Mark Johnson, MBA, CPA, CA, ICD.D

Mark Johnson has a 35 year history in the financial services industry. Retiring from CIBC in 2022 after 23 years of service, Mr. Johnson was the Co-Head, Real Estate, Global Investment Banking. Leading his team, he was responsible for delivering a broad range of investment banking services including public debt and equity offerings, initial public offerings, mergers & acquisitions, property brokerage, credit and strategic advisory services. In May 2021, Mr. Johnson was appointed Chair of the Equity Due Diligence Committee for CIBC Capital Markets. The committee was responsible for reviewing the due diligence approach for equity issuance involving CIBC across all industry groups. Before joining the Real Estate group, Mr. Johnson was an Executive Director in the CIBC Equity Capital Markets group which was responsible for equity new issuance across all industry groups. Prior to CIBC, Mr. Johnson spent seven years at TD Securities Inc. in the Corporate Finance and Equity Capital Markets Group.

Currently, Mr. Johnson is an advisor to the Alvin Group, a family office based in Toronto. He is the Chair of the Board of Landtower Residential Real Estate Development Trust. In 2024, Mr. Johnson received his ICD.D designation for the Institute of Corporate Directors.  

Mr. Johnson received his CPA (CA) designation from the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants in 1990. He holds his MBA from the University of Toronto and a Bachelor of Arts (Economics) from the University of Western Ontario. From 2006-2014, Mr. Johnson acted as Treasurer and Board Member for Community Living Toronto, an organization that supports individuals with intellectual disabilities. In 2014, Mr. Johnson joined the Board of the Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital Foundation, where he is currently a member.

Mark resides in Toronto with his wife and has 4 adult children.