A fourth generation of family business leaders is taking the helm at the Hill Companies, a western Canada based diversified company with a core business focus in real estate. Rosanne Hill Blaisdell has been appointed president and chief executive officer of Harvard Developments Corporation and all Canadian real estate affiliates of the Hill Companies, while Matthew Hill assumes the role of president and chief executive officer of Harvard Diversified Holdings.

Rosanne first joined the 119-year-old family business in 1997 after an eight-year stint in commercial banking. Since then, she has been involved in most aspects of the companies’ operations, but with a particular emphasis on leasing, development and asset management of a Canadian real estate portfolio that now totals approximately 10 million square feet of commercial space. She has served as Hill Companies’ managing director and chief operating officer since 2018, based in the corporate headquarters in Regina, Saskatchewan.

Matthew has likewise served as managing director of Hill Companies’ Diversified Group, based in Scottsdale, Arizona, since 2019. He has applied his venture capital and investment experience across a range of Hill Companies’ business interests, including Harvard Western Insurance, Western Surety, Harvard Media, Harvard Energy, Harvard Investments and Harvard Integrations. He was also instrumental in forging a new company division focused on single-family rental developments, which now holds assets in Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico and Texas.

Rosanne holds an MBA from the University of Manitoba’s Asper School of Business and is a certified commercial investment member (CCIM) through the CCIM Institute. Matthew has an MBA from Pepperdine University and certification in international finance from Oxford University. Both are active in community organizations and philanthropic efforts in Alberta and Saskatchewan, and are members of YPO (Young Presidents Organization) in the two provinces.