John Kaplan is the President and founding principal of Runnymede Investments Inc. He is also a principal of several major real estate development and homebuilding companies including Metropia, Trademark Communities and Haber Homes and a director of Talon Metal Corp (TLO.TSX). Mr. Kaplan served as the President of Runnymede Development Corporation Limited from 2000 to 2013. Runnymede was responsible for the development of over 25,000 homes as well as over 5 million square feet of commercial space in the Greater Toronto Area. Mr. Kaplan is the Chairman of Board of the Tanenbaum Charitable Foundation which focuses on the improvement of children’s education in Canada and abroad. Mr. Kaplan has a Graduate Certificate in Philosophy from the University of Paris (Sorbonne) and an Honours Bachelor degree in Philosophy and Political Science from McGill University and is a member of the Scarlett Key Society.