Our Leadership

Meet our Board of Directors and Executive Leadership

Mark C. Woolgar
Mark is a founding partner of Woolgar VanWiechen Cosgriffe Ducoffe LLP where he has practiced corporate law for 30 years, focusing on private company M&A and advising owner-operators, family businesses and entrepreneurs from start-up to succession. He is also a partner in New York-based RVE Capital Partners, a private investment firm whose funds engage in buy-out transactions in the middle market throughout North America. A seasoned corporate director, Mark currently sits on the boards of WHI Global, LLC, a manufacturer of components assemblies for the aerospace, defense and industrial markets with manufacturing facilities across the United States, and of Nova Ridge Development Corp. a Toronto-based real estate developer.
BOARD CHAIRMAN
Ronald E. Peddicord
Ron is responsible for business development and expanding the footprint of RealServus within the Canadian real estate services sector. He is known for his thought leadership and track record of successful industry disruption. In 2004, he co-founded what is now Canada's largest independent real estate brokerage, Right at Home Realty, offering agents a favourable alternative to traditional commission split models. Leveraging a wealth of knowledge accumulated in his 18-year career as an executive in the commercial real estate and investment industry, Ron supports all RealServus brands with strategic planning, financial and investment review.
CO-FOUNDER & BOARD MEMBER
Stuart Lazier
In 2011, Stuart co-founded Fiera Properties Limited with Fiera Capital, growing it to over $2.5B in AUM in three different funds in just five years. Prior to that, he co-founded KingSett Capital, now one of Canada’s leading private equity real estate investment management firms. For 15 years, he was Managing Partner of Enterprise Property Group.
BOARD MEMBER
Brahm Klar
Brahm is General Partner at Round13Capital. Since joining Round13, Brahm has been actively involved in conducting due diligence on new investment opportunities and working with existing investees. Prior to joining Round13, Brahm worked in Private Equity at ONCAP Management Partners, the mid-market private equity fund of Onex Corporation and in Investment Banking in the Mergers & Acquisitions group at RBC Capital Markets.
BOARD MEMBER
John Lusink
As President of RealServus, John is responsible for generating growth across all RealServus brands. He is also President of Right at Home Realty and has been instrumental in achieving its success as the #1 brokerage by sales volume in Canada's largest market for the last nine years. With more than 35 years of experience in the real estate industry, John's background includes an award-winning commercial real estate sales career, management of corporate offices for one of Canada’s iconic real estate brands, as well as ownership of a major residential real estate franchise. Named a 2022 RISMedia Real Estate Newsmaker, John is a trusted authority in Canadian residential real estate. He is also an active industry participant holding recent Director positions on both The Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB) and OREA Board of Directors.
PRESIDENT
Sanjeev Patel
As Senior Vice President of Finance at RealServus, Sanjeev is responsible for business strategy, financial planning, reporting, and managing the risks of the RealServus brands. Sanjeev is also Senior Vice President of Finance at Right at Home Realty where he manages the areas of financial reporting, treasury, and taxation. Previously, Sanjeev has held senior financial roles in various industries including financial services, technology, manufacturing, and distribution. He has the experience of working with high-growth companies listed on the TSX and Nasdaq exchanges as well as with private owner-managed organizations. Sanjeev holds a BBA degree from the University of Toronto and has also received his Chartered Professional Accountant, Chartered Accountant designation from the Province of Ontario.
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, FINANCE