Representing & advising corporate office, industrial and retail, restaurant and hospitality tenants, Francois specializes in lease transactions, acquisitions & renewals, negotiating many hundreds of client leases while liaising with RE/MAX Commercial specialists around the country & the globe Driven by obsession for service & passion for results he aligns real estate strategies to client business objectives, helping companies across a broad spectrum of industries control real estate portfolio costs through superior real estate transactions throughout Quebec province. His business background contributes to understanding client requirements & developing optimal solutions supporting the bottom line. He brings experienced insight, effective negotiating strategy & tactics, financial acumen, proprietary analytical tools & unmatched service delivery 29 years as corporate real estate professional, in 2000 he lead expansion across Canada serving as EVP for Jones Lang LaSalle while assuring commercial brokerage service delivery to US-based clients. Founder of Cityspace in 2003 and BCFN in 1990, after tenure as Senior Consultant for Leopold & jr. executive within Bronfman-family empire CEMP Investments' predecessor Claridge Inc. Assignments include office lease consolidation & merger of 4 insurance companies, complex negotiations & lease renewals for large corporations, industrial multi-market asset dispositions & multi-million dollar cost-cutting for local & global clients Microsoft and Citibank. His real estate market specialty practice encompasses professional-firm clients such as BCF, Davis & institutional organizations such as the Ordre des comptables professionnels agréés du Québec, Telefim Canada, broadcaster TV5, the Société du Palais des congrès de Montréal, Canadian Pension & Benefits Institute, real estate brokerage regulatory authority OACIQ, numerous industrial companies, retail & restaurant concerns He served on Montreal's 1976 Olympics Organizing Committee