Management Team
Board of Directors
Gail Penney M.ED, MBA. ICD.D
Ches W. Penney
Dan Penney
Greg Warren CPA, CA
Management Team
Greg Warren, CPA, CA
Greg Warren joined the Fort Amherst as CEO in June 2021. He works closely with the Board of Directors and is responsible for development and implementation of the company’s short and long-term strategies. As a hands-on leader, Mr. Warren is focused on oversight of the management team, maximizing investment returns, growth and diversification, strengthening stakeholder relations, and corporate and social responsibility.
Mr. Warren obtained his Chartered Professional Accountant designation in 2000 and holds a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree from Acadia University. A former Partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), he spent 20-plus years working as a trusted business adviser to a vast number of businesses providing tax, financial, management consulting, accounting and auditing services.
Mr. Warren currently serves as the Treasurer of the Rotary Club of the Avalon Northeast.
Mr. Warren lives with his wife and two children in Conception Bay South, Newfoundland and Labrador.
Mike Powell, CFA, MBA
Mike holds the title of President of Health Care Services for Fort Amherst. He is a specialist in the acquisition and development of seniors housing assets, having completed over $600MM in transactions over the past 7 years. He has spent his entire career working in real estate finance.
Prior to joining Fort Amherst, Mike managed Portcullis Capital, a consulting practice that served as strategic advisor to several of the largest personal care home operators in Newfoundland. He has also been an Associate Director at a large Canadian merchant bank, as well as a Senior Associate with a leading Canadian Private Equity firm specialized in retirement home transactions.
Mike is a CFA Charterholder and also holds an MBA from the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University.
When not working, Mike can be found spending time with his wife and daughter on the East Coast Trail, and playin’ a few tunes.