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Edward Sonshine, O.Ont., K.C.

Edward Sonshine, O.Ont., K.C., Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Trustees
RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust

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. Mr. Sonshine is 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 is a graduate of the University of Toronto and Osgoode Hall Law School, was appointed Queen’s Counsel (now King’s 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. In 2022, he was awarded a Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, from Toronto Metropolitan University and was given a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Sonshine was inducted into the Canadian Business Hall of Fame in May 2023.