Thibault de Valence
THIBAULT DE VALENCE
Chief Executive Officer
Thibault de Valence has accumulated 20 years of high-level work experience in real estate (Development and Investment)
Before creating Aigis, Thibault de Valence was a developer with Cogedim, and with BNPParibas. He was team leader with Archon (Goldman Sachs Group) before taking the lead of the investment division of a property listed company (Sefimeg-Gecina) whose one of the leading shareholders at that time was ARTEMIS.
He created the continental European platform of CBRE Investors in 2000 (75 people to date). In 9 years, he raised € 1,2 billion of capital in 10 investment programs and carried out € 3,3 billion total investments (office, retail, residential, hotel) mainly in the value-added segment.
Thibault de Valence holds a MBA from HEC and a Master in International Tax from Paris XI Sceaux. He plays tennis in competition
François Lex
FRANCOIS LEX
Executive Managing Director
Speaker to the ESSEC business school
François Lex has been working for 12 years with Thibault de Valence. Before co-founding with him CBRE Investors in continental Europe, he worked with Sefimeg-Gecina and Archon (Goldman Sachs)
Before creating Aigis, François Lex was Executive Managing Director in continental Europe for CBRE Investors. He developed the platform of 75 people, setting up and managing 10 investment programs in real estate (office, retail, residential and hotel). This platform raised in 9 years €1.2 billion of capital and made € 3.3 billion of total investments, mainly in the value-added segment
François Lex developed and led the property listed company called MRM between 2007 and 2009
François Lex holds an Advanced Master in urban management and real estate from ESSEC Business School. He does cycling and running (marathon and ultra-marathon)