Phillip Burns

Phillip Burns is the Chief Executive Officer and trustee of European Residential Real Estate Investment Trust (ERES) (TSXV:ERE.UN), an unincorporated, open-ended real estate investment trust, a position Mr. Burns holds as a senior employee of CAPREIT, which is the majority unitholder of ERES. ERES is Canada’s only European-focused residential REIT and currently owns a portfolio of 131 multi-residential properties, comprised of 5,632 residential units in the Netherlands. Mr. Burns is also is the Founder and a Principal of Maple Knoll Capital. During his career, he has been involved as a principal or advisor in transactions with an aggregate value of over €20.0 billion, with more than 70% centred around real estate across multiple geographies. Mr. Burns has also been involved with raising in excess of €11.0 billion of equity for principal investment, including over €2.5 billion dedicated to real estate.

Previously, Mr. Burns was Chief Executive Officer of Corestate Capital, an investment manager focused on distressed real estate transactions in Europe. Prior to this, he was a Managing Director at Terra Firma Capital Partners, where he specialised in infrastructure, real estate and credit. Mr. Burns also worked for Goldman Sachs, where he focused on mortgage finance, real estate and general corporate finance, and Skadden Arps, where he worked as a corporate attorney.

Mr. Burns holds a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Michigan and a Juris Doctor, summa cum laude, from Syracuse University.