Real Estate Finance Team

Nicholas Bent 

Head of Real Estate Finance

Nicholas joined Canada Life Asset Management in 2000 and is responsible for the Real Estate Finance activities in the business, covering both loan origination and management of the existing book.

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Conor Doyle

Business Development Director

Conor joined Canada Life Asset Management in 2006, and heads up the new business origination and relationship management function within the real estate finance team.

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Mark Dunstan

New Business Manager

Mark joined Canada Life Asset Management from F&C Asset Management in 2009 where he focused on property market research and strategy. After working for two years analysing our existing loan book, he joined the new business team in 2011.

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Mandy Froede

New Business Manager

Mandy started working in the Investment Division at Canada Life Asset Management in 2003. In 2004, she joined the real estate finance team to support the expansion and management of commercial real estate loan book.

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Dominic McHugh

New Business Manager

Dominic joined Canada Life Asset Management in 2015 from Nationwide Building Society, where he spent 2 years as a commercial property lending manager and has over 13 years’ experience in real estate finance.

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Nigel Darlington

Senior Property Manager

Nigel joined Canada Life Asset Management in February 2014 and is responsible for all property related matters within the real estate finance team. He works with the loan origination team and oversees property issues arising from the management of the existing book.

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Tim Lewis

Senior Loan Book Manager

Tim joined Canada Life Asset Management in 2018 and is responsible for loan management within the Real Estate Finance team. Prior to this Tim worked at Lloyds Commercial Bank where, for the last three years, he lead the real estate loan servicing function for the Group’s Insurance division.

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Jerzy Belcen

Loan Portfolio Manager

Jerzy joined Canada Life Asset Management in 2015 and is responsible for loan monitoring and credit risk management within the real estate finance team.

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Benjamin Hall

Property Manager

Ben joined Canada Life Asset Management in 2015 from Ocubis, where he had spent 2 years as the family office's Investment Manager. 

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David Audibert

Senior Loan and Credit Risk Manager

David joined Canada Life Asset Management in mid-2008 as European property accountant for the property finance department.

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Yulia Syerova

Loan and Credit Risk Manager

Yulia joined Canada Life Asset Management in January 2019 and is responsible for loan monitoring and credit risk management within the real estate finance team.

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Maria Barros

Junior Loan and Credit Risk Manager

Maria joined Canada Life Asset Management in November 2020 and is responsible for loan monitoring and credit risk management within the real estate finance team.

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