Russell Negus is Chairman & CEO of the Hillcore Group. He oversees the strategic direction of the company.

Prior to founding Hillcore in 1995 Russell built two successful businesses. The first, in real estate development, established his expertise and knowledge in commercial and industrial real estate. The second, a nationwide consolidation of agricultural properties, provided an opportunity to develop his original ideas on creating value in mergers and acquisitions. At Hillcore, Russell has continued to develop his creativity and originality in transaction design while focusing on building best-in-class management teams and innovative value-creating business strategies.

Tim participated in the founding of Hillcore in 1995. Prior to that he worked as a lawyer at Shearman & Sterling in New York. Tim provides strategic advice and operational assistance in all aspects of the company.

He is a graduate of the University of Toronto Law School and also received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of British Columbia.

Greg Tedesco is Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer of Hillcore. He joined the group in 2010. Greg is primarily responsible for leading the team which oversees the management of Hillcore’s financial affairs and provides support for acquisition activities. Greg also works with senior management in the development of financial strategies and policies.

Prior to joining the group, Greg served as the Deputy Commercial Director for CHC Helicopter’s global operations. Greg previously spent the majority of his career in the consulting engineering industry where Greg was the Chief Financial Officer at Klohn Crippen Berger and led numerous business process improvement, financial, taxation, and acquisition initiatives.

Greg is a Chartered Accountant and lifelong Vancouver resident who began his career with KPMG in Vancouver after obtaining his Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver.

Craig Rademaker is responsible for capital markets activities for Hillcore. Craig joined the group in 2013 and is located in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Craig has over 25 years’ experience in the financial industry, covering a multitude of areas and industries, both private and public. These include institutional and retail brokerage, principal trading, equity and debt raising, mergers and acquisitions advice and venture capital as a facilitator and principal investor.

Kulwant joined Hillcore in 2005 and has served in his current capacity as Vice President since February 2010. Kulwant provides analysis and modeling for broad Hillcore initiatives such as new business models, new acquisition models and new debt and equity financing relationships. He is also responsible for Hillcore Seniors Living’s operations.

Prior to joining Hillcore, Kulwant worked for Rocky Mountaineer Railtours where he was involved in acquisition of assets, financial analysis of operations and other strategic projects. He is also a principal in a private real estate holding company which owns and operates assets primarily in Vancouver.

Kulwant is a Chartered Accountant and was formerly an auditor at Deloitte and Touche. He holds his Bachelor of Business Administration from Simon Fraser University in Vancouver.

Bruce has been part of Hillcore since 2005. Previously he worked in senior tax roles with a number of international companies including TimberWest Forest, HSBC and Ballard Power.

Bruce is a Chartered Accountant and was a member of the tax practice at KPMG LLP for more than nine years, servicing large public and private corporate clients. In addition to his Chartered Accountant designation, Bruce also holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver.

Eric Robb joined Hillcore in 2016. As General Counsel, Eric advises on M&A, structuring and governance, and a wide variety of corporate/commercial matters. In addition to his transactional roles, Eric also offers legal guidance in respect of joint ventures and other Hillcore initiatives involving First Nations collaborations, energy/infrastructure and forestry.

Prior to joining the group, Eric practiced business law at a couple of leading Toronto law firms, predominantly in the areas of corporate/commercial, M&A, private equity, governance and securities law. Most recently, Eric was senior corporate counsel for a leading Canadian quick service restaurant brand, where he acted as primary legal support for a number of business units and functions, and led or played key roles in several special projects and strategic initiatives.

Eric graduated with a B.Comm (Honours) from Queen’s University and an LLB/MBA from Dalhousie University. Eric was called to the Ontario Bar in 2003.

Michael Doner joined Hillcore in 2003 and has served as a Managing Director of Hillcore since January 2005 and Chief Operating Officer of Hillcore Financial since 2008. Michael is the head of Hillcore acquisition team and is actively involved in structuring, negotiating and executing most of the firm’s transactions. Michael has closed in excess of $2.6 billion dollars of deals since he started with the firm.

Prior to joining Hillcore, Michael worked at Allco Finance Group and in the structured finance group at CIT (formerly Newcourt Capital). While at these companies Michael was a key member of teams involved in more than $700 million in financing structures. Michael began his career in the financial institutions and real estate practice at KPMG Toronto.

Michael is a Chartered Accountant and received his Graduate Diploma in Public Accounting from McGill University in Montreal and a Bachelor of Arts from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario.

Gene Gomes has been a Managing Director at Hillcore since 2001. Gene is primarily responsible for origination and business development for all industry groups at Hillcore and manages ongoing relationships with clients, partners and vendors.

Prior to joining Hillcore, Gene was Vice President at JP Morgan Chase both in New York and Toronto. During his fifteen year tenure at Chase, Gene was responsible for corporate and investment banking for numerous industry sectors such as Industrial Products, Consumer Products and Media & Telecom and Derivatives and Structured Finance. Gene has been actively involved in several M&A and capital raising transactions totaling several billion dollars.

Gene is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), has a Bachelor of Science and MBA from St. John’s University, New York and a Bachelors and Masters of Commerce from the University of Bombay.

Joshua Walker joined Hillcore in 2019 and is primarily responsible for managing the firm’s strategic investment and acquisition transactions.

Prior to joining Hillcore, Joshua worked at KPMG in the M&A tax practice as well as the real estate tax practice where he advised large public companies, REITs and private equity firms with buy, sell and reorganization mandates. Joshua managed transactions with deal values ranging from multi-million to multi-billion.

Joshua is a designated Chartered Professional Accountant, Chartered Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Ottawa.

John Weiler co-founded Hillcore Real Estate Investments in 2003. As Managing Director, John oversees the group’s operations including acquisition sourcing, asset financing, arranging joint venture partnerships and asset management.

Previously, John founded and held the position of President at Whitecap Consulting Ltd. Whitecap is a private investment group focusing on real estate acquisitions, development and asset management. Whitecap, in joint partnership with both European and Canadian investors, has had a very successful record acquiring and developing Canadian real estate.

Before founding Whitecap Consulting, John was a strategy consultant in the Toronto office of Bain and Company, focusing on the sales and marketing practice as well as the operational improvement practice.

John holds a Masters in Business Administration from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University in Chicago as well as an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Economics and History from the University of Toronto.

As the Vice President, Real Estate Development, Michael oversees the management and strategic direction of real estate development nationally. He is involved in all aspects of development and marketing activities, creating and managing all development proformas and liaising with partners for updates and approvals.

Michael has extensive experience in acquisitions, development and planning for mixed-use, high-rise commercial and residential development projects. With a distinguished career in land acquisition and multi-family development, Michael has a history of positively impacting long-term success in an extremely strategic manner. He has been involved in the development of in excess of 30,000 multi-family residential units, hotels, community facilities and mixed-use developments.

Prior to joining The Hillcore Group, Michael worked for leading real estate development companies, and lectured with the Schulich School of Business at York University with a focus on Real Estate and Infrastructure.