Darryl Schmidt: is the Vice President National Leasing for the Western Canada Portfolio of The Cadillac Fairview Corporation based out of their regional offices in Calgary. A thirty plus year veteran of retail leasing, Darryl began his career in Edmonton tackling a wide array of leasing and development assignments with Melton Real Estate, Pioneer Property Group, First City Shopping Centre Group and Triple Five Corporation prior to joining Cadillac Fairview in 1996. His leasing experience has touched the full range of retail asset types including street, strip, power, community and regional shopping centers in each of the western provinces. Mr. Schmidt has worked on some of Western Canada’s most productive regional shopping centre’s including Pacific Centre, Chinook Centre and West Edmonton Mall. A seasoned leader Darryl currently oversees a team of five real estate executives who handle the day to day leasing of CF's Western Retail portfolio. Darryl holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Alberta, has a Senior Certified Leasing Specialist designation from the International Council of Shopping Centre’s, and also maintains real estate licenses in Alberta and British Columbia. His interests include hockey, skiing and wine collecting.