AURORA, ON, Sept. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MI Developments Inc. (MID) (TSX: MIM.A, MIM.B; NYSE: MIM) announced today that Mr. Rocco Liscio has been appointed by the Board of Directors to serve as Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Liscio replaces Richard Smith, who resigned from his position at MID effective today in order to purse other opportunities.
From 2006 to most recently, Mr. Liscio served as Chief Financial Officer for Groupworks Financial Corp., a group benefits and pension advisory firm consolidator based in Markham, Ontario. Prior to that, Mr. Liscio was the Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Richards Packaging Income Fund, a leading packaging distributor in North America; from 1999 to 2003, the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Royal LePage Commercial Inc. (now Cushman and Wakefield Canada), a national commercial real estate services company; and from 1992 to 1998, he held several financial roles at Wang Canada Ltd., including Chief Financial Officer. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Toronto and is a Chartered Accountant.
Dennis Mills, MID's Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "I am very pleased that Rocco is joining the MID management team and am confident that his strong financial and operational background will enable him to make a positive contribution. I also want to thank Richard Smith for his efforts over the past two years and wish him the best in his future endeavours."
About MID
MID is a real estate operating company engaged primarily in the acquisition, development, construction, leasing, management, and ownership of a predominantly industrial rental portfolio leased primarily to Magna International Inc. and its subsidiaries in North America and Europe. MID also acquires land that it intends to develop for mixed-use and residential projects. MID holds a majority equity interest in MEC, an owner and operator of horse racetracks, and a supplier, via simulcasting, of live horseracing content to the inter-track, off-track and account wagering markets. MEC has filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.
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