Tikehau IM has announced the appointment of Aymeric Thibord as Deputy Director of its real estate department. Based in Paris, he will work under the supervision of Frédéric Jariel, who runs the division.
Thibord will be responsible for developing the company's real estate business, which currently manages nearly €1 bn of property.
With €8.8 bn of assets under management in total, Tikehau Capital has declared its intentions to strengthen its real estate activities, particularly in the European market.
Thibord was recently Director at TIAA-CREF, joining the London office in 2010 to oversee property investments in Continental Europe. He started his career in 1998 at Archon Group France (Goldman Sachs) as head of acquisitions before moving to Société Générale Asset Management.
Thibord graduated with a Masters in Economics at the University of Rennes and a DESS in Finance from the University of Montpellier.