
Ivanhoé Cambridge
Based in Montreal, Canada, Martine is a seasoned senior executive with nearly four (4) decades of Real Estate and Global Asset Management experience, for which she is still passionate about.
She currently serves as Board Member at Groupe Novatech and Urban Development Institute of Quebec (UDI) and as Strategy Consultant for International Real Estate Investors.
Previously, she acted as Senior Vice President Global Asset Management at Ivanhoé Cambridge, the real estate chapter of pension fund manager Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec. As SVP, she overlooked Partnerships, Investment and Real Estate Asset Management of a CAD $69bn portfolio accompanied by teams operating from Canada, Europe, Asia and Latin America. Moreover, she was a member of the Executive Committee, Chair of the Global Asset Management Committee and a member of the Internal Investment Committee. Throughout her mandate, she was a key initiator for the implementation of ESG initiatives as part of value creation and Digital transformation.
Prior to this role, she was SVP Asset Management of the CAD $16bn Residential portfolio, located mostly in the USA and the UK. Over the last twenty (20) years at Ivanhoé Cambridge, she occupied various leadership positions playing a key role in building the company’s growth and developing strong relations with the operating partners and fund managers.
Martine began her career in Project Management of development projects; mostly master planned communities and housing, which were either for rent or for sale, and Senior Living.
Martine holds a postgraduate diploma from HEC-Montreal (DSA/MBA program), a Bachelors in Urban Planning from Université de Montréal and a Directors Education Program Certificate from McGill University. In addition, she is member of the Canadian Institute of Corporate Directors and Canadian Institute of Planners.
Martine is involved in various nonprofit boards and caritative activities. Furthermore, she is a lecturer at Université de Montréal in the course of the M.Sc. International Project Management program.