Executive Team
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Walter W. Thompson, CPA, CA.
Co-President & Founder
As Co-President, Walter Thompson oversees property, conceptualization, and investor relations. He is also involved in property finance, sales and marketing.
Since co-founding GenerX Urban Development Corporation in 1995, Walter has taken a lead role in all project acquisition, finance and marketing, ensuring projects are delivered on time and on budget with the interests of all stakeholders in mind.
Prior to starting GenerX, Walter was Vice President with CIBC World Markets; Vice President, Finance of a boutique syndicator and broker of real estate; an Associate with KPMG; and a Staff Accountant with Coopers & Lybrand.
Walter holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Hons.) degree from Queen’s University, and has been a member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario since 1989. He is a past Treasurer and board member of The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Beacon Hall Golf Club.
Walter has three children.
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Dianna Cassidy
Operations Manager
My role as Operations Manager at GenerX Urban Development Corporation is to ensure the smooth operations of our business. I have a Business Diploma, and an Honours Degree in Psychology with a minor in HR. Over the past 15 years, I’ve worked in numerous industries: an accounting firm, entertainment, banking and real estate development to name a few. And I have been working at GenerX Urban Development Corporation for the past 10 years which has given me the necessary skill set required for me to effectively manage the day to day projects needs on all our projects. I am all about streamlining processes to make them more efficient.