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Brian Budden is President and Chief Executive Officer of Plenary Americas.&nbsp;



Brian started his Plenary career leading, structuring and closing publicly-procured Public-Private Partnership (P3) infrastructure bids before taking over leadership of the North American Project Structuring &amp; Investment and Commercial teams in 2014, then as President &amp; CEO in 2016. Brian sits on the Boards of Directors for Plenary Americas and for all of Plenary’s North American projects, and on the Steering Committee for Plenary Europe.



Under Brian’s leadership, Plenary Americas has earned the distinction of being named one of Waterstone Human Capital’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures. The company is also endorsed as a Best Workplace for Inclusion and Mental Wellness and has been continuously designated as a Great Place to Work in both the US and Canada. Brian is a proud signatory of the CEO Action for Diversity and Inclusion pledge, the largest CEO-driven business commitment to advance diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace. Plenary Americas has also received multiple industry accolades, including Sponsor of the Year and Developer of the Year on several occasions, recognizing the organization’s continued successes, innovation and growth of its project portfolio.



Before joining Plenary, Brian practiced corporate restructuring at a Bay Street law firm, exited law by returning to receive his MBA from Dartmouth College (Tuck), and, subsequently, led acquisitions, divestitures and strategic initiatives at a subsidiary of Magna International. Brian is a member of YPO and has been active in mentoring and service on charitable boards.

Brian Budden

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Dale Bonner is Executive Chairman of Plenary Concessions Americas, which holds Plenary Americas&#8217; portfolio of infrastructure project companies.



From 2007 to 2011, he served as California&#8217;s Secretary of Business, Transportation and Housing and managed California’s transportation infrastructure, business regulation, trade and foreign investment programs.&nbsp;



Prior to serving as secretary, Bonner had a national law practice and regulated the managed healthcare and financial services industries as California&#8217;s Commissioner of Corporations.



He currently serves on the Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners &#8212; the five-member body that oversees the Los Angeles Police Department.



Mr. Bonner is a 1990 graduate of Georgetown University Law Center and a 1987 graduate of the University of Southern California, where he majored in political science.

Dale Bonner

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Jennifer is responsible for community engagement, supplier inclusion, and workforce development strategies across Plenary’s North American projects and assets.



Prior to joining Plenary Americas, Jennifer held key roles in the public, non-profit, and private sectors where she has nearly two decades of experience developing, expanding, and executing new initiatives designed to build community and foster economic inclusion.



Jennifer holds a Master’s degree in Urban Planning with an emphasis in community planning and a Bachelor’s degree in International Development Studies. She also held fellowships with the Public Policy and International Affairs (PPIA) and UCLA Anderson School of Business Riordan programs.



She has presented to the American Planning Association (APA), American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), and Women Transportation Seminar (WTS) on a number of topics related to community planning, inclusivity in infrastructure, and economic development. Her work has also been acknowledged by Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) with the 2012 Community Policing Award, the Los Angeles County Quality &amp; Productivity Commission with the 2014 Los Angeles County Image Enhancement Award, WTS San Diego with the 2017 Rosa Parks Diversity Leadership Award, Southern California Minority Supplier Development Council (SCMSDC) Community Visionary (2019) and Corporate Trendsetter (2017) awards, the Regional Hispanic Chamber of Commerce with the Mujer del Año – Diversidad (Woman of the Year – Diversity) Award (2019), International Association of Public Participation (IAP2) Core Values Award (Potrero Yard Modernization Project – 2023),  APA Economic Development Division with the Best Practices in Economic Development Award (William H. Gray III 30th Street Station Redevelopment 2024), and WTS Philadelphia with the Rosa Parks Diversity Leadership award (William H. Gray III 30th Street Station Redevelopment 2024).

Jennifer Trotter

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Stephanie is responsible for project communications across Plenary&#8217;s active North American projects. She also manages Plenary’s corporate communications, marketing and media relations for North America.



Prior to joining Plenary Americas, Stephanie planned and implemented comprehensive communications programs for large infrastructure projects as a Director at Kirk &amp; Co., a leading strategic communications and public consultation firm in B.C. She has extensive P3 communications experience on both the client and public sector side of projects and previously worked at Partnerships BC, supporting the development of P3s in B.C.



Stephanie has an undergraduate degree from the University of British Columbia and a Master’s Degree from the University of Waterloo.

Stephanie Williamson

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Tia is responsible for leading Plenary’s people-related functions across North America, including HR strategy, talent management and acquisition, compliance and governance, diversity and inclusion and overall organizational effectiveness.



Prior to joining Plenary, Tia held senior HR roles and served as an advisor to executive leadership across a number of industries, including healthcare, financial services and information and technology. She has extensive knowledge in employment legislation and significant experience executing complex people strategies and initiatives.



