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Ian Putnam

President & CEO, HBC Properties & Investments at Hudson's Bay Company

Ian Putnam is President and CEO of HBC Properties and Investments, HBC’s real estate and investments operating business. In this role, Mr. Putnam is responsible for overseeing the management and enhancement of HBC’s robust real estate portfolio and investments. He was formerly President, Real Estate and Chief Corporate Development Officer of HBC.

Mr. Putnam commenced his career at Stikeman Elliott LLP in 1996 where he was most recently a partner in the firm’s Toronto office. Prior to rejoining Stikeman Elliott in 2005, Mr. Putnam practiced corporate law for five years at the New York based law firm, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP. Mr. Putnam’s practice has focused on significant corporate finance and mergers and acquisition transactions with a particular focus on the retail, real estate and consumer products sectors.

Mr. Putnam holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree from Queen’s University, a Master’s of Science degree from London School of Economics and Political Science and a law degree from the University of New Brunswick.

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  • President & CEO, HBC Properties & Investments

    Current role

  • President, Real Estate and Chief Corporate Development Officer

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