Jamil Karim Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Position Reports to the Head/GM of Real Estate Investments - Leading and managing the Real Estate Investments Team- Supporting the due diligence process, and evaluating new real estate direct investments, including multi-phase development projects, both in Canada and internationally- Actively analyzing and monitoring performance of fund managers and underlying real estate properties- Member of the Pension Investment Group Executive TeamPortfolio is approximately $3B+ of net equity invested across industrial, office, retail, and multi-residential in Canada, the U.S. and Europe.

Toronto, Canada Area

At CPP Investments, I led a team of 4 to deliver asset management tools for the global real estate portfolio, comprised of joint venture equity in multiple asset classes, including office, retail, industrial, and multi-family in the Americas - Canada, U.S., and Brazil. Expertise on sectors include U.S. Office ($7B), U.S. Student Housing ($5B), Brazil all sectors ($2B), and coverage of European markets. Previous portfolios covered include Canada office, retail, industrial and housing. I was responsible for the centralized pool of financial models (Argus Enterprise) with portfolio level analytics, providing geographic sector returns, asset performance details, and risk-related sensitivity analyses. I led approximately 10 investment meetings per year - delivering 150 financial models, portfolio summaries, and asset valuation reports. This role directly supported the Managing Director in delivering the quarterly results and senior level reporting, interacting with the global investment teams on new investments, dispositions, existing assets, and developments projects. Memorable projects include: the one stop shop Development Tracker with key indicators, the insightful Like for Like Returns Analysis by Sector/Region, and the Global REIT Analysis comparing public returns to CPPIB’s private real estate holdings for direction/magnitude. With current assets under management valued in excess of $400 billion, and projected to exceed half a trillion by 2030, CPPIB is a professional investment management organization that globally invests the funds of the Canada Pension Plan to ensure long-term sustainability. CPPIB invests in all major asset classes, including public equity, private equity, real estate, infrastructure and fixed-income instruments, and currently has offices in Toronto, London, Hong Kong, New York, São Paulo, Luxembourg and Mumbai. For additional information, please visit www.cppib.com

Toronto, Canada Area

I supported the REIT in its strategic growth objectives, with specific responsibility for global investment management. In the role, I was responsible for centralizing the global investment function, providing a clear process to the regional offices to submit new investments for consideration and to champion select projects for Board approval. The role reported to the Senior Vice President of Investments. Notable investments over the three years at NorthWest include the $550M+ acquisition of Generation Healthcare REIT in Australia, the $205M portfolio of long-term leased healthcare assets in Brazil, a $120M medical office building portfolio in Germany. Corporate M&A transactions include the $1.5B merger of NorthWest Healthcare Properties REIT with its separately listed International REIT, underwritten by BMO and RBC. Other responsibilities included board-level investment presentations, property due diligence for new acquisitions, acquisition financing, strategic initiatives, and asset valuations.

Framingham, Ma

In this role, I supported TJX to achieve its strategic and sustained growth objectives across its off-price brand portfolio (Marshalls, TJ Maxx, and HomeGoods). I specialized in identifying urban in-fill locations for new sites using geographic information systems to target locations. From an analytical perspective, I focused on project feasibility for a proposed new store concept through identification of sales cannibalization, demographics, and income. A key component of the role was to prepare 5-10x new real estate deals monthly for board approval from Executive Committee.The TJX Companies, Inc. is the leading off-price retailer of apparel and home fashions in the U.S. and worldwide. As of July 30, 2016, the end of the Company’s second quarter, the Company operated a total of 3,675 stores in nine countries, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Poland, Austria, the Netherlands, and Australia, and three e-commerce sites. For more information, please visit tjx.com.

Columbus, In

Working with the Director of Global Facilities for Cummins, Inc. a Fortune 500 company with over $14B in revenue and over 400 buildings worldwide, to develop and deploy an ESG Building Scorecard System to audit their entire existing corporate real estate portfolio. Achieved LEED Green Associate credential from the US Green Building Council. The objective of this tool was to use information to inform capital budgeting cycle, identify potential for energy efficiency improvements to reduce costs,and reduce overall energy use and environmental emissions.

Vancouver, Canada Area

- Financial Analysis (NPV,IRR,DCF,etc.) on income producing commercial real estate assets in the $10-100m range for purposes of acquisition. - Performed extensive financial modeling using ARGUS DCF, the industry standard valuation tool, and Excel.- Evaluated the Due Diligence for potential purchases including leases and lease abstracts, operating cost recoveries, zoning, closing documents, and more to enhance bargaining power during negotiation period.- Underwrote junior and senior debt for conventional and non-conventional lenders to secure purchase financing.- Market Research and Analysis for new assets, locations, and regions including Canada, US, and India.- Investment cycle analysis from acquisition to disposition.- Asset Management and Yield Optimization.- Worked closely with asset manager and property management team to reduce yearly operating budgetary expenses, allowing more room for future net rent increases.- Commercial Assets include office, industrial, retail, hotel, mixed-use developments, and senior's housing etc.

Mba (Cum Laude), Real Estate & Strategy, Gpa: 3.61 Out Of 4.00

Activities and Societies: Canadian Scholarship Recipient, Babson Entreprenuership Club Innovation District Committee (First Year Officer).

B.Com, Real Estate (Formerly Known As Urban Land Economics) And Finance, Gpa: 3.6 Out 4.0 (Equivalency With Transfer Credits From Mcgill University)

Activities and Societies: Golden Key Society (Top 15%) UBC Real Estate Club UBC Properties Trust

B.Com, Finance

GPA: 3.67 out of 4.00.