AXA Real Estate has appointed Charles Daulon du Laurens as European head of sales as it looks to strengthen its Paris-based sales team.

AXA Real Estate has appointed Charles Daulon du Laurens as European head of sales as it looks to strengthen its Paris-based sales team.

Julien Conte has been promoted to head of European equity sales, having previously been a senior manager in fund management and corporate finance and sales director for France and southern Europe.

Daulon du Laurens joined the company in 2012 as head of investor relations for real asset finance and has overseen an increase in third-party capital of more than €4 bn, attracting more than 35 new investors.

Previously he spent nine years in the capital markets division at a number of investment bank,s overseeing the distribution of fixed income structured products to institutional clients in France, Belgium and Luxembourg.

Global chief investment officer Dennis Lopez said: ‘Charles has proven himself as a key member of the Real Asset Finance team over the past two years, with a proven track record and unrivalled experience within the European sales market.’