One of Ottawa’s largest real estate firms is adding a veteran finance manager to its C-suite.
Regional Group said this week it has appointed Innogen Henderson its next chief financial officer.
Henderson, who previously spent four years as a senior director of finance at the company from 2017-21, returned to Regional Group as vice-president of finance last December.
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She replaces Jim McCaw, who will continue to oversee financial operations at affiliate company Cliffbrake Corp. and will serve as Regional Group’s acting CFO until Henderson, who is expecting a baby, returns from maternity leave.
“This opportunity represents not just a personal milestone but a chance to contribute to an organization that is committed to growth, innovation and progressive values,” Henderson said in a statement.
“I look forward to working closely with the team to drive our strategic vision forward and to further strengthen our financial foundations.”
Henderson, who earned a bachelor’s degree in commerce from the University of Ottawa, started her career as an accountant at KPMG’s Ottawa office in 2007. She spent seven years at the firm, rising to senior manager, before jumping to the real-estate sector in 2015 as Minto Group’s director of financial planning and analysis.
Her other career stops include a three-year stint as vice-president of finance at property development firm CLV Group. During Henderson’s tenure at CLV, the company undertook one of the city’s largest-ever office-to-residential conversion projects at 473 Albert St. and purchased another vacant downtown office building at 360 Laurier Ave., which is now being turned into a rental apartment complex.
Regional Group president and CEO Sender Gordon said Henderson’s “dynamic vision and proven expertise will bolster our financial strategies and inspire a new era of innovation and success.”
Her appointment comes as Regional Group continues to expand its portfolio in the National Capital Region.
Earlier this year, the Ottawa-based company acquired the Churchill Business Park on Carling Avenue, a 183,000-square-foot, class-A office complex best-known for being the headquarters of Corel (now Alludo) during the software pioneer’s heyday in the 1990s.
It was the second major acquisition for Regional Group in a span of 18 months. In November 2022, the company purchased Qualicum Centre, a three-building, 224,000-square-foot, class-A office campus on Baseline Road.
Founded in 1958, Regional Group owns and manages more than three million square feet of commercial space in the National Capital Region and is also a major real estate developer and homebuilder.
In addition to its two most recent acquisitions, its holdings include Kanata’s Hazeldean Mall as well as office buildings at 1550 Carling Ave., 130 Colonnade Rd. and 495 Richmond Rd.