Tia has a Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources and Industrial Relations from the University of Toronto and has been a guest speaker for the Human Resources Professional Association in Canada.

Tia Bhayana

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As Senior Vice President &amp; General Counsel, Paul is responsible for managing legal and commercial issues across Plenary’s portfolio at both the corporate and project levels.



Paul has more than 20 years of project finance and public-private partnership (P3) experience in North America, Europe and Asia as a lawyer and, at Plenary, as Co-Head of the Project Structuring &amp; Investment Group. In that role, he provided executive oversight for teams bidding, closing and delivering dozens of P3 projects in Canada and the United States under a variety of risk allocation approaches and sectors, including the Ontario Line Rolling Stock, Systems, Operations and Maintenance (RSSOM) project (Ontario), the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) Phase 1C project (Ontario), the University of Idaho Utility System P3 concession (Idaho), and the East Rail Maintenance Facility project (Ontario).



Prior to joining Plenary in 2012, Paul practiced as a corporate and project finance lawyer in New York, Washington, D.C., and Toronto. Paul is a graduate of the University of Auckland, the London School of Economics and New York University School of Law, and a Member of the Law Society of Ontario and the New York Bar.

Paul Martin

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As Group Head, Business Development and Partnering, Sia Kusha is responsible for Plenary Americas’ strategic business development, partnering and project development activities across North America. 



Based in Tampa, Sia coordinates Plenary&#8217;s efforts to identify and assess new markets, project opportunities (buildings and civil), liaise with relevant authorities and solidify teaming.



Sia joined Plenary after more than 35 years in the engineering and construction industries, including the last five years at AECOM where he was most recently the Managing Director of Integrated Delivery Services, responsible for their opportunity pipeline and partnering across their five business lines (Transportation, Water, Power, Environment, Buildings &amp; Places) in the Americas.



Sia is fellow of the American Council of Engineering Companies and a registered professional engineer in FL, GA, NC, AZ, MN and WI.

Sia Kusha

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As Managing Co-Head of the Project Structuring &amp; Investment (PSI) group, Stuart manages, co-leads and provides executive support for the PSI group in the Americas, including Plenary’s east and west coast offices in Los Angeles, Tampa, Toronto and Vancouver. 



The PSI team is responsible for Plenary’s infrastructure development and investment activities including project development, bidding, commercial and financial structuring and equity investment in greenfield infrastructure projects and secondary acquisitions.



Stuart has 25+ years’ of project finance and public-private partnership (P3) experience across the U.S., Canada, Europe and Australia. He has successfully led bidding consortia under a variety of risk allocation approaches including availability payment and hybrid real estate models in the social infrastructure and civil/transportation sectors. Stuart’s resume of leading successful P3 pursuits in the U.S. includes the UC Merced 2020 Project (California), Long Beach Civic Center &amp; Port Headquarters Project (California), Long Beach Court House (California), Presidio Parkway (California), Port of Miami Tunnel (Florida) and SH183 (Texas) projects. Stuart has also provided executive oversight and support in closing more than 15 infrastructure projects in North America, including in the social infrastructure, transportation, broadband and campus utility sectors.



Prior to joining Plenary in 2013, Stuart worked for a number of global infrastructure developers and investors and practiced as a project finance lawyer at Magic Circle and Big Six law firms in London and Sydney. Stuart holds a Bachelor of Arts/Law from University of Queensland (Australia) and a Master of Business Administration from INSEAD (France). Stuart lives in Los Angeles with his husband and participates on the board of non-profit public benefit corporation in California.

Stuart Marks

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As Co-Head of the Project Structuring &amp; Investment (PSI) group, Mike co-leads and provides executive support for the PSI group in the Americas, with a particular focus on civil infrastructure, transportation, utilities, and industrial assets.



The PSI team is responsible for Plenary’s infrastructure development and investment activities including project development, bidding, commercial and financial structuring and equity investment in greenfield infrastructure projects and secondary acquisitions.



Mike has 20+ years of P3, finance, and construction experience across North America, the Caribbean, and the UK. He has led the successful development of numerous critical infrastructure P3 projects, and he continues to provide ongoing investment support and executive oversight to ensure achievement of project cost and performance outcomes. These diverse projects include a range of asset types, covering civil infrastructure, transit, buildings, real estate, and industrial facilities, and have been delivered under a range of P3 procurement and commercial structures. He continues to lead the structuring and development of complex infrastructure assets, while providing executive guidance and oversight across Plenary’s development efforts.



Prior to joining Plenary, Mike worked for a global construction services firm and in investment banking. Mike holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Florida, a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School, and is a licensed general contractor in California. Mike resides in Tampa, where he serves on the board of the Tampa Museum of Art.

