Paris-listed property giant Gecina has appointed Valérie Britay as deputy CEO in charge of the firm's office division, as of 27 July.
Britay (left) joined Gecina in July 2017 as executive director of offices. She was previously with Unibail-Rodamco, where she was sales director and then deputy managing director of the office division, before being appointed managing director of retail for France.
Britay has an MBA and a DESS in marketing from Paris-Dauphine University.
In another appointment, Elena Minardi, who joined Gecina in April 2018 as chief of staff, reporting to CEO Méka Brunel, will now be part of the group’s executive committee as director of strategic planning and partnerships.
Minardi began her career with DDB then McCann Erickson in Milan, before being recruited by the Umberto Veronesi foundation.
In 2011, she joined the London-based McArthurGlen group, where she worked as brand partner marketing manager, before moving to Paris in 2014 with the consulting firm McKinsey & Company as senior associate then engagement manager. She graduated from Bocconi University and has an MBA from INSEAD.
Gecina’s executive committee now has 11 members, including five women.
