We Are Pangman

Kevin McKee

Chief Executive Officer

As a child, Kevin was fascinated by the complexity of building and construction. That childhood fascination eventually led him to establish his own company, Pangman Development Corporation.

Kevin’s career in real estate development began in 1991 when he joined Avison Young after earning a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Alberta. Following 13 successful years at Avison Young, Kevin joined WAM Development Group, where he was responsible for projects totalling $525 million.

In early 2010, Kevin left WAM to focus solely on Pangman Development Corporation, which he’d founded in 1996. A lifelong Edmontonian, he saw an opportunity in the market for a professional development company focused on projects that transform how people experience the city he loves.

Under Kevin’s forthright, reliable and generous leadership, Pangman has become one of Edmonton’s most prominent real estate development corporations with over $600 million in total assets owned and under development. Outside of the office, Kevin enjoys being with his family and giving back to the community. He sits on several committees for charitable organizations and serves on the Stollery Children Hospital Foundation’s Board of Trustees.

Jon Chia

Senior Executive

In April 2020, Jon Chia joined Pangman Development Corporation as a Senior Executive. Jon brings a wealth of industry expertise and a deep passion for community-building. He is known for his financial and strategic acumen, his ability to apply pragmatic solutions to complex problems, and the pride he takes in his work.

Prior to joining Pangman, Jon spent over 18 years in a variety of senior executive roles at publicly traded and private companies. He was CFO of an Edmonton-based industrial IT firm that was sold to a Fortune 100 company, and later became CFO of a publicly traded real estate developer and REIT. By 2016, he was President and CEO of a real estate development and asset management company.

Jon is as dedicated to his community as he is to his profession: He sits on the board of the Stollery Children’s Hospital, the Edmonton Police Foundation and the Board Finance and Property Committee for the University of Alberta. A lifelong Edmontonian and University of Alberta alumnus, Jonathan is also a devoted Oilers fan, a golf enthusiast, and an avid outdoorsman – in October 2019 he climbed Mount Kilimanjaro. Jonathan and his wife have two children, who keep them fully occupied on weekends at local hockey arenas.

Amir Khan

Manager - Accounting

A born and raised Edmontonian, Amir is a fun-loving professional and devoted team player. In fact, part of what he enjoys most about working at Pangman Development Corporation is the opportunity to work with a group of brilliant minds toward a desired goal. As the Corporate Project Accountant, Amir is a meticulous and creative problem solver who oversees numerous development projects, ensuring consistent, timely, high quality draw accounting and financial reporting. Amir also verifies job related costs and ensures CRA compliance and accuracy of development costs, timely financial reporting functions for entities and distributes financial statement packages to external parties.

Amir started his career 13 years ago when he graduated from MacEwan University with a BAcc. He swiftly honed his expertise in property and development accounting, gaining vast knowledge managing commercial properties and working with contractors and developers.

When Amir isn’t administering stellar financial reporting, he is often immersing himself in local arts and culture or participating in his other passions: health and fitness, hitting the slopes or reading a good book.

John Day

Strategic Partner – President, John Day Developments

John has built a reputation as an innovative developer with a long history of modernizing Edmonton’s historical buildings while preserving their architectural integrity. Described by his peers as thoughtful, ethical and visionary, John has a gift for seeing opportunities where others may not.

The strategic partnership between Pangman Development Corporation and John Day Developments has resulted in several exciting projects, including Enbridge Centre. The first new tower to be built in Edmonton’s Financial District in 25 years, Enbridge Centre stands on the site of the historic Kelly Ramsey Buildings and uses materials from the original building. Unveiled in 2016, Enbridge Centre is a symbol of Edmonton’s rich history and exciting future.

Raised in Edmonton, John has played a pivotal role in the community through his work and his community involvement. He has served on the boards and committees of several businesses and organizations, including Chair of the Royal Alexandra Hospital Foundation and MacEwan University, where he was Chair of the Board of Governors for six years.

John currently serves as the inaugural Board Chair of Edmonton Global, the first regional economic development corporation in the region working to create local, regional, provincial, national and global partnerships.

Karla Horcica

Development Project Manager

Since joining Pangman in 2016 as Development Project Manager, Karla has played a key role in the successful development of several innovative projects, including Enbridge Centre, Augustana and the Aster Gardens Senior Living.

Karla’s extensive experience in construction and project management, along with her collaborative and solutions-based project management style, make her a tremendous asset to the company.

