Board of Directors – Pierre Vaquier

Pierre Vaquier has more than 42 years principal investment and asset management experience. Having worked since 1980 in financial institutions with global activities, all his career was in business positions held in Europe, the US and Asia. Until recently, he was the Chief Executive Officer of AXA Investment Managers-Real Assets (AXA IM-Real Assets), position he held for 10 years. He chaired the Management Board and Executive Committee of AXA IM-Real Assets and was as well member of the AXA Investment Managers Management Board. His responsibilities included the definition of AXA IM-Real Assets strategy and its implementation. Prior to the launch of AXA IM-Real Assets, he was Director of Business Development at AXA Immobilier. His key assignments were the restructuring of real estate investment generated through the property crisis of the late 80’s early 90’s, the evaluation of Mergers and Acquisition transaction made by the AXA Group and the governance of Equitable Real Estate Investment. Prior to AXA, he spent 13 years at Paribas in different investment and merchant banking functions. After two years as an associate at Paribas International Private Banking, he moved to the US to manage real estate investment made for Paribas and its clients. He set- up a real estate investment and advisory platform based in New York, Paribas Properties Inc. At the different stage of the property cycle, he managed opportunistic investments, work out situation and investment banking assignments. 

He graduated from HEC in 1980. He is the CEO of Real Assets Investment Managers SAS, Global of Real Estate at Tikehau Investment Management SAS and senior advisor of Soposa, the property arm of Tethys. 

Directorships in other listed companies in Mauritius: Sun Limited. 

Core competencies: Investment and asset management, real estate development, merchant and private banking.