Well what do you know!!...China is building malls and retail development under the name PDG from Vancouver BC Canada!
Here follows the PDG Management Team:
Lawrence Rank
Founding Partner & Chairman
A recognized expert in the field of shopping centers, Mr. Rank has served as a principal/senior executive
at several notable development companies in North America and Asia. He has been responsible for
completing the planning, development and redevelopment of over 60 shopping centers and regional malls
(over 31 million sq. ft.) during his over 35 years in the real estate industry.
Prior to forming Property Development Group and PDG Investments, Mr. Rank was recruited by Lippo
Bank to start up a major shopping mall development group headquartered in Jakarta, Indonesia. As the
business grew, he relocated to Hong Kong with Lippo Bank to develop a landmark retail mall/mixed-use
project in the heart of Beijing, China. Following the completion of his work with Lippo Bank he founded
a successful shopping centre consulting firm with offices in Hong Kong and Singapore. Mr. Rank then
merged his consulting firm with Koll Asia Pacific and relocated to Newport Beach, California to run CB
Richard Ellis' international retail development services group after its acquisition of Koll. Among other
development activities, Mr. Rank negotiated a joint venture with a major Taiwanese conglomerate to
develop mega retail projects throughout Taiwan.
His North American experience included senior positions with Pan Pacific Development Corporation
(partner/director based in Vancouver BC) where he was responsible for managing the company's
shopping centre development, leasing and property operations teams throughout Western Canada and
the Western United States.
At Cambridge Shopping Centres Limited (VP Development based in Toronto Ont.) Rank was responsible
for creating and implementing a program to expand the company's portfolio of shopping centres and
mixed-use retail projects from 17 properties to 42 properties over a nine year period. Prior to Cambridge
Shopping Centres Rank was a senior development officer at Cadillac Fairview Corporation based in
Toronto, Ontario.
Mr. Rank has been an active member of the International Council of Shopping Centers since 1974.
Mr. McRae has established an impressive track record in Canada's REIT industry, primarily by creating
and growing Calloway Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX: CWT.UN) into a major public REIT and
through identifying and acquiring a diversified portfolio of assets, with an emphasis on shopping centres.
Prior to joining Property Development Group, Mr. McRae was Vice President Acquisitions/ Operations for
Calloway Real Estate Investment Trust, one of Canada's premier public real estate firms. Mr. McRae's
efforts were instrumental in the growth of Calloway from $8 Million Dollars in assets to over $3 billion in
assets. Mr. McRae was directly involved in the acquisition and financing of over 100 shopping centres
with a total value in excess of $2.5 billion. Mr. McRae was also responsible for the asset management of
Calloway's entire portfolio, including the development of over 500,000 square feet of retail space.
Mr. McRae holds an MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business (University of Western Ontario) and a
Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Alberta.
Mr. Coon has extensive experience in the management, leasing and re-merchandising of shopping centre
and mixed-use commercial properties. Mr. Coon formed the Warrington Property Group in 1992, based
in Vancouver, BC, and built the company into one of the largest privately owned shopping centre, office,
industrial and residential property management and leasing firms in British Columbia. Mr. Coon merged
Warrington Property Group with PCI in 2005 to form Warrington/PCI Management.
Prior to establishing the Warrington Property Group, David spent 10 years with Campeau Corporation
in Toronto as Director of Shopping Centres Operations and as Director of Leasing and 4 years with
Pan Pacific Development Corporation in Vancouver as Director of Leasing. David has been involved
in all facets of the real estate industry, including development and re-development, financing, leasing,
operations, marketing and property sales/acquisitions. David is a licensed real estate broker in British
Columbia.
Mr. Grassi has extensive experience in the construction and development of major shopping centres,
commercial buildings and high profile public facilities. Mr. Grassi's construction experience with PCL
Constructors Western Inc., Penreal and Pan Pacific Development includes the Pan Pacific Hotel
(Vancouver), Eaton Centre Metrotown, Grosvernor Office Building, Strawberry Hill (77 acre commercial/
residential site), Prairie Mall Shopping Centre in Grand Prairie, Alberta (for Lawrence Rank with David
Coon) and City Square (for Lawrence Rank), amongst other major development projects.
Most recently, Mr. Grassi managed the development and design for the $833 million, 1.1 million sq.ft.
Vancouver Convention Centre Expansion Project (including 100,000 sq.ft. of prime retail space). In
addition to his Canadian and U.S. Pacific Northwest development and construction experience. Mr.
Grassi was responsible for managing the design and construction of Chai Tai Riverfest, a 2,637,000 sq.ft.
retail/entertainment development in the burgeoning Pudong area in Shanghai, China.
Prior to joining PDG Mr. Storey was the founder, President and CEO of Calloway Real Estate Investment
Trust (TSX: CWT.UN) growing the assets of the company from zero to over $3 billion, composed of
84 shopping centres. This impressive portfolio of Wal-Mart and grocery anchored shopping centres
comprised 14 million square feet of fully constructed properties and a further 6 million square feet on
ongoing development projects.
In addition, Mr. Storey has considerable experience in real estate lending (Bank of Nova Scotia's
Corporate Real Estate Group; real estate development, leasing and property management (Oxford
Development Group and Steward Green Properties) and started and eventually sold a private mortgage
syndication firm, Exeter Capital. He is also a director of Ripper Oil and Gas, a small O&G exploration
company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange.
Mr. Storey has a Mechanical Engineering degree from the University of Washington and an MBA from the
University of British Columbia.
...now isnt this an interesting and cosy little group...
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