John D. Simonetti - Chief Executive Officer; Director Mr. Simonetti has served as our Chief Executive Officer since September 2004 and prior to that as our Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer since August 2003. Mr. Simonetti was appointed to our Board on March 8, 2005. Before joining our company, Mr. Simonetti was employed by Magna as Vice-President, Taxation, where he was involved in a broad range of financings, acquisitions, restructurings and other transactions for Magna and its operating groups, including our company. Mr. Simonetti joined Magna in September 1995. Prior to that, Mr. Simonetti was employed by Coopers & Lybrand in ...

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John D. Simonetti - Chief Executive Officer; Director Mr. Simonetti has served as our Chief Executive Officer since September 2004 and prior to that as our Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer since August 2003. Mr. Simonetti was appointed to our Board on March 8, 2005. Before joining our company, Mr. Simonetti was employed by Magna as Vice-President, Taxation, where he was involved in a broad range of financings, acquisitions, restructurings and other transactions for Magna and its operating groups, including our company. Mr. Simonetti joined Magna in September 1995. Prior to that, Mr. Simonetti was employed by Coopers & Lybrand in Toronto from 1985 to 1995, where his last position held was that of Tax Principal. Mr. Simonetti is a member of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants.

Source: Granite Real Estate Investment Trust on 03/28/2008