Hammerson has appointed Rita-Rose Gagné as CEO and executive director. David Atkins will continue to serve as CEO until Gagné joins the company.
Gagné was most recently president of growth markets at the global real estate company Ivanhoé Cambridge, where she had responsibility for $7.6 billion of real estate assets across Asia Pacific and Latin America.
She joined Ivanhoé Cambridge in 2006 and held a variety of roles from senior vice president, legal affairs and general counsel at Société immobilière Trans-Québec (SITQ) to executive vice president of global strategy, portfolio management and investment funds at Ivanhoé Cambridge. As executive vice president, Gagné was tasked with developing, leading and executing the investment strategy in Asia and Latin America, prior to being made president of growth markets.
