David McLean

Founder of The McLean Group in 1972, David McLean has played an integral role in the evolution and growth of the enterprise and remains Chairman of the Board. Mr. McLean became full time Chairman and CEO in 1985, leaving a successful law practice to lead management teams, which he continued to do until the appointment of his son, Jason, as President and Chief Executive Officer in 2010.

An outspoken champion of entrepreneurship, education and community service, Mr. McLean is a distinguished leader in Canadian business and academic communities whose career has earned him four Honourary Doctorates of Law (University of Alberta, University of British Columbia, Simon Fraser University and Royal Roads University), an appointment to the Order of British Columbia and an appointment as Fellow of the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD Fellow, 2006).

In 1994, he played an important role in the transformative privatization of CN Railway (the then largest IPO in Canadian history).  Mr. McLean was appointed to the Board of Directors of CN (Canadian National Railway Company) in 1979 and later elected Chairman in December 1994. He retired as Chairman in April 2014 and was elected “Chairman Emeritus”. Mr. McLean has served as Chairman of the Vancouver Board of Trade, Chairman of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce and Chairman of the Board of Coastland Wood Industries. For many years he was the Chairman and Director to Concord Pacific Group Inc., a public real estate company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, which was privatized in 2002. Additionally, Mr. McLean has served as a Director of De Havilland Aircraft of Canada, Northwestel Inc., Canac Consultants Limited and NuWest Development Group Inc.

Mr. McLean has written a book called “A Road Taken” which is the story of his life with an emphasis on his role as a director of CN for 28 years and Chairman of the Board for 20 years.  He is the longest serving Chairman in the history of CN and upon his retirement CN named their rail yard in West Vancouver “McLean Yard” in his honor.  He is the only non-operating person to ever be so honored.

With a lifelong interest in education, Mr. McLean has served as Chairman of the Board of Governors of the University of British Columbia, Founding Chairman of the Centre of North American Business Studies at Simon Fraser University and co-chaired the University of Alberta’s capital campaign.

Mr. McLean's environmental, philanthropic and community interests include a commitment to preserving Canada’s wetlands (Ducks Unlimited Canada), and he is the only Canadian director of Wetlands America Trust, which is the foundation supporting Ducks Unlimited in the United States. He was also the Chairman of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award’s Charter for Business for many years.

Mr. McLean is currently Chairman of the VGH + UBC Hospital Foundation, Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Institute of Canadian Studies at the University of California at Berkley, a director of the Gairdner Foundation and a director of the Trudeau Foundation.

Brenda McLean

Brenda McLean is chiefly responsible for providing guidance on major corporate and investment decisions at our board of directors level. She provides advice and criticism on significant transactions, management issues, and financial performance. A former art gallery curator with a BA in art history from Queen's University, Brenda McLean was the central figure in the extremely successful marketing and leasing program that filled the Landing with new tenants in the mid-1980's prior to the completion of our major heritage renovation and well ahead of budget.

She is a licensed realtor in British Columbia and plays a role in our in-house realty company, Blanca Realty, as well as the management of our residential holdings. She is also responsible for the McLean Group's philanthropic activities including several scholarships and educational funding through the McLean McCuaig Foundation and the Brenda and David McLean Chair in Canadian Studies at UBC.

With a keen lifelong interest in health and healing issues, Brenda McLean was a past director and member of the executive committee of the Vancouver Hospital & Health Sciences Centre, the largest hospital in the Province. She is also a past director of the Queen's University Council and the Vancouver Art Gallery and is a co-chair of UBC’s “start an evolution” campaign to raise $1.5 billion dollars.

AJ (Andrea) McLean

Andrea McLean, or AJ as she is generally known, is a graduate of the University of British Columbia with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Art History and Economics. She completed postgraduate work at the Sauder School of Business in real estate, finance, and accounting and was subsequently licensed by the Real Estate Board as a Licensed Real Estate Representative and Managing Broker.

AJ has worked in both the Vancouver and Kelowna commercial and residential real estate markets. She has developed financial modeling and marketing analysis programs, listing presentations, and market surveys involving both traditional and social media options. In addition to her work with Blanca Realty, AJ volunteers with the Vancouver Art Gallery and is a member of the Vancouver Symphony Ball committee which raises funds for  the VSO school of music.

Kenny Diebel

Kenny Diebel has been with the McLean Group since 1990 and has held senior management positions throughout the organization including Vice President of Operations of the Group's flagship production facility, Vancouver Film Studios for which he was the key construction supervisor during the major building phases from 1998-2004. An expert in building systems, regulatory compliance, and zoning by-laws, Mr. Diebel has also served as Vice President of Construction for the McLean Group as their primary contact and senior advisor on major construction ventures.

As Construction Vice President, Kenny supervised aircraft hangar and office renovations for Blackcomb Aviation, remote site tower builds for Signal Systems, and an extensive range of retail, office, and warehouse renovations, heritage renovations, and new builds at building sites throughout British Columbia. In 2010, he was appointed Senior Vice President of the McLean Group's multi-tiered real estate division which includes brokerage services, property management, construction, and commercial development.

In this new role, Kenny leads all McLean Group real estate professionals with a broad mandate to develop, build, broker, and manage the McLean Group's property portfolio. Kenny Diebel is a graduate of the University of British Columbia's Urban Land Economics Course and is a licensed realtor. Kenny Diebel has served as a volunteer board member at the award-winning Vancouver community centre, Collingwood Neighbourhood House since 2003.