About
Professional Summary
Colliers International (formerly Landmark Properties Inc.) Montreal, QC
Vice-President Leasing, Marketing and Business Development Feb. 2010 to Present
Reporting directly to the SrVP and acting as the head of the leasing and marketing team. Responsible for leasing and marketing for a 4-5 million square foot ($1.5 billion) retail, office and industrial real estate portfolio.
SHVO Concepts, LLC, New York, NY
Regional Director, International Dec. 2007 to Feb. 2010
Led the international expansion of the Manhattan based company into the Dubai, Mexico, Carribean and other regions.
Intrawest Corporation (Playground Division), Montreal, QC Oct. 2004 to Dec 2007
Regional Director, NE U.S.
Managed $200 million of annual sales volume and was directly responsible for the bottom line results of the resorts from the regional office serving the NE U.S. sector.
Accomplishments
Sales and Sales Management
- Created and executed the strategy for the marketing and leasing of a $1.5 billion commercial and industrial asset class real estate portfolio of 4-5MM sq. ft.
- Restructured the pricing and the sales and marketing team of the Armani branded Wall Street residential condos in lower Manhattan to relaunch and sell 200 standing inventory one month after the financial crash.
- Successfully led a team of Americans in the Dubai Region of the United Arab Emirates to achieve a residential real estate sales success of over USD $750 million of pre-construction residential property.
- Led a team that achieved twin sellouts, each in a single day at launches for two high value real estate projects at the Mountain Creek Resort close to Manhattan.
Crisis Management and Leadership:
Solely responsible for operations and leadership of an industrial manufacturing facility during a five month labor strike. Produced sixty percent of the sales volume with twenty percent of the labor force while the workers were on strike resulting in a profit for the company during the dispute.
Education
Canadian Securites Course 2001
Canadian Securities Institute, Montreal Canada
Masters of Business Administration 1987
Concordia University, Montreal, Canada.
Graduate thesis: “The Cobb-Douglas Production Function applied to the Production of Rear Seals”
Bachelor of Business Administration 1984
University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Placed on the ‘Dean’s List’ 1984
Memberships & Involvements
NY Licensed Salesperson, Department of State NY(currently Valid) 2009
Affiliated Real Estate Agent, (OCAIQ) Quebec (currently Valid) 2002
VOLUNTEER
Have volunteered as a coach for over 13 years in junior ice hockey, soccer and baseball for the City of Westmount and have inspired boys and girls to love their sport while growing and having fun.
Testimonials
Corinne Jones, SPHR
President and Sr. HR Consultant at CJC Human Resource Services
February 18, 2011, Gil worked with Corinne in the same group
Gil Kastner is a fabulous example of all the 'dos' in real estate. He successfully integrated within a very creative environment and was quickly able to demonstrate his skills - both in management and in sales. Gil gained an immense amount of respect from his colleagues by providing collaboration and insight where it wasn't asked, but desperately needed. His professionalism never waivers and it was truly a pleasure to work with Gil. I would highly recommend him in a wide array of capacities, from marketing to sales at the executive level.
David Yanks
Director of Business Development, Rockwell Group
January 3, 2011, David worked with Gil in different groups
Gil is the utmost real estate professional. He is process-oriented, results-driven, and extraordinarily confident. While at SHVO he was able to perform in extremely high pressure environments, disparate locales around the world, and amongst an international contingent of clients, colleagues, and customers. Always full of energy and positivity, we worked together on projects spanning from New York to Abu Dhabi to the Caribbean creating, marketing, and selling some of the worlds preeminent developments. An invaluable colleague.
Jennifer Samaria
Executive Assistant to Michael Shvo
December 16, 2010, Jennifer worked with Gil in different groups
Gil is one of the most dedicated, hard working people I have ever known. He has a drive to succeed and do well that puts others to shame. He is like a chameleon... always able to mold his personality to fit the people he is interacting with.
His successes at SHVO are admirable and I would whole heartedly recommend him in the future.
Services
My Team
My Team
Elise Gauvreau launched her real estate career with TrizecHahn in 1993 managing the leasing of 1.5 million square feet of their office portfolio in the Montreal region. She subsequently joined GWL Realty Advisors, a division of Great West Life, taking over the leasing of 1.3 million square feet of their office space in the Montreal area. Elise currently manages the entire office portfolio for the Colliers International Real Estate Management Services (REMS) group in Quebec, serving both private and institutional owners. She is a capable manager with an in-depth knowledge of today’s market strategies and the brokerage community. She executes complex transactions with financial and social finesse. Elise is experienced in transacting while coordinating between property owners, third party brokers, construction estimators, legal advisors and property management. As an active participant of CREW, Elise was a member of its founding board of directors and was instrumental in the creation of CREW in Montreal.
Mathieu Bélanger
Leasing Representative
Montreal REMS - 4915 rue Pare
Mathieu has been on the Leasing team for over four years as financial and market intelligence analyst and Leasing Representative. He is responsible for four industrial portfolios totaling approx. 2.25M square feet, located primarily in the West Island, North and South Shores of Montreal. He interacts directly with asset managers and has been successful in tackling some of the client's toughest challenges.
Simon Landry
Leasing Representative
Montreal REMS - 4915 rue Pare
Simon has worked in the Landlord Representation team for over four years. He started as the Leasing Operations Coordinator responsible for all market research, financial analysis, data communications and managed marketing initiatives for the web. He now functions as a Leasing Representative responsible for six portfolios totalling over 1 M sf including Office, Retail & Industrial assets mainly located in the Greater Montreal Area, but also throughout Quebec. He interacts on a daily basis with asset managers serving both private and institutional Landlords.
Donna Chu
Marketing and Communications Coordinator
Montreal REMS - 4915 rue Pare
Donna executes marketing plans and research activities and creates marketing strategies and selling tools for the leasing and business developement team. Her focus is to increase awareness and targeted prospect traffic for vacancies throughout the portfolio. She is well networked through the Montreal brokerage community having been active in real estate marketing for over 20 years in the commercial real estate industry.