The Board of Directors determines Covivio’s strategic orientations and ensures their implementation. It is composed of fourteen members, natural or legal persons.
Jean-Luc Biamonti
Chairman of the board of directors
Holder of an MBA from Columbia University and a graduate of ESSEC, Jean-Luc Biamonti joined Goldman Sachs as an investment banker and held various offices there for 16 years. As a partner in the firm, he was responsible for banking business in France and for coverage of the distribution and mass market consumer goods industry in Europe. After having left the bank in 2008, he founded Calcium Capital and developed an SME investment business via this group. Until January 2023, he was Deputy Chairman of the Société des Bains de Mer Monaco, of which he had been a Director since 1985 and Chairman of the Board of Directors since 1995.
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Romolo Bardin
Member of the board of directors
Romolo Bardin is a graduate of Business Management at Ca’Foscari University in Venice. He is Chief Executive Officer of Delfin SARL. Prior to that he held positions at Sunglass Hut Europe in London, and EssilorLuxottica Group.
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Christian Delaire
Independent Member
An ESSEC graduate, Christian Delaire has built a professional career in the finance and real estate business. He was appointed CIO of AXA Real Estate in 2006. He then moved on to the positions of CEO of AEW Europe, from 2009 to 2014, and Global CEO of Generali Real Estate from 2014 to 2016. His wish to move over to the non-executive side of the business led to his leaving Generali to join the Atland group as senior advisor, a position he held until 2023.
He has also been independent director of CEREIT since 2017, of Atenor since 2018 and of New Immo Holding since 2023.
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Giovanni Giallombardo
Permanent representative of Delfin
He studied Economics in the European School in Luxembourg and graduated in Economics and Business in the University of Florence, Giovanni Giallombardo has spent most of his career in the financial sector. He joined the Luxembourg branch of UniCredit in 2001, where he was General Manager and Senior Vice-President. Giovanni Giallombardo is today a board member of the holding company Delfin, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Luxair Group and board member.
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Jérôme Grivet
Permanent representative of Predica
Jérôme Grivet is a graduate of ESSEC, the Paris Institute of Political Sciences (Sciences Po), and of ENA. He spent his early career in administration (general inspection of finances, advisor to the Prime Minister for European Affairs) and went on to join Crédit Lyonnais in 1998, first as Financial Director of the retail bankingbusiness in France, and then as Director of Strategy. He was Deputy General Manager of Calyon from 2007 to 2010. From 2010 to 2015, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Crédit Agricole Assurances and of Predica. Member of the Executive Committee of Crédit Agricole SA, he became Assistant General Manager responsible for the Group Finance Division, then Deputy Chief Executive Officer in 2022.
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Catherine Jean-Louis
Permanent representative of Assurances du Crédit Mutuel
Catherine Jean-Louis is a graduate of the Ecole Nationale de la Statistique et de l’Administration Economique and a member of the Institut des Actuaires. She began her career at Assurances du Crédit Mutuel as an actuary, before being appointed Head of ALM and then Risk Director in 2016.
She became Director of Investments and Risks in 2024.
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Christophe Kullmann
Chief Executive Officer of Covivio
Christophe Kullmann has spent his entire career in the real estate sector. In particular he was Finance Director of Immobilière Batibail, a listed property company, from 1992 until its merger in 1999 with Gecina, where he was Finance Director. At the head of Covivio since its founding in 2001, Christophe Kullmann is CEO and Member of the Board of Directors. A founding member of the Palladio Foundation with Covivio, he is also Honorary Chairman of the Fédération des Entreprises Immobilières (formerly FSIF).
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Olivier Le Borgne
Permanent representative of Covéa Cooperations
After graduating from ISG Paris (Institut Supérieur de Gestion de Paris), Olivier Le Borgne began his career as a Financial controller. In 1992, he joined the Administrative and Technical Department of GMF Vie. In 1998, he joined the Finance Department at Azur-GMF, where he held various positions until 2006, first as Financial controller responsible for monitoring companies, then in charge of results forecasting, and finally as Chief Financial Controller. From 2006 to 2015, he was Head of Financial Strategy at GMF, before being appointed Head of Investments and Assets & Liabilities at Covéa in 2015. In December 2020, Olivier Le Borgne became CEO Investments of Covéa.
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Alix d'Ocagne
Independant member
Alix d’Ocagne has a law degree from the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and an Executive MBA from HEC. She has spent her entire career in the notary profession, specialising in real estate transactions for major accounts. She worked for 25 years at the Cheuvreux law firm as an associate, partner, managing partner and president. She actively participated in the development of this law firm.
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Sylvie Ouziel
Independent Member
A graduate of Ecole Centrale Paris and holder of an Executive MBA from Northwestern University, Sylvie Ouziel was Global Executive Vice President of Accenture Management Consulting (formerly Andersen Consulting), where she held several senior management positions giving her strong international exposure. She then spent 8 years at Allianz, where she held the position of Global CEO Allianz Assistance and CEO Asia Pacific Allianz Partners. After spending a year at Envision Digital as President International, she is now Managing Director of Shared Platforms at Publicis.
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Olivier Piani
Independent Member
A graduate from ESCP business school and the holder of an MBA from Stanford, