The current Board of Trustees comprises five members. The names and biographies of each of the Trustees are set forth below.
J.W. Bud Bird, O.C.
Mr. Bird is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Bird Holdings Ltd. and Bird Lands
Limited, business investment and real estate development companies. He is also a director of ADI Limited, Barrett Diversified Corporation, Enbridge Gas New Brunswick and Atlantic Salmon Federation, and Chairman Emeritus of Miramichi Salmon Association and Greater Fredericton Economic Development Corporation, and is a former director of Nexfor Inc. (which subsequently changed its name to Norbord Inc.). Mr. Bird is a former Member of Parliament and a former Minister of National Resources for the Province of New Brunswick. Mr. Bird is “financially literate” for the purposes of National Instrument 52-110 Audit Committees and the board of Trustees has determined that he is “independent” for the purposes of National Instrument 58-101. He is a resident of Fredericton, New Brunswick.
Mr. Bird is a Trustee, a member of Audit Committee and Compensation, Nominating, and Corporate Governance Committee.
Reid Carter
Mr. Carter is the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner of Brookfield Timberlands Management LP, the Fund’s Manager. He is also a managing partner of Brookfield and leads Brookfield’s Timberlands Investment Management Organization with a focus on the acquisition of freehold timberlands throughout North America and in Brazil. Prior to joining Brookfield in 2003, Mr. Carter was a top-ranked paper and forest products analyst at National Bank Financial from 1999 to 2003 and also served as a business analyst for TimberWest Forest Corp. from 1992 to 1996 where he was responsible for the management of TimberWest’s crown and freehold timberlands. Mr. Carter has over 28 years of experience in the forest industry and currently serves as a director of Selectseed Inc. and Okanagan Specialty Fruit Ltd. He is also a past President of the Soil Science Society of British Columbia. Mr. Carter holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons.) degree in Combined Biology Forestry and a Master of Science in Forest Soils from the University of British Columbia. Mr. Carter is a resident of West Vancouver, British Columbia.
David Mann, Q.C.
Mr. Mann is legal counsel at Cox & Palmer, a full service Atlantic provinces law firm, and has over 30 years of experience in the practice of corporate and commercial law, with particular emphasis on corporate finance and public utility regulation. Mr. Mann has held the position of Vice Chairman of Emera Inc., a diversified energy and services company listed on the TSX, from November, 2004 to April, 2005, prior to which he was the company’s President and C.E.O. since January 1999. Mr. Mann was President and C.E.O. of Nova Scotia Power Inc., another TSX listed company, from 1996 to 2004. Mr. Mann is the Chairman of the audit committee for NewGrowth Corp and Allbanc Split Corp, he is also the chairman of Logistec Corporation, three TSX listed companies. Mr. Mann holds a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Laws from Dalhousie University and a Master of Laws from the University of London, England. Mr. Mann is “financially literate” for the purposes of National Instrument 52-110 Audit Committees and the board of Trustees has determined that he is “independent” for the purposes of National Instrument 58-101. Mr. Mann is a resident of Chester, Nova Scotia.
Mr. Mann is a Trustee, Chair of Audit Committee and Member of Compensation, Nominating, and Corporate Governance Committee.
Louis J. Maroun
Mr. Maroun began his Real Estate career in 1982. He was instrumental in building Summit Real Estate Mutual Funds, the predecessor vehicle to Summit Reit. Summit R E Mutual Funds became a Real Estate Investment Trust in January of 1996 and has grown dramatically since that time to become one of the largest REIT’s in Canada which was acquired by ING Real Estate in October 2006. In his capacity as ING Real Estate’s Executive Chairman, he oversees aspects of the Company’s operations including its strategic direction, key relationships, nationally and internationally and has primary responsibility for strategic transactions. Mr. Maroun is a member of ING Real Estate Canada’s Board of Directors. Mr. Maroun is also Chairman of InStorage Real Estate Investment Trust. He currently sits as National Chair of the MS Society of Canada and is a board member of the MS Research Foundation and a cabinet member of the new MS Research Capital Campaign. He is a board member and co-founder, with his wife Kathryn, of Casting for Recovery Canada, an organization that works directly with women who have or have had Breast Cancer. He is a Board Member of the ASF, an International Conservation Organization and is the Canadian Chair of its Development Committee. Mr. Maroun is “financially literate” for the purposes of National Instrument 52-110 Audit Committees and the board of Trustees has determined that he is “independent” for the purposes of that Instrument and National Instrument 58-101. Mr. Maroun is a resident of Toronto, Ontario.
Mr. Maroun is the Lead Trustee, Chair of Compensation, Nominating, and Corporate Governance Committee and Member of Audit Committee.
Samuel J.B. Pollock
Mr. Pollock is Managing Partner Private Equity at Brookfield Asset Management. Mr. Pollock is responsible for the expansion of the infrastructure operating platform and Brookfield's proprietary investment initiatives. Mr. Pollock joined Brookfield's financial services operation in 1994 and has held various senior positions in the organization, including leadership of the company's financial advisory services and merchant banking operations. Mr. Pollock is a Chartered Accountant and holds a business degree from Queen's University. Mr. Pollock is a resident of Oakville, Ontario.
Mr. Pollock is the Chair of the Board of Trustees.
