William Biggar is a corporate director who has held senior executive positions in the mining, real estate, and investment industries. From 2008 to 2012, Mr Biggar was president and chief executive of North American Palladium, one of only two primary palladium producers in the world. Prior to that, he was managing director at private equity firm Richardson Capital from 2004 to 2007, and president and chief executive of TSX/NYSE listed Granite REIT from 2003 to 2004. Mr Biggar has also held senior executive positions with Magna International and Barrick Gold Corporation, and managing director positions with a focus on mergers and acquisitions at Merrill Lynch Canada and UBS Securities. Mr Biggar has served on the board of a number of public and private companies and is currently on the board of TSX-listed Milestone Apartments REIT and True North Commercial REIT. Mr Biggar is a CPA, CA and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Toronto.
