Paris, 30 November 2023 – La Française, an asset management group with more than 45 billion euros in assets under management (as at 30/06/2023), is pleased to announce the appointment of Thomas OSTRÉ as Head of Business Development – Middle East and Global Financial Institutions Relationship Manager of La Française, reporting to Gerardo DUPLAT, Head of International Business Development.
Gerardo DUPLAT declares "Like La Française, Thomas is a cross-asset expert, specialising in real assets and financial assets. His professional background has enabled him to develop extensive experience in cross-border relations. We firmly believe in the market potential of the Middle East and the Global Financial Institutions segment. As such, we are strengthening our organisation and are well positioned to achieve our international growth objectives".
Thomas OSTRÉ, 34 years old, Head of Business Development – Middle East & Global Financial Institutions Relationship Manager of La Française
Thomas has nine years of experience in the asset management industry. He started his career with La Française as Marketing Product Manager in 2014 and shortly thereafter joined the distribution team of Fred Alger Management in London, as International Sales Manager.
Owing to his product expertise, Thomas was able to develop the Institutional and Wholesale segments in the UK while supporting the international development (Europe/Asia) of Fred Alger Management. After four years in London, he returned to Paris and was appointed International Real Estate Business Development Manager at La Française, developing the real estate range for institutional clients in Europe, EMEA and Canada.
Thomas OSTRÉ holds a Bachelor of Economics and Management from La Sorbonne University (Paris) and a Master's degree in Management from the Rouen Business School. He was top of his class in the Real Estate Management Masters at ESSEC Business School (Paris/Singapore). Thomas is a member of the RICS.