The Everest Development Team

Zafir A. Rashid (Zaf) – CEO, Managing Partner

Mr. Rashid has over 15 years of real estate and management experience. Zafir has been building homes since before the inception of the Everest Group, and has built in excess of 225 homes. An entrepreneur at heart, Zafir has successfully taken his development company from the business of home building to land development and hotel construction. Under Zafir’s guidance, Everest Development Group has completed 3 subdivisions, one of which included home construction as well as services and infrastructure. In addition to servicing subdivisions, Zafir has led Everest to complete the construction of 5 hotels, 3 condominium complexes and a multitude of condominium conversions. A true leader, Zafir has an eye for property with strong untapped potential and an eye for the skills he needs around the table to make his projects a success. Zafir studied Economics at the U of A and completed Project Management and Business Management programs at NAIT.

Harpeet (Haris) Thiara – President, Managing Partner

Mr. Thiara has initiated and supervised  many land development projects in Manitoba and Alberta and managed several residential and commercial properties. He has managed the construction of new spec. homes and is experienced in contract negotiations with various trades in the home construction industry including consulting with engineers, building contractors and major suppliers of building materials. He has a sound understanding of the mortgage business including prerequisite conditions for construction draws and inspection of real estate in progress. Mr. Thiara studied Economics at the University of Alberta; and since 1999 has studied and practiced project management, business management and marketing.

Khandai (Sam) Boodhoo – Chief Financial Officer

Chief Financial Officer of the issuer, Mr. Boodhoo is a Chartered Accountant with over 30 years of experience as business and tax advisor, consultant and accountant for a number of medium-sized corporations. Worked as Manager in the Office of the Auditor General of Alberta with responsibility for the audit of the General Revenue Fund and many major government departments. Mr. Boodhoo managed his professional accounting practice for the past 20 years. In the last 5 years performed contract work as a senior consultant with Robert Half Management Consultants and David Aplin & Associates. On these assignments he reviewed the operations of many public corporations for design and compliance with the control requirement and compliance with secondary market liability control processes (i.e. Ontario Bill 198) and/or Sarbannes-Oxley Act (USA). Project manager for year end audits of large public companies. Obtained Bachelor of Commerce with majors in accounting and marketing from the University of Montreal. Obtained post-graduate Diploma in Public Accounting from McGill University.

Dan Nou – Director of Operations, Vancouver

As the CEO & Director of many successful companies in British Columbia and with over 12 years of combined experience in sales, marketing, advertising, property ownership, business start-ups, and money management. Dan’s business, community experience, large network and vast resources make him and his company a valuable entity to our Everest Management team.

Teressa Kathleen – Business Development Manager, Victoria

Sarah McFarlane – Administrator