridge, a real estate subsidiary of Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, from June 2010 to October 2019. He has also run for the Canadian House of Commons and written on Canadian federalism.

In 2023 it was announced that OMERS appointed Fournier as executive chairman of the pension plans real estate arm, Oxford Properties Group.[1]

Early life and education edit

Fournier was raised in Pierrefonds, a suburban community of the Island of Montreal. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Princeton University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Jurisprudence from Oxford University, where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar. While studying at Oxford, he took a term off to play for the Ottawa Rough Riders football team. He returned to Canada after graduating and became a successful figure in Montreal's real estate sector.[2]

Private career edit

During the 1980s, Fournier was prominent among a group of young French Canadian entrepreneurs who were very influential in changing the real estate landscape in Montreal. He started his career at leading developer Canderel where he became vice-president. He subsequently launched his own real estate investment firm which redeveloped numerous properties in Quebec, including downtown Montreal's Windsor Hotel,[3] the Ogilvy store and the Ritz-Carlton Montreal.[4]

Prior to joining CDPQ, he was chairman of engineering consulting firm Genivar,[5] now WSP Global, and a member of the board of directors of national retailer Canadian Tire. He was also a Director of the Summit Industrial Income REIT.

In July 2008, he was named executive vice-president and chief investment officer of SITQ, which was then the office real estate subsidiary of the Caisse.[6] In June 2010, he was appointed executive vice-president and president of the Caisse's global real estate group.[7] In 2011, Fournier merged all of the Caisse's real estate subsidiaries and assets into Ivanhoé Cambridge.[8] During his tenure, Ivanhoé Cambridge completed C$100 billion in transactions and delivered an average annual return of 11.8% as at Dec. 31, 2019.[9] Ivanhoé Cambridge grew into one of the world’s largest and most respected institutional investors with a globally diversified portfolio, doubling the company’s total assets from 31 to 65 Billion C$.

He retired from CDPQ in November 2019, following the successful implementation of his succession plan.[10] Fournier then joined several boards and advisory committees of Quebec-based companies, including Claridge, Simons, Groupe Maurice and BTB REIT.

In 2023, it was announced Fournier would come out of retirement to assumed the role of executive chairman for OMERS real estate arm, Oxford Properties Group.[1]

Philanthropic career edit

In recent years, he chaired the fundraising campaigns for La Maison du Père, the Lighthouse Children and Families and the Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer (IRIC). He also co-chaired the $40 million Leading the Way fundraising campaign for Bishop's University and until February 2020, he served as chairman of the board of trustees of McCord Museum Foundation in Montreal.[11] In August 2020, he was appointed Bishop's University's 20th Chancellor.[12][13]

Political career edit

In 2006, Fournier ran for office in the Quebec riding of Outremont as a member of the Conservative Party. He finished fourth and gathered about 15% of the vote in an 11-candidate contest.

In 2007, Fournier contributed a chapter to Reconquérir le Canada: Un nouveau projet pour la nation québécoise, a book defending Canadian federalism within Quebec.[14]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "OMERS appoints Daniel Fournier to lead Oxford Properties Group, effective April 1, 2023". www.omers.com. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
  2. ^ Robert Collison, "The Laird of Ogilvy," Globe and Mail, 4 November 1988, p. 72.
  3. ^ "Windsor Hotel".
  4. ^ "Fournier group owns 94% of Ritz-Carlton Hotel," Montreal Gazette, 29 November 1988, D1.
  5. ^ "Genivar".[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "APPOINTMENT NOTICE: SITQ: Caisse de depôt et placement du Quebec," Globe and Mail, 9 July 2008, B5.
  7. ^ Paul Delean, "Caisse turns to France in latest front office shakeup," Montreal Gazette, 24 July 2009, B1; "La Caisse annonce un changement de la garde à son bras immobilier," La Presse Canadienne, 14 June 2010.
  8. ^ . Archived from the original on 2016-03-12. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
  9. ^ "Average return".
  10. ^ "Daniel Fournier, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ivanhoé Cambridge, announces retirement". 14 August 2019.
  11. ^ "McCord Museum".
  12. ^ "Bishop's University".
  13. ^ "Chancellor".
  14. ^ Lysiane Gagnon, "Selling federalism in Quebec," Globe and Mail, 19 November 2007, A19.

