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Professor Phil Richardson,
CD, BA, CRRP, CSM,
CEO,
Burlington, Ontario,
Canada.
"With over three decades of international commercial real estate experience, Phil Richardson‘s
extensiveprofessional career includes the successful development of large-scale commercial, residential
and mixed-use real estate properties. His role is to provide powerful strategic thinking to the master
planning and feasibility evaluation of major retail and mixed use developments and then assist developers
and investors to deliver their projects. Phil holds two senior professional designations awarded by the world
wide International Council of Shopping Centres, Certified Retail Property Professional and Certified
Shopping Centre Manager. He is also Professor, International Development, Asia, for Canadore
College,Canada.
Career Synopsis
CEO, Richardson Group Inc, and Springbank Property Group Inc., successful property management
anddevelopment companies, the first operating specialty hospitality centres and large regional malls for
thirdparties and the second providing master planning, entitling, leasing, and project management for
them.He also financed, built, owned and operated several high-rise residential properties and hotels in
Canada and the United States.
Senior Development Director, Retail & Leisure Projects for ALDAR Properties PJSC, responsiblefor leading
the development of $12 Billion USD Commercial Projects including Ferrari World and Warner Brothers
Theme parks, superregional Yas Mall and 16 Ha WaterWorld water park -on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Managing Director, MENA & Asia, Chartwell Property Advisors, provided master planning andfeasibility
studies for third party developers in the UAE, India and Mainland China.
Senior Vice President, Cushman & Wakefield, a global property advisor, provided retail and investment
advice to international clients wishing to invest in commercial properties in Canada and the USA.
CEO, Black Opal Property Advisors Inc., an international consultancy which provides developers and
investors with executive level advisory for project visioning, concept design, research, and analysis. As well,
the company provides advice on the delivery and operations of projects
Please contact Phil at: PhilR@BlackOpalPa.com