Executive Profiles

Joe Houssian

Founder

Joe Houssian founded Intrawest Corporation in 1976, now a well-known resort development company throughout Canada, the United States and in Europe. During its early years Intrawest was also involved in commercial and multi-family residential housing. Recognizing that resort and residential housing have distinct differences, Intracorp was formed in 1994 to manage the residential aspect of the business, allowing each entity to focus on its area of specialization. In 2006, Intrawest was sold.

Mr. Houssian holds an MBA from the University of British Columbia, and received his early sales and management experience from the highly regarded Xerox Corporation - renowned for producing some of the nation's top business people.

Bruce Rudichuk

President and CEO
Intracorp Companies Canada

Bruce Rudichuk joined Intracorp in 1999 and served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Canadian companies until 2002. Mr. Rudichuk directs all activities in Toronto. During his 15 years of diverse experience in the real estate industry he has been involved in a variety of markets and product offerings.

Mr. Rudichuk is a member of the Board of Directors of BILD (Building Industry and Land Development Association) for the Greater Toronto Area. He is a Chartered Accountant and member of the Canadian Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Professionals and prior to joining Intracorp, practiced with KPMG LLP.

Don Forsgren

President, West Region

With a Commerce degree from the University of British Columbia specializing in Urban Land Economics and Finance, Mr. Forsgren has been involved in land transactions for most of his career. From his early days as a research analyst to his time as a development manager to now, he has focused on finding, acquiring and developing real estate projects that are profitable for the company, and highly desirable for Intracorp's homeowners. He has been with the company since 1994 leading the West Region since 2000.