Calgary Industrial Market Report Q4 2022

Ian is Managing Director in the Calgary office. Ian focuses on attracting  and retaining top performers in commercial real estate, as well as supporting Colliers' growth strategies and maintaining the company's top industry standing.

Ian is a seasoned leader with over 15 years of progressive experience in investment banking, corporate and capital markets, financing, and strategic advisory at a leading Canadian financial institution. He has led over $40 billion of successful M&A transactions, and numerous equity and debt financings.

Throughout his career, Ian has been a trusted advisor to executive management and board of directors of over 20 companies in the North American energy sector, including: upstream (conventional, oil sands, royalties), midstream, downstream, and energy services.

Paul Marsden is an Executive Vice President & Partner of the Colliers Calgary operations.  In his day-to-day efforts he focuses on the Calgary industrial real estate market, specializing in tenant and user representation.  Throughout his career Paul has established a strong reputation for evaluating the current market conditions and in-turn strategizing to best serve his client’s requirements.  In conjunction with his team, they have completed 18.1m sf of transaction and nearly 1,000 acres of land sales over the past 5 years, representing approximately $1.45b in transaction value. 

Beyond brokerage Paul has an active role on the Board of Director for the Colliers Calgary operations, and he takes pride in seeing both the development of the people within Colliers, and the overall growth of the company.  

Colliers Canada's head of research, leading a cross-country team of 20 mapping, analytics and research professionals. Formerly head of Canada research at Cushman Wakefield and Director of Analytics at Oxford Properties. Featured in mainstream publications such as the Toronto Star, industry publications and podcasts. Specializing in the big picture and the fundamentals driving real estate - demographics, the macro environment and the global economy.