When she’s not in the office, Karla enjoys getting outdoors, being active, spending time with family and friends, and volunteering in the community. She’s served on the boards of the Fort Edmonton Foundation and Habitat for Humanity–Women Build and the executive of the Stollery Women’s Network, and chaired the fundraising event committee for her children’s school.

Karla earned her Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering and Master of Science in Construction Engineering and Management from the University of Alberta.

Marc Tobert

Development Manager

Marc joined Pangman Development Corporation in June 2019, bringing more than 20 years’ experience in real estate and construction. As development manager, he wears a lot of hats: he collaborates with the marketing and creative teams, builds schedules for marketing activities, sets up sales presentation centres and more. He also coordinates with commercial real estate firms on leasing activity and maintains a vast network of industry connections.

A lifelong Edmontonian, Marc received a bachelor of science degree from the University of Alberta. He also played football while attending university, and in 1993 was drafted by the Edmonton Eskimos CFL team. He ended up playing seven seasons with the Eskimos. During and after this football career, Marc worked for the real estate brokerage firm Colliers International for seven years. He also worked with Scott Builders, a general contractor, in business development for 14 years.

Marc and his wife have been married for 10 years. They have two children, a boy of 8 and a girl of 6, and enjoy camping, fishing and lots of other outdoor activities. Marc is still heavily involved in sports and has played in Edmonton’s squash league for the last 12 years.

Nilesh Paray

Director of Finance

Nilesh joined Pangman Development Corporation in 2018 as Director of Finance. After starting his career at Goldman Sachs in London and on Wall Street, he transitioned to hedge fund investments and more recently to real estate investments.

In addition to his experience evaluating the risk and returns of various real estate development opportunities, Nilesh brings an impressive breadth and depth of education to his role at Pangman.

Fluent in four languages, he graduated first in his class with a Master of Engineering in Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering from the University of Birmingham and McGill University. He earned his MBA from the University of Alberta in 2015, and he received his Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation in 2017. In 2019, Nilesh was admitted to the Harvard Business School Investment workshop. He is currently working towards his Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) designation.

Nilesh is a lifelong learner whose favourite pastimes include travelling, learning new languages, reading about history, coaching his son’s soccer team and cheering for Manchester United.

Shelly Grant

Assistant Project Manager

Shelly joined Pangman Development Corporation as assistant project manager in August 2014. She manages the construction administration and assists with the administration of the company, dealing with internal file systems and acting as a liaison between Pangman’s leadership team, finance and project development managers.

Prior to joining Pangman, Shelly worked in business development in the construction industry, and account management in property management. Her skills in administrative management, reporting, organizing and analysing are key to Pangman’s big-picture thinking.

Born and raised in Edmonton, Shelly has taken courses through the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology and the University of Alberta. She has two children, now 31 and 28, and likes gardening, spending time outdoors and camping – Jasper is one of her favourites. She doesn’t have any pets, but she adores her daughter’s Maltese shih tzu, Buddy.

Sylvie Sonier

Accounting Administrator

Originally from New Brunswick, Sylvie moved to Edmonton 12 years ago after studying business administration at the Toronto School of Business. She joined Pangman Development Corporation in April 2015. As accounting administrator, her work involves accounts payable, accounts receivable, data entry, financial statements and invoices, to name just a few of her many areas of expertise.

Sylvie brings to Pangman her attention to detail, a love of numbers and a sense of fulfilment from seeing a line on an invoice become a new building on the landscape. She has considerable knowledge of accounting software and an affinity for data entry..

Sylvie also has three children and is a board member of their school’s parent-teacher association. In her spare time, you can find her going for walks, listening to ’80s music or practicing karate.

Tara Power

Executive Assistant/Office Manager

As someone with natural organizational talents and years of management experience, Tara is an invaluable asset to Pangman Development Corporation. She joined the team in February 2017 after holding a variety of roles in sales, marketing and communications and supportive roles to C-suite executives.

At Pangman, she supports the office of CEO Kevin McKee, working as a bridge between the internal team and external clients. In her role as office manager, she assists in developing workplace policies and procedures, creates social activities, books events throughout the year and more.

Tara attended the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology to be a medical transcriptionist and worked at the Grey Nuns Community Hospital before joining DynaLIFE labs. After that, she found herself in tendering, sales and marketing at Mammoet Canada, eventually becoming the manager of PR and communications.

Tara has two sons, both married, and a beautiful granddaughter. Outside of Pangman, you can find her travelling abroad (New York has her heart), finding new restaurants (especially Italian) or buried in a good thriller novel.