CFO Moves in Canada this week include:

CT Real Estate Investment Trust	Champion Iron Limited	Trez Capital Mortgage Investment Corporation
Critical Elements Corporation

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CT Real Estate Investment Trust (CT REIT) [[TORONTO] (TSX: CRT.UN) announced its succession plan for its Chief Financial Officer. Louis Forbes, who has served in the position since CT REIT’s Initial Public Offering in 2013, will retire on December 31, 2018.  Lesley Gibson will replace Louis. Lesley is joining CT REIT from Choice Properties REIT, where she has been Chief Accounting Officer. Previously, she was Executive Vice President, Finance, at Primaris Retail REIT. She will be joining CT REIT effective October 9, 2018.

Champion Iron Limited [MONTRÉAL] (TSX: CIA, ASX: CIA) announced the appointment of Natacha Garoute as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Garoute most recently was Chief Financial Officer of Roxgold Inc. Previous to her tenure at Roxgold, Ms. Garoute was Corporate Controller at SEMAFO Inc., a gold-producer, and also held senior finance positions at Canadian National Railway, MDD Forensic Accountants and PwC. Ms. Garoute replaces Miles Nagamatsu who has served as Champion’s Chief Financial Officer since 2014, and its wholly-owned subsidiary Champion Iron Mines Limited since 2006.

Trez Capital Mortgage Investment Corporation [TORONTO] (TSX: TZZ) announced that Clint Matthews has been appointed Chief Financial Officer of the Company, in place of Alexander Manson. Mr. Manson will remain the Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Matthews is the Vice President, Finance of Trez Capital Fund Management Limited Partnership, the manager and portfolio adviser to the Company. He joined the Company in 2015, bringing over 30 years of financial services experience. Previously, he served as finance leader and Chief Financial Officer of prominent asset managers and investment dealers in Toronto and Vancouver.

Critical Elements Corporation [MONTREAL] (TSX-V: CRE, OTCQX: CRECF) announced the appointment of Dr. Marcus Brune as Vice-President Finance. Dr. Brune was Chief Financial Officer of Rockwood Lithium from 2011 until the acquisition by Albemarle in 2015. He left Albemarle in 2016. Prior to joining Rockwood Lithium, Dr. Brune had worked in different executive positions in corporate finance and M&A for Rockwood Holdings and its predecessor companies since 2004. Prior to that, he was with McKinsey as a strategy consultant for organizational development and management.