Mel Leiderman, Fcpa, Fca, Icd.D Email & Phone Number

Toronto, On, Ca

Toronto, Canada Area

Morguard is an expert in North American real estate ownership, investment and management. With a strategic focus on high-quality assets and diversification, Morguard has a proven track record of realizing the potential of real estate through consistent investment performance.Morguard has grown dramatically to become one of North America’s leading fully integrated real estate organizations, with more than 1,400 dedicated employees and more than $13 Billion in Assets Under Management. Morguard is a publicly traded company, that manages its own real estate portfolio, as well as invests and manages on behalf of third-party institutional and private real estate investors. Our diversified portfolio is comprised of approximately 53 Million square feet of high-quality commercial properties, and more than 14,000 multi-unit residential suites.

Agnico Eagle is an international growth company focused on gold, with operations in Canada and Finland and advanced-stage projects and opportunities in Canada, Mexico and the U.S.A. Our LaRonde mine in Quebec is Canada's largest gold deposit in terms of reserves. The company's operating history includes more than 30 years of continuous gold production primarily from underground operations. Since its amalgamation in 1972, Agnico-Eagle has produced over 4.0 million ounces of gold. We are one of the lowest total cash cost producers in the North American gold mining industry.

Mel Leiderman graduated from the University of Windsor in 1973 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree. After completing his undergraduate studies, Mel joined the accounting firm of Clarkson, Gordon (now Ernst & Young) in London, Ontario and obtained his CA designation while at that firm in 1977. He was elected a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario in 2013. In 1978 he joined Lipton LLP and has been instrumental in the continuing growth of the firm. The firm has been in existence since 1976 but dates back to 1959 when the two founding partners started public practice together. Since then the firm has grown to 10 partners and a total complement of approximately 45 people. Mel has completed the C.I.C.A. In-Depth Tax Course, the Alternative Dispute Resolution Course sponsored by the Faculty of Law – University of Windsor, and the Directors Education Program sponsored by the ICD and the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto and obtained his director certification from the ICD. He is a member of the Professional Conduct Committee of the Ontario Institute of Chartered Accountants. He serves on the Board of Directors and Audit Committee of Agnico Eagle Mines Limited, a company listed on the TSX and NYSE and serves on the Board of Trustees and is chairman of the Audit Committee of Morguard North American Residential REIT which is listed on the TSX. He is a former member of the North York General Hospital Foundation Professional Advisory Committee, the Accounting Standards Board (CICA) Private Enterprises Advisory Committee and the Discipline Committee of the Ontario Institute of Chartered Accountants.