Lorne Burns
National Industry Leader, Building, Construction & Real Estate
KPMG in Canada
Lorne is an Audit Partner and the National Industry Leader of KPMG’s Building, Construction & Real Estate Practice in Canada; specializing in REITs, real estate developers, hotels & hospitality and home builders. During his tenure at KPMG he also served as the Partner-in-charge of Audit, GTA and as the Chief Human Resources Officer, Canada. He has worked in Industrial Markets, Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals of Public Sector, Energy and Publicly Traded Utilities. Lorne is very active in his community and is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors, Seymour Golf and Country Club (Director/Treasurer) and the North Shore Winter Club. He has served on the boards of Big Brothers of Greater Vancouver, the Quality Council of British Columbia and BioTalent Canada to name a few.
Education and qualifications
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B.Comm., University of British Columbia (1982)
Accreditation
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FCPA, FCA
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FCA, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario (2009)
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Financial Statement Auditing
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International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
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Initial Public Offerings
Community Involvement
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Institute of Corporate Directors/Rotman School of Business – Directors Financial Literacy Program – Lecturer (2005–2009)
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Institute of Corporate Directors – Member (2006–Present)
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BioTalent Canada – Director (2004–2008)
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Conference Board of Canada’s Council of Professional Services Firms Human Resource Leaders – Member (1999–2003)
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Big Brothers of Greater Vancouver: Director (1987–1996), Chair (3 years), Vice-Chair (2 years), Treasurer (2 years)