Edward Sonshine

Mr. Sonshine is the Founder and was Chief Executive Officer of RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust until March 31, 2021. Since April 1, 2021, he has served as Non-Executive Chairman of the Trust. He is a graduate of the University of Toronto and Osgoode Hall Law School, and holds a Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, from Toronto Metropolitan University. Mr. Sonshine is the Chairman of Chesswood Group Limited and a Director of Sinai Health System. Mr. Sonshine was a Director of Cineplex Inc. from 2010 to May 2020 and a Director of the Royal Bank of Canada from 2008 to 2017. In addition, Mr. Sonshine was Co-Chair of the annual campaign of the United Jewish Appeal and a member of the Top Gifts Cabinet of the United Way. Mr. Sonshine is also a past Trustee of the International Council of Shopping Centers. He was appointed Queens Counsel in 1983, a member of the Order of Ontario in 2011, and in 2013, he was honoured as Canada’s Outstanding Chief Executive Officer of the Year.