Phil Soper Recognized as Top Canadian in Swanepoel Power 200 for Seventh Consecutive Year
CEO of Bridgemarq Real Estate Services, Inc., which owns Royal LePage, Johnston & Daniel, Via Capitale and Proprio Direct, ranked 10th overall on Swanepoel’s list of the 200 most powerful people in real estate; COO, Carolyn Cheng joins Swanepoel Power 200 rankings
Phil Soper, President and CEO
TORONTO, January 17, 2020 – For the seventh year in a row, Swanepoel Power 200 (SP200) has named Phil Soper, President and CEO of Royal LePage and Bridgemarq Real Estate Services, Inc., the most influential person in Canadian residential real estate. The SP200 is the definitive ranking of residential real estate leaders across North America. Soper was ranked 10th overall, rising one position from last year. Chief Operating Officer, Carolyn Cheng, has also been recognized on the prestigious list. Cheng is responsible for developing and overseeing new technology services as well as brokerage profitability and agent productivity initiatives.
“It is an honour to be recognized among the SP200’s top ten most influential real estate leaders and to again achieve the highest rank among Canadian leaders,” said Phil Soper. “I am also delighted to see that our Chief Operating Officer, Carolyn Cheng, has received the recognition she deserves.
“Leadership success is an elusive thing,” continued Soper. “As the head coach of a large and complex organization, my personal success is completely intertwined and dependent upon the performance of a team of passionate and talented people – all leaders in their own right. To them I say, bravo and thank you. I look forward to another decade of discovery and success!”
Cheng added, “I am delighted to be included among the real estate industry’s most distinguished executives. It is a recognition that I share with my team who continuously enables the company to be first to market in Canada with effective business solutions that resonate with franchisees, their agents and Canadian consumers.”
Carolyn Cheng, Chief Operating Officer
Soper and his team have advanced Bridgemarq companies to the forefront of North America’s highly competitive real estate industry since he joined Royal LePage as president in 2002. In 2016, he became the first Canadian to receive the Real Estate Leadership Award at the U.S. National Realtor Expo as “an industry visionary who embraces innovation and blazes new paths.” Real Estate Marketing magazine declared him one the 25 most important leaders of the past 25 years and in 2015, Soper was honoured as “CEO of the Year” by the Canadian Public Relations Society, a first for a real estate industry executive.
Bridgemarq Real Estate Services has grown to include some 20,000 Realtors selling $100 billion worth of real estate. The company’s charitable arm, the Royal LePage Shelter Foundation, is the nation’s largest foundation focused on eradicating domestic violence and supporting the women and children who fall victim to it.
Prior to his real estate career, Phil Soper was an executive with technology giant IBM where he held national and global leadership roles. He is a graduate of the University of Alberta School of Business, and the University of Western Ontario’s Ivey Executive Program.
About Bridgemarq Real Estate Services
Bridgemarq Real Estate Services is the registered trade name of Brookfield Real Estate Services Inc. For more information, go to bridgemarq.com.
Bridgemarq Real Estate Services is an affiliate of Brookfield Business Partners, a business services and industrials company focused on owning and operating high-quality businesses that benefit from barriers to entry and/or low production costs. Brookfield Business Partners is listed on the New York and Toronto stock exchanges. Further information is available at bbu.brookfield.com.
For more information, please contact:
Sarah Louise Gardiner
Director of Communications and Investor Relations
647.961.2260
sarahlouise.gardiner@royallepage.ca