Mike Schutt

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In her current role as Vice President &#8211; Proposals, Shannon leads and provides management support for our entire Proposal team in North America (including proposal specialists in our Vancouver, Toronto, Los Angeles, Denver and Tampa offices). 



In this role, Shannon ensures quality control and compliance of all of our bid submissions (including responses to requests for qualifications and requests for proposals), leads the development and production of complex proposals, provides training and performance reviews for our team of proposal specialists and coordinators and works with the Group Heads of the Project Structuring &amp; Investment team on resourcing allocation across all of our pursuit activities in North America.



Prior to her current leadership role, Shannon worked as a Proposal Specialist and Proposal Manager where she was responsible for producing many of our successful P3 pursuits including the Washington DC Smart Street Lighting Project, Abbotsford Courthouse, Stoney CNG Bus Storage and Transit Facility, Long Beach Civic Center P3 and UC Merced 2020 projects.



Shannon has also led and participated in a number of our important corporate initiatives including managing Plenary’s intranet and external project websites and overseeing content production for a number of our social media and marketing initiatives.

Shannon Chow

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Albert Iwasaki is the Group Head, Asset Delivery – Social Infrastructure at Plenary Americas where he is responsible for overseeing the delivery of all social infrastructure projects in North America. 



As a member of the executive team, he is also engaged in business development and client relationship management focused on integrating lessons learned into projects Plenary is actively bidding.



Albert joined Plenary more than 10 years ago, overseeing the company’s role on early public-private partnership (P3) projects. He has since provided leadership in the areas of design, construction, asset management, energy efficiency and commercial management, and has gained extensive, hands-on experience working with multiple procurement agencies and P3 models.



Prior to joining Plenary, Albert worked in the energy sector performing project management, commercial and technical roles. Albert holds a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and Management from McMaster University.

Albert Iwasaki

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Matt Girard leads the Civil Division for Plenary Americas, and is responsible for project development, delivery, asset management, teaming and business development for all Civil projects in North America.



Matt has more than 25 years’ of hands-on experience in the heavy-civil construction industry across North America, and has been involved with the successful pursuit and on-site management of P3 projects in both the U.S. and Canada for almost 15 years.



Prior to joining Plenary, Matt was a senior executive leading all business development efforts for one of North America’s largest heavy-civil contractors and also has experience working with the largest design consultant in North America, having led their business development efforts on alternative delivery projects in the U.S.



Matt has a Bachelor&#8217;s and Master&#8217;s in Civil Engineering from the University of Colorado, Boulder, and is a registered Design-Build professional with the Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA).



Matt is also heavily engaged in bettering the industry via serving as a committee or board member to multiple engineering and construction advocacy groups, including:



<ul><li>ASCE&#8217;s Public Policy Committee</li><li>DBIA&#8217;s P3 Subcommittee</li><li>TRB&#8217;s AFH15 Project Delivery Methods Committee</li><li>ARTBA&#8217;s P3 Division &#8212; Board Member and Past President</li><li>University of Colorado, Boulder &#8212; School of Civil Engineering Advisory Board Member</li><li>George Mason University &#8212; P3 Policy Program Advisory Board Member</li></ul>

Matt Girard

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As Group Head, Commercial &amp; Tax, Jerry is responsible for Plenary Americas&#8217; overall tax strategy and for overseeing the company’s Canadian and U.S. corporate tax compliance.



Prior to joining Plenary Americas, Jerry was an international tax partner with PwC. He has more than 15 years’ experience providing Canadian, U.S., and international corporate tax planning, including advising Canadian and foreign multinational clients on tax efficient international structuring and restructuring, M&amp;A, international financing structures, repatriation strategies, and simplifying tax administration.



Jerry is a CPA, CA and has a Master’s in U.S. tax. He has authored a number of articles on Canadian and U.S. cross-border tax matters and has also presented for a wide range of tax conferences sponsored by the Canadian Tax Foundation, the Tax Executives Institute, PwC, and other organizations. Jerry has also taught Canadian CICA In-Depth tax courses for a number of years.

Jerry Mahnger

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As Chief Financial Officer, based in the Vancouver office, Nigel is responsible for the oversight of the Group Finance, Tax and IT functions and works closely with the CEO on corporate initiatives and other operational matters.



Prior to joining Plenary, Nigel was the CFO for a portfolio of small-cap, publicly-listed companies, which involved the management of complex restructurings. Before relocating to Vancouver in 2009, Nigel spent 16 years in London where he was a Director in Mergers &amp; Acquisitions at Citigroup, advising large corporate and private equity funds on cross-border public and private transactions and related financings.&nbsp;



Nigel obtained his Chartered Accountant designation from Ernst &amp; Young in Toronto and has an M.A. in Economics from Queen’s University.

Nigel Kirkwood

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