Mr. Foster is the Chief Executive Officer of Cortleigh Capital Inc. (a private investment company) and is a corporate director. He has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Baycrest Foundation, a charitable foundation that provides the financial resources necessary to support excellence in care, research and education related to aging, from 2013 to February 2017. He is the former Vice-Chair of Deloitte in Canada (from 2007 to 2013), a member of the board of trustees and Investment Committee and Chair of the Audit Committee of SmartCentres REIT (TSX:SRU.UN), Chair of the board of directors of Payments Canada, and a member of the board of directors and Chair of the Finance, Audit and Risk Committee of Ontario Health. He is a Fellow Chartered Professional Accountant, holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree and a Master of Business Administration degree from the Schulich School of Business at York University and the professional independent director designation (ICD.D) from the Institute of Corporate Directors and the University of Toronto’s Joseph L. Rotman School of Management. Mr. Foster has been a Director since June 15, 2016 and was appointed as Board Chair on February 6, 2025.
Kay Brekken is a Corporate Director with more than 25 years of North American financial leadership experience in a broad range of industries including real estate, retail, healthcare and financial services. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Brekken was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX: FCR.UN) from 2014 to 2021. Prior to First Capital REIT, she was the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Indigo Books & Music, Inc. (TSX: IDG). Ms. Brekken serves on the boards of Allied Properties REIT (TSX: AP.UN) RATESDOTCA Group Ltd. and on the advisory board of the Rotman School of Management CFO Leadership Program. She is a Certified Public Accountant and she holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Minnesota, and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Washington. Ms. Brekken has been a director since May 7, 2024.
Brian Lang was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Real Matters and joined its Board of Directors in November 2020. Mr. Lang joined Real Matters as President and Chief Operating Officer in June 2019. Prior to joining Real Matters, Mr. Lang was President of MasterCard Canada. Lang’s career with MasterCard spanned more than 13 years during which he held a number of senior executive positions in various geographies including Europe, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Canada. Prior to MasterCard, Lang held key management roles with CIBC and Aeroplan. Mr. Lang is a graduate of the University of British Columbia with a Bachelor of Arts. He is a Six Sigma Master Black Belt and has served on Junior Achievement Boards in three regions. He is also on the board of directors of Brock University and is an active United Way MIG member.
Ms. Martin is a corporate director. She currently serves on the board of directors and as an Audit Committee member of ECN Capital (TSX:ECN), a leading provider of business services to North American based financial institutions and financial services companies, and is a director and Chair of the Audit Committee of online financial technology company Propel Holdings (TSX:PRL). Ms. Martin’s career has focused on capital markets and balance sheet management in financial services and specialty finance companies. Previously, Ms. Martin was Executive Vice-President and Treasurer of Element Fleet Management. During her tenure there, she arranged over $100 billion in debt and equity financings in multiple jurisdictions and was responsible for managing an international syndicate of banks, financing the company’s acquisitions and business opportunities and managing its liquidity, funding, interest rate and foreign exchange risks. Prior to joining Element Fleet Management, Ms. Martin served in senior executive management, treasury and finance positions in public and private financial services companies for more than 30 years, including Xceed Mortgage and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. She is a Chartered Financial Analyst and a Chartered Professional Accountant. Ms. Martin also holds the professional independent director designation (ICD.D) from the Institute of Corporate Directors and the University of Toronto's Joseph L. Rotman School of Management, and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Finance and Economics from the University of Western Ontario. Ms. Martin has been a Director since January 31, 2022.
Mr. Vukanovich is an entrepreneurial leader who has built teams that delivered growth through various business cycles over the last 30 years. He currently leads PMV Consulting Inc., a company which provides a variety of advisory services relating to the mortgage industry to a number of financial services clients. From May 2016 to October 2018, he was Senior Vice President for Teranet Inc.’s Commercial Solutions division. From June 2013 to September 2015, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of CFF Bank (now Home Bank), a federally regulated Canadian bank. From October 1997 to May 2012, he held a number of senior executive roles with Genworth Financial Canada/GE Capital Mortgage Insurance Canada, including President and Chief Executive Officer for many of those years. He oversaw its significant growth as it became Canada’s largest private mortgage insurance company and was listed on the TSX. Mr. Vukanovich is a Chartered Professional Accountant, holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Toronto and has been a member of numerous not-for-profit boards and advisory committees. Mr. Vukanovich currently serves as the Non-Executive Chair of the board of directors of Euro Sun Mining Inc. (TSX:ESM), a TSX listed mining company. Mr. Vukanovich has been a Director since January 31, 2019.
John Walsh is a corporate director with more than four decades of experience in the mortgage, real estate and financial services industry, including leading technology and data firms. Mr. Walsh is currently a director and the former CEO of California-based LERETA LLC (2015 to 2025), a leading provider of real estate tax services. Prior to joining LERETA, Mr.Walsh was the CEO of DataQuick, a nationwide provider of real estate property information, analytics and mortgage settlement services from 2008 to 2015. Previously, he was president of Del Mar Database, a provider of technology solutions to residential lenders. He is also the formerpresident of RF/Spectrum Decision Science Corp. and chairman and CEO at PureCarbon, Inc. (now Workstream, Inc.). Earlier in his career, Mr. Walsh held senior management positions atseveral mortgage companies and banks. Mr. Walsh was an independent director of DocuTech Inc. from 2013 to 2018, serving on its Compensation Committee. He holds a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Science Degree from California Lutheran College. He is also a recipient of thePROGRESS in Lending Association Lending Luminary Award™. Mr. Walsh has been a Director since June 4, 2025.
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