creators of the summit - Global Real Estate Institute
creators of the summit - Global Real Estate Institute
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RICHARD WESTNEDGE<br />
chief financial <strong>of</strong>ficer<br />
THE HANOVER COMPANY<br />
OLIVIER WIGNIOLLE<br />
directeur général<br />
CRÉDIT AGRICOLE IMMOBILIER<br />
Responsible for <strong>the</strong> financial and operational activities <strong>of</strong> The<br />
Hanover Company. Located in Houston, Texas, Hanover is<br />
one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> most active multi-family real estate development<br />
companies in <strong>the</strong> US, with over twenty years experience and<br />
an award-winning portfolio <strong>of</strong> residential high-rise, mid-rise<br />
and suburban projects. Hanover has developed over 32,000<br />
units totaling over $3.8 billion in project costs. Current<br />
developments are underway in LA, San Diego, Seattle, Denver,<br />
Dallas, Houston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Charlotte and<br />
Boston. Hanover is expanding internationally and is currently<br />
developing a pipeline <strong>of</strong> transactions in Poland and Italy.<br />
Hanover also plans to expand its operations into o<strong>the</strong>r Western<br />
and Central European markets.<br />
Olivier Wigniolle is Managing Director <strong>of</strong> Crédit Agricole<br />
Immobilier, <strong>the</strong> real estate subsidiary <strong>of</strong> Crédit Agricole group.<br />
Prior to joining Crédit Agricole in 2005, Olivier Wigniolle was<br />
deputy Managing Director <strong>of</strong> Société Fonciere Lyonnaise.<br />
Olivier Wigniolle is graduate <strong>of</strong> HEC Business school.<br />
STEVE WILLIAMSON<br />
manager commercial real estate<br />
DEUTSCHE BANK<br />
CHRISTOPHER (“CHRIS”) WILSON<br />
managing director<br />
ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC<br />
Steve Williamson works in <strong>the</strong> Commercial <strong>Real</strong> <strong>Estate</strong> Group<br />
in Europe. He has been providing development and investment<br />
debt and financing solutions for real estate clients in Europe<br />
for over 20 years. Steve joined <strong>the</strong> Deutsche Bank Group<br />
in 1999, originally working for Eurohypo, before transferring<br />
across to <strong>the</strong> newly formed Commercial <strong>Real</strong> <strong>Estate</strong> Group<br />
in 2002. Prior to Deutsche Bank, he was Head <strong>of</strong> Loan<br />
Origination for Hypo <strong>Real</strong> <strong>Estate</strong> in London.<br />
Christopher Wilson is a Managing Director in <strong>Real</strong> <strong>Estate</strong><br />
Finance at <strong>the</strong> Royal Bank <strong>of</strong> Scotland. He leads a team in<br />
London focused on Financial Institutions. Prior to joining RBS,<br />
Chris was with GE for 7 years in both <strong>Real</strong> <strong>Estate</strong> and Capital<br />
Markets roles. He began his career at Ernst & Young in New<br />
York. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst and received an MBA<br />
from <strong>the</strong> Wharton School <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> University <strong>of</strong> Pennsylvania.<br />
KARL WILSON<br />
general manager cee<br />
AAREAL BANK<br />
PHILIPPE ZIVKOVIC<br />
executive chairman<br />
BNP PARIBAS IMMOBILIER<br />
Karl Wilson is <strong>the</strong> General Manager <strong>of</strong> Aareal’s operations<br />
in Central Europe, where <strong>the</strong> Group has been active for<br />
close to 10 years and recently has also taken over direct<br />
responsibility for Russia and as such will be spearheading <strong>the</strong><br />
Banks operations in that market. Prior to joining Aareal, Karl<br />
managed <strong>the</strong> Corporate Finance <strong>Real</strong> <strong>Estate</strong> Group <strong>of</strong> PwC in<br />
Central Eastern Europe, and as such has a deep understanding<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> regional markets. Before moving to Central Europe, Karl<br />
worked in both Frankfurt and London in <strong>Real</strong> <strong>Estate</strong> Banking.<br />
Karl holds a degree in <strong>Estate</strong> Management from Trinity College<br />
Dublin, Ireland and is based in Warsaw, Poland.<br />
Diplômé de l’Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris, Philippe<br />
Zivkovic a fait toute sa carrière dans l’immobilier. Entré<br />
chez Meunier Promotion en 1974, il y a exercé différentes<br />
fonctions de management avant de présider le groupe de 1994<br />
à 2005. Aujourd’hui Président du Directoire de BNP Paribas<br />
Immobilier, Philippe dirige 2600 salariés, présents dans 8 pays<br />
européens avec 4 grands métiers : - Promotion (Meunier),<br />
- Conseil et Transaction (Atisreal et Espaces Immobiliers BNP<br />
Paribas), - Asset Management (BNP Paribas REIM), - Property<br />
Management (BNP Paribas <strong>Real</strong> <strong>Estate</strong> Property Management).<br />
Il est également membre du Comité de Direction Générale de<br />
AMS et BNP Paribas Immobilier.<br />
LUIGI ZUNINO<br />
chairman & ceo<br />
RISANAMENTO SPA<br />
HENRI ALSTER<br />
chairman<br />
GRI<br />
Luigi Zunino is <strong>the</strong> CEO <strong>of</strong> Risanamento S.p.A., a real estate<br />
company that carries out activities <strong>of</strong> developing, planning<br />
and implementing real estate design projects. The major<br />
development areas are Milano Santa Giulia, a new,<br />
large district in <strong>the</strong> heart <strong>of</strong> Milan, designed by Norman Foster<br />
and <strong>the</strong> ex Falck Areas in Sesto San Giovanni. On 2003,<br />
Luigi received <strong>the</strong> title <strong>of</strong> “Cavaliere del Lavoro”<br />
(an Italian knighthood recognizing pr<strong>of</strong>essional excellence).<br />
The GRI invites industry leaders who find<br />
it useful to chair a discussion at future<br />
GRI Meetings across <strong>the</strong> World to contact:<br />
Henri Alster, GRI Chairman<br />
henri.alster@globalrealestate.org