Leadership for creativity, execution, integrity and governance is provided by a dedicated team of professionals, each a recognized authority within their discipline. Recruiting specialists from public companies, developers, investment banking and pension funds, we have assembled a nimble team that can respond to the vagaries of real estate ownership in a timely and disciplined manner.
Bernard Ockrant
Bayfield Property Management Inc, Brokerage
Broker of Record
Cogir Commercial Management LP
Chief Investment Officer
Primary responsibilities include planning, overseeing and executing the investment strategy; coordinating and implementing the development and management functions; and ensuring timely reporting to Fund investors.
As a leading member of advisory teams, provided strategic direction and guidance for significant real estate organizations including Walmart, Choice REIT, First Capital, RioCan, Sears, The Bay, among others.
Bernard provides senior-level oversight of property management operations across a multi-asset real estate portfolio, supervising teams, ensuring regulatory compliance, and maintaining strong accountability and risk management frameworks. He brings expertise in budgeting, leasing strategy, cash flow review, performance auditing, and asset management agreements to support effective property operations and protect client and tenant interests.
Experienced in Team Leadership, Senior Client Coverage, Brokerage, M&A and Strategic Advisory. As a Director of TD Securities and several National Brokerage companies’ real estate teams, has completed more than $20 billion of transaction activity, including many of Canada’s largest property and public company advisory mandates.
Graduate of Richard Ivey Business School (HBA) and completed his Partners, Directors & Senior Officers accreditation (PDO).
Chris Coleman
Vice President, Asset Management
As Vice President of the asset management platform, Chris’ primary responsibilities are to oversee the property management and leasing functions, as well as establish and implement income-generating and value enhancement asset strategies.
Chris has deep experience in national asset management, portfolio and investment management, investor relations, and capital funding management across a variety of asset classes with a focus in retail, mixed-use, and development.
Chris is a graduate of the Richard Ivey School of Business (MBA) and York University (Honours BA, Economics) and is a Licensed Dealing Representative, Exempt Market Proficiency Course, IFSE.
Marcelo Lopez
Vice President, Finance & Accounting
As Vice President of Finance and Accounting, Marcelo plays a pivotal role in overseeing the budgeting process for both existing commercial real estate assets and acquisitions, ensuring alignment with the company’s financial goals. He is responsible for the preparation and analysis of financial reports, providing strategic insights to the operations team to improve performance and efficiency. Marcelo works closely with senior leadership to shape financial strategy and maintain the company’s financial health and growth.
With his extensive experience as a Financial Executive, Marcelo excels in collaborating across all levels of the organization and with clients. He fosters high-performing teams that streamline reporting processes, driving continuous improvement and cost reduction.
Marcelo holds a BA from Western University, a CMA designation from the Society of Management Accountants of Ontario and CPA certified.
Kerri Constable
National Director, Property Management
As National Director, Property Management, Kerri leads the team responsible for managing and maintaining the properties in our portfolio.
Kerri spent her entire career in the commercial real estate sector, starting on the tenant side and soon moving on to work from the landlord perspective. She has experience with all asset classes with a focus on enclosed shopping centres and strip retail. Having started her career with Cambridge Shopping Centres, moving on to Oxford Properties and RioCan, Kerri recognized her entrepreneurial spirit and transitioned to working with smaller developers providing her with extensive knowledge in all aspects of the business.
Kerri possesses keen understanding of building operations, budgeting, and recovery expertise. Her experience in marketing includes winning a Maxi Merit Award from the International Council of Shopping Centres and 2 Maple Leaf awards from the Canadian division of ICSC.
Gabriele Cicconi
Director of Development and Construction
Primarily responsible for all aspects of real estate planning & construction on current CCMLP’S redevelopment projects and upcoming new developments. Along with the COO develop, implement and execute planning and building strategies for a smooth efficient turnover to our valued clients.
Over 30 years’ experience in Construction & Development across Canada and in all sectors of the industry as team lead in all facets of the project life cycle.
Previously managed teams with notable developers such as Smart Centres and Condor Properties. Extensive experience managing large scale projects with multiple phases of civil and building construction. Personally responsible for an excess of 12 million square feet of Commercial, Retail, Multi-Residential and Industrial new builds and renovations, along with several kilometers of roads and parking lots.
Chris McLaughlin
Bayfield Property Management Inc, Brokerage
Director of Leasing, Salesperson
Chris is a strategic commercial real estate professional specializing in retail real estate leasing. He is responsible for leading our national leasing strategy with the goal of maximizing occupancy and ensuring the long-term success of our commercial properties.
With a deep understanding of retail market leasing trends, Chris is skilled at identifying opportunities to maximize asset performance. With over 10 years experience in retail leasing, Chris is a licensed real estate agent and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Ryerson University.
Our Board
Cogir Commercial has established an Advisory Board to provide informed guidance to the Cogir Commercial Executive team and serve as an ally in the quest for corporate governance. The Board is comprised of three experienced and sophisticated professionals. It reviews and makes recommendations with respect to acquisitions, dispositions, financial reporting, property budgets and communications to investors.
Harold Spring
A career real estate entrepreneur who has developed and built homes, condominiums, industrial buildings and strip shopping centres in Canada and the US market.
Founded Bayfield Realty Advisors Inc. in 2005 and transformed the company into an integrated real estate platform with development, management and leasing divisions. Directed the Bayfield team in the acquisition, development and management of more than $1.5 Billion dollars of real estate assets over the past 20 years.
Bo Mocherniak, CPA-Ca
Bo Mocherniak recently retired from Grant Thornton LLP. Bo was the National leader of the Real Estate and Construction group. Bo was also Chair of the Board for Grant Thornton. Bo practiced in the advisory/audit area mostly working with privately held real estate clients.
Bo has volunteered on a number or organizations. He was a member of the RealPac Best Practices Committee, was treasurer of the Southlake Hospital Foundation board and was a board member of the United Way York Region.
Don Fitzpatrick, B.A.
Don Fitzpatrick was most recently President of PricewaterhouseCoopers Real Estate Inc. Don has been involved in the real estate industry since 1981 and has held a number of senior level positions, including National Real Estate Leader of Deloitte & Touche LLP and Executive Vice President and Regional Manager of CB Richard Ellis.
Don has worked on a number of Canada’ most significant investment and leasing transactions, and he provides strategic real estate advice to many of Canada’s largest corporations, public sector entities and many private clients.
Julian Aziz
Julian brings more than 30 years of corporate and institutional experience in the acquisition, development and asset management of commercial, retail and industrial properties. His focus is on achieving financial targets through a broad working knowledge of all real estate fundamentals.
Julian has maximized value creation and financial performance of investment properties through strategic planning, development, proactive leasing and financing. Mr. Aziz is skilled in negotiations with respect to offers of purchase and sale, major lease transactions, development agreements and joint venture and financing arrangements for a wide range of clients.
Since 2000, he has provided investment and asset management services to Canadian pension fund clients and other institutional investors in a fiduciary capacity.
Zahir Bhaidani
Zahir is a strategic business partner who leads financial management, including planning, risk, reporting, financing, treasury, and taxation. He has extensive experience in real estate and investment management.
Zahir spent 25 years in financial reporting, budgeting, and strategy with firms like Prime Real Estate Management Group, SmartCentres and Ivanhoé Cambridge, and previously served as CFO of Bayfield.
He holds CPA, CGA, and IMAT (LSE) designations, along with an MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business. He is also an active community leader, having served as a Board member and Audit Committee Chair for Toronto Community Housing.