- What Michael Ghaleb is the new managing partner and chief executive of PMML Financial
- Why PMML Financial launched this year after being on the drawing board since October
- What next Ghaleb intends to leverage his relationships from previous roles to accelerate PMML Financial’s growth
Real estate agency and mortgage brokerage firm PMML has hired Michael Ghaleb to lead its newly created PMML Financial unit, Green Street News can reveal.
Ghaleb will be managing partner and chief executive of the new company. The role is based in Québec, and his first day was on Feb. 3.
The industry veteran reports to the board of PMML Financial, which comprises himself and PMML co-founders Sanaa Benzakour and Patrice Ménard.
PMML Financial launched this year after being on the drawing board since October. Ghaleb’s primary responsibility is to offer financial solutions to real estate investors and builders that are not being serviced by the market. He plans to help PMML grow in Québec and beyond by leveraging relationships built in his previous roles.
Before joining PMML, Ghaleb was an investment director at Fonds de solidarité FTQ where he focused on private equity and impact investing in the Québec market. He also previously worked at PSP Investments, where he was a private equity manager focused on mid- to large-cap financial service companies in the U.S.
Ghaleb began his finance career at CIBC, working on a range of M&A, equity and debt deals in Québec.