Management Committee

Vincent Ravat is Mercialys’ Chief Executive Officer since February 2019. He was Chief Operating Officer since September 2016 and previously Executive Vice-President since January 2014. He previously held various executive management positions in France and other countries with several specialist retail companies, before joining Hammerson France as Chief Operating Officer.

Elizabeth Blaise is Mercialys’ Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. After a career path at Mazard & Guérard as Auditor, she joined, in 2001, Oddo Securities as Financial Analyst in charge of building materials sector in Europe and then real estate sector in France. In 2007, she extends her expertise to the real estate sector in Europe within Exane in London. Since 2010, she joined Gecina as Head of Investor Relations and Strategic Research. Elizabeth BLAISE is a graduate of SCIENCE PO Institute of Paris.

After graduating from Ecole Centrale Paris, Nicolas Joly began his career in 2004 at Unibail-Rodamco, with its Office Branch’s Investment Division as an Analyst then Deputy Investment Director. From 2008 to 2011, he was Head of Sales within the Casino Group’s real estate teams. He then joined Casino Immobilier’s executive leadership team, before being appointed Executive Vice-President Real Estate Operations in 2013 and Chairman in 2016. In June 2014, he also joined Mercialys as Asset Management Director, before being appointed Executive Vice-President in 2016, in charge of asset management activities for malls and urban projects, as well as sales operations.

An IEP de Lyon graduate, with a specialized masters from HEC Paris, Fabrice started out as an Investment Analyst with Foncière des Régions. He joined Mercialys in November 2009 as Asset Manager, before being appointed International Development Officer for the Casino Group. He became Deputy Director of Asset Management for Shopping Centers in July 2014 and was appointed Director in 2016.

Stéphane Vallez began his career in 1997 with DTZ Jean Thouard, where he was involved in setting up its Retail department. In 2001, he joined Altarea Cogedim, which he left in December 2014 as Sales Director. Stéphane Vallez is an Ecole Supérieur des Professions Immobilières (ESPI) graduate.

Following around 20 years with Carrefour, Didier Jacquel headed up a performance development and management consultancy for nearly seven years, before joining the Casino Group in 2009. After working as hypermarket director for Rennes and Marseille La Valentine, he was appointed Head of Operations with Géant Casino for southwest France. In March 2016, he joined Mercialys as Operations Director for Shopping Centers.

Christophe Rigo has been Human Resources Director of Mercialys since September 2018. He was previously Human Resources Director for Hammerson France and Altarea. Before that, he held various Human Resources jobs in the industry and in recruitment firms. He has a degree in occupational psychology.