TRUSTEES & DIRECTORS
C.C. Woodward
Chairman, The Keg Royalties Income Fund
C.C. Woodward has been Chairman of The Keg Royalties Income Fund since inception. Having spent over 11 years with Woodward Stores he was deeply involved with most aspects of the mass merchant. These included operating a number of merchandise/ marketing divisions and being a member of the Executive Committee, which managed the restructuring of the company.
As well, Mr. Woodward, through his private holdings, controlled Canada's largest cattle ranch incorporating over 500,000 acres. This business comprised a vast array of forestry assets, and a completely vertically integrated cattle operation, considered the largest in North America.
Among other active interests, Mr. Woodward is President of Woodcorp Investments Ltd, a private venture company. He is currently the Chair the of Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, Director of the Sea to Sky Gondola Corp, Advisor of the Army and Navy Group, Director of Village Farms International, Governor of Brentwood College School, President/Director of the Mr. and Mrs. P.A. Woodward’s Foundation. He was also past Chair of Providence Health Care and past Member of the Provincial Judicial Council.
Timothy Kerr
Trustee, The Keg Royalties Income Fund
Tim was born and raised in Vancouver British Columbia.
Tim graduated from U.B.C. and later attended Harvard Business School A.M.P.
In 1972 he and his brother ran their family business Lignum Ltd. until 2004 at which time it was sold to Riverside. During that time he sat on various forest industry committees.
Since then Tim has run a family office, Springhouse Investments Corporation. In addition he and his sons manage the Timothy C Kerr Family Foundation.
He is a member of the acquisition committee of the Vancouver Art Gallery.
He has three sons and a German Shepard named Levy.
George Killy
Trustee, The Keg Royalties Income Fund
George Killy lived the first 45 years of his life in Prince George and was an entrepreneur in the central and northern B.C. forest industry. He spent ten years as Vice Chairman of the "Rivers Committee" in Prince George advising the City of Prince George on land use issues pertaining to the local rivers as well as creating a river front trail system to facilitate public access.
Currently he serves as President of Harley Street Holdings Inc., a Vancouver-based investment company, Chairman of Grid International Inc. of Austin, Texas, a global consulting company focused on organizational change. He is also a Governor of Brentwood College School (chairs the Planning Committee), a Director and Corporate Secretary of the Nature Trust of British Columbia, a Director of Vancouver 2010 Bid Corporation, Board Chair of The Vancouver Art Gallery.
He was a Past Director of the BC Children's Hospital Foundation Board, Past President of Council on Northern Interior Forest Employees Relations (Conifer), and co-recipient of Canada Awards for Excellence - 1984 Gold Medal - for labour management Cooperation in Implementing Technological Change.
David Aisenstat
President & CEO, Keg Restaurants Ltd.
David Aisenstat has been President and Chief Executive officer of Keg Restaurants since he purchased the Company from London-based Whitbread PLC in 1997. At that time The Keg was a well known brand with a long history, but in a steady decline. Since then, with a strong focus on returning to its core as a true steakhouse and bar, The Keg has reclaimed its position as the leading casual restaurant chain in Canada. In addition to his role as the CEO of The Keg Steakhouse + Bar, David’s restaurant collection includes Joe Fortes Seafood & Chop House, ki modern japanese + bar, and The Shore Clubs.
In a business well known for its unusually high turnover, David has been able to attract and retain the most talented team of executives and management in the Canadian Restaurant Industry. In fact, The Keg has been named as one of the “50 Best Employers in Canada” for the past 12 years by Aon Hewitt, something never achieved by any other restaurant company.
A key element in all of David’s endeavours is a strong focus on giving back. This is most clearly evident in The Keg Spirit Foundation, which he established in 2001 to commemorate The Keg’s 30th anniversary. The Foundation focuses on helping charitable organizations that develop and mentor young people. This reflects the pride and importance The Keg places on its role as mentoring the many tens of thousands of young people that have worked for the company since it was founded in 1971. Since its inception, the Foundation has distributed over $7 million, and has inspired thousands of staff to reach beyond themselves and support charitable organizations in their communities and around the world.
David also sits on the Board of a number of charitable organizations including The Trans Canada Trail, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, Action Canada, The Vancouver Art Gallery, and futurpreneur canada.
Neil Maclean
Executive Vice President & CFO, Keg Restaurants Ltd.
Mr. Maclean has been employed by The Keg for 35 years, primarily in a financial capacity, but has also held a number of operational positions during his tenure with The Keg. Mr. Maclean became Vice President of Finance and Administration in 1986 and was appointed to his current role in June 1997. Mr Maclean is a Certified General Accountant.