About Brian O’Kane
Brian O’Kane is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the O’Kane Group of Companies, including the CEO of Klarke Investments, which manages several corporations involved in real estate development and property investment. His portfolio of rental properties includes multi-family, office, commercial, and industrial buildings and strip malls. Brian has managed these properties for over 20 years and has extensive operational experience. His areas of expertise include cost accounting, financial modeling, and finance.
Since 2002, Brian has established a number of property development companies and general contracting companies. These companies have developed real estate properties in Calgary and provided contracting services to various private sector owners, operators, and the not-for-profit sector. For example, for four years (2011-2015), Brian served as President of Vectus, a general contractor and construction management firm providing services to commercial clients in both the redevelopment of existing properties and the construction of new multi-family and commercial structures.
Before entering Calgary’s real estate and property development industry, Brian was the CEO of an oilfield equipment manufacturing and supply company and led its turnaround strategy. Under Brian’s leadership, the company grew sevenfold in five years and was successfully sold to an American competitor in 2001.
A seasoned performer, Brian has led and been in senior management positions with companies in various industries since 1989, having established many new companies and successful businesses.
