Key Takeaways
- • Eric Plesman returns to Oxford Properties Group as president and CEO effective November 3, 2025, after leading global real estate operations at HOOPP (Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan), which manages approximately C$123 billion in assets.
- • Oxford Properties, owned by OMERS (Ontario Municipal Employees' Retirement System), a C$140 billion pension fund, manages an approximately $80 billion global real estate portfolio spanning North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific.
- • Plesman's appointment follows a comprehensive succession process; outgoing CEO Daniel Fournier will transition out on November 3 and support continuity efforts during the leadership handover.
- • Plesman brings more than a decade of prior tenure at Oxford, where he previously served as head of Canadian investments, head of Canada, and executive vice president of North America—the company's largest geographic region by assets under management and personnel.
- • His background includes senior and global roles at Morgan Stanley before joining Oxford in 2011, combined with multi-continent real estate leadership experience at HOOPP across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific markets.
Summary
Oxford Properties Group, the global real estate investor, developer, and manager owned by the C$140 billion Ontario Municipal Employees' Retirement System (OMERS), has completed a leadership succession process culminating in the appointment of Eric Plesman as president and CEO, effective November 3, 2025. The transition marks Plesman's return to the company after an interim period leading global real estate operations at the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP).
Plesman's appointment represents a significant internal and institutional endorsement of his real estate expertise and strategic vision. During his previous tenure at Oxford spanning more than a decade beginning in 2011, he progressed through multiple senior roles, including head of Canadian investments, head of Canada, and executive vice president of North America—a position overseeing Oxford's largest geographic region by both assets under management and personnel. His progression through these roles demonstrates deep institutional knowledge of the company's North American operations and organizational structure.
His most recent position at HOOPP positioned him to lead a diversified international business across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific, adding multi-continent operational and investment experience to his Oxford background. Prior to his tenure in pension real estate, Plesman accumulated senior and global experience at Morgan Stanley, establishing a foundation in institutional capital and investment markets.
Daniel Fournier, the incumbent CEO, will step away from operational leadership on November 3 but will remain involved in supporting continuity efforts during the transition period. Oxford Properties oversees approximately $80 billion in global real estate assets, with operations spanning three major geographic regions. The company's strategic positioning as the real estate arm of OMERS—one of North America's largest pension investors—underscores the significance of stable, experienced leadership during a period of market volatility and shifting real estate fundamentals across multiple sectors and geographies.
Plesman's appointment represents a significant internal and institutional endorsement of his real estate expertise and strategic vision. During his previous tenure at Oxford spanning more than a decade beginning in 2011, he progressed through multiple senior roles, including head of Canadian investments, head of Canada, and executive vice president of North America—a position overseeing Oxford's largest geographic region by both assets under management and personnel. His progression through these roles demonstrates deep institutional knowledge of the company's North American operations and organizational structure.
His most recent position at HOOPP positioned him to lead a diversified international business across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific, adding multi-continent operational and investment experience to his Oxford background. Prior to his tenure in pension real estate, Plesman accumulated senior and global experience at Morgan Stanley, establishing a foundation in institutional capital and investment markets.
Daniel Fournier, the incumbent CEO, will step away from operational leadership on November 3 but will remain involved in supporting continuity efforts during the transition period. Oxford Properties oversees approximately $80 billion in global real estate assets, with operations spanning three major geographic regions. The company's strategic positioning as the real estate arm of OMERS—one of North America's largest pension investors—underscores the significance of stable, experienced leadership during a period of market volatility and shifting real estate fundamentals across multiple sectors and geographies.
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