Board of Directors

Éric Le Gentil is a graduate of the École Polytechnique, the Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris and the Institut des Actuaires Français. He began his career in 1985 in insurance auditing. From 1986 to 1992, he held various positions within the French Finance Ministry including that of insurance advisor to Pierre Bérégovoy’s firm. From 1992 to 1999, he held various roles at Athéna Assurances and AGF Assurances. He joined Generali France in 1999 as Chief Executive Officer of Generali Assurances Vie & Iard. In December 2004, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Generali France Assurances. From July 2013 to February 2019, he was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Mercialys.

Michel Savart is a graduate of the École Polytechnique and the École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris. He started his career with Havas in 1986, then moved to Banque Louis Dreyfus in 1987, where he led various projects. Between 1988 and 1994 he managed projects for Banque Arjil (Lagardère Group) and advised the bank’s management board. From 1995 to 1999 he served as Managing Director of Mergers & Acquisitions at Dresdner Kleinwort Benson (DKB). In October 1999, Mr Savart joined Euris-Rallye as Head of Private Equity Investments and Advisor to the Chairman.

Jacques Dumas has a Master’s Degree in Law from the Lyon Institute of Political Science. He started his career in 1978 with CFAO (Compagnie Française de l’Afrique Occidentale), first as Corporate Counsel then as Administrative Director until 1986. In 1987 he joined Rallye as Deputy Corporate Secretary, then became Head of Legal Affairs of Groupe Euris in 1994. He is currently Chief Operating Officer of Euris and Advisor to the Chairman of Casino Guichard-Perrachon.

With a PhD in economic science from Université Paris XII and degrees from Université Paris Dauphine (HDR in management science) and the Institut d’Études Politiques in Paris (HDR in Urban Planning and Development), Ingrid Nappi-Choulet has been a Professor at ESSEC (since 1994). She is also in charge of the Real Estate Economics course at the ENPC. She began her career teaching economics at the École Centrale de Lille (1989-1994). She has written several books: Les bureaux, analyse d’une crise (Analysis of the office space crisis, ADEF, 1997), Management et Marketing de l’Immobilier (Real estate management and marketing, Dunod, 1999), Les mutations de l’immobilier: de la Finance au Développement durable (Transformation of the real estate market: from finance to sustainable development, Autremont, 2009), and Immobilier d’entreprise: analyse économique des marchés (Business real estate: an economic analysis of the markets, Economica, 2010, 2013). She has also written articles and columns for various academic and business reviews covering the property market. She was given a mandate under the 2013–2014 French sustainable building plans to co-lead a working party on energy refurbishment and the construction sector. She is a member of several scientific committees. Ingrid Nappi-Choulet is a Fellow of the RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) and is also the founder and manager of the OMI (Real Estate Management Observatory).

After scientific studies, Dominique Dudan joined the real estate industry. Admitted as a Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS), she has become a Fellow. Between 1996 and 2005, Dominique Dudan held the position of Head of Development with Accor Hotels & Resorts. She later joined HSBC Reim as Head of Operations and member of the Management Board, and then BNP Paribas Reim as Executive Vice-President and Head of Regulated Real Estate Funds. In 2009, Dominique Dudan created her own firm, Artio Conseil, while holding the position of Chief Executive Officer of Arcole Asset Management. In 2011, Dominique Dudan became Chairman of Union Investment Real Estate France, a position she held until July 2015. She has been a member of the Board of Directors of Gecina since 2015, and a member of the Supervisory Board of Swiss Life Reim (France) since 2017. Dominique Dudan is also a member of RICS France, of the MEDEF Economic Commission for the Groupement de Professions de Services, of the Cercle des Femmes de l’Immobilier, of the Club de l'Immobilier d’Île-de-France, of the Institut d'Études Immobilières et Foncières, and of the VoxFemina association. She is a Chevalier of the French National Order of Merit.

An Ecole Polytechnique and ENSAE graduate, with a postgraduate DEA in Economics (EHESS), David Lubek began his career as an assistant professor of economics at ENSAE. In 2000, he joined the French Ministry of Finance and its Budget Office, where he held various high-level positions (research budget, budget execution summary). In 2006, he moved to the Inspectorate of Finances, leading audit and consulting missions covering the public and private sectors. In 2010, he was recruited by Groupama as Group General Audit Director. Since 2013, he has been Head of Management Control for the Casino Group.

Elisabeth Cunin holds degrees from the École Polytechnique, ENSAE and Sciences Po Paris. She began her career at consulting firm McKinsey, before moving into the retail sector, firstly with Dia and then with Etam. She became Chief Executive Officer of André in 2001 and then of Etam Lingerie in 2005. In 2011, Ms Cunin became Chairman of Comptoir des Cotonniers and Princesse Tam Tam, brands owned by Japanese group Fast Retailing, which also owns Uniqlo. Since october 2013, she has been appointed Chairman of the Management Board at Camaïeu.

Mrs Stéphanie Bensimon has a Master’s in Finance from Paris IX Dauphine University. Since 2016, she has been Managing Director Real Estate for Ardian France. She has nearly 20 years of experience in real estate investment, including five years with Invesco Real Estate, where she was in charge of investments for France, Belgium and Southern Europe from 2011, and previously with Carval Investors, a Cargill Group subsidiary, and GE Real Estate Group, focused on real estate investment in Europe.

As a graduate of ESSEC and the Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris, Public Service section, and the Institut des Actuaires, Bruno Servant began his career at Crédit Lyonnais in August 1985. In January 1986 he became portfolio manager at Citibank, and in May 1988 he joined Banque Shearson Lehman Hutton. He moved to Deutsche Bank in May 1990, where he was head of the Institutional Investment Management department and Chairman of the Management Board of Deutsche Asset Management S.A. In September 2003, he became Chief Operating Officer of UBS Global Asset Management France SA. He then joined the Generali Group in September 2007 as Chief Operating Officer and Corporate Secretary of Generali Investments France. Since March 2012, he has been Investment Director at Generali Vie.

With degrees from EM Lyon (major in Finance) and the INSEAD International Executive Program, Victoire Boissier began her career in 1990 in the banking sector (Barclays), then in 1992 she joined La Générale de Restauration as Management Controller. Between 1995 and 2008 she held a series of positions within Yum France: Planning Analyst, Head of Strategic Planning, Financial Controller and Manager, Chief Financial Officer, member of the Management Committee and person in charge of management control, internal auditing, IT, accounting, finances and property. From 2009 to 2017, Victoire Boissier was Chief Financial Officer of Louvre Hôtels Group, and a member of its Executive Committee. In May 2017, Victoire Boissier was appointed Chief Operating Officer Group finance for the Company Les petits chaperons rouges. In 2011 she was approached by one of the founders of the Gascogne Group, and was a member of its Board of Directors, Strategic Committee and Accounts Committee until 2014.

Pascale Roque is an ESSEC graduate. She began her career in 1985 with the Air France group, where she spent 15 years and was involved in initiatives with major operational and organizational transformation stakes. In 2001, she joined the Accor hotel group, initially heading up international sales, then the group's salesforces and call centers. In 2006, she was promoted to CEO of Etap Hôtel and Formule 1 hotels. In 2009, she moved to the Pierre & Vacances Group as CEO of Résidences Pierre & Vacances and Maeva. In 2013, she became CEO of the hotel chain B&B Hôtels. Since 2016, Pascale Roque has been CEO of Pierre & Vacances Tourisme and a member of the Group's Executive Committee.