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For other people named Daniel Fournier see Daniel Fournier disambiguation Daniel Fournier is a Canadian businessman in the province of Quebec He was chairman and chief executive officer of Ivanhoe Cambridge a real estate subsidiary of Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec from June 2010 to October 2019 He has also run for the Canadian House of Commons and written on Canadian federalism In 2023 it was announced that OMERS appointed Fournier as executive chairman of the pension plans real estate arm Oxford Properties Group 1 Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Private career 3 Philanthropic career 4 Political career 5 References 6 External linksEarly life and education editFournier was raised in Pierrefonds a suburban community of the Island of Montreal He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Princeton University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Jurisprudence from Oxford University where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar While studying at Oxford he took a term off to play for the Ottawa Rough Riders football team He returned to Canada after graduating and became a successful figure in Montreal s real estate sector 2 Private career editDuring the 1980s Fournier was prominent among a group of young French Canadian entrepreneurs who were very influential in changing the real estate landscape in Montreal He started his career at leading developer Canderel where he became vice president He subsequently launched his own real estate investment firm which redeveloped numerous properties in Quebec including downtown Montreal s Windsor Hotel 3 the Ogilvy store and the Ritz Carlton Montreal 4 Prior to joining CDPQ he was chairman of engineering consulting firm Genivar 5 now WSP Global and a member of the board of directors of national retailer Canadian Tire He was also a Director of the Summit Industrial Income REIT In July 2008 he was named executive vice president and chief investment officer of SITQ which was then the office real estate subsidiary of the Caisse 6 In June 2010 he was appointed executive vice president and president of the Caisse s global real estate group 7 In 2011 Fournier merged all of the Caisse s real estate subsidiaries and assets into Ivanhoe Cambridge 8 During his tenure Ivanhoe Cambridge completed C 100 billion in transactions and delivered an average annual return of 11 8 as at Dec 31 2019 9 Ivanhoe Cambridge grew into one of the world s largest and most respected institutional investors with a globally diversified portfolio doubling the company s total assets from 31 to 65 Billion C He retired from CDPQ in November 2019 following the successful implementation of his succession plan 10 Fournier then joined several boards and advisory committees of Quebec based companies including Claridge Simons Groupe Maurice and BTB REIT In 2023 it was announced Fournier would come out of retirement to assumed the role of executive chairman for OMERS real estate arm Oxford Properties Group 1 Philanthropic career editIn recent years he chaired the fundraising campaigns for La Maison du Pere the Lighthouse Children and Families and the Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer IRIC He also co chaired the 40 million Leading the Way fundraising campaign for Bishop s University and until February 2020 he served as chairman of the board of trustees of McCord Museum Foundation in Montreal 11 In August 2020 he was appointed Bishop s University s 20th Chancellor 12 13 Political career editIn 2006 Fournier ran for office in the Quebec riding of Outremont as a member of the Conservative Party He finished fourth and gathered about 15 of the vote in an 11 candidate contest In 2007 Fournier contributed a chapter to Reconquerir le Canada Un nouveau projet pour la nation quebecoise a book defending Canadian federalism within Quebec 14 References edit a b OMERS appoints Daniel Fournier to lead Oxford Properties Group effective April 1 2023 www omers com Retrieved 2023 02 28 Robert Collison The Laird of Ogilvy Globe and Mail 4 November 1988 p 72 Windsor Hotel Fournier group owns 94 of Ritz Carlton Hotel Montreal Gazette 29 November 1988 D1 Genivar permanent dead link APPOINTMENT NOTICE SITQ Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec Globe and Mail 9 July 2008 B5 Paul Delean Caisse turns to France in latest front office shakeup Montreal Gazette 24 July 2009 B1 La Caisse annonce un changement de la garde a son bras immobilier La Presse Canadienne 14 June 2010 The Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec consolidates its operating real estate subsidiaries under one banner Ivanhoe Cambridge Group Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec Global Investor Hedge funds Archived from the original on 2016 03 12 Retrieved 2016 03 11 Average return Daniel Fournier Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ivanhoe Cambridge announces retirement 14 August 2019 McCord Museum Bishop s University Chancellor Lysiane Gagnon Selling federalism in Quebec Globe and Mail 19 November 2007 A19 External links editCaisse biography Archived 2010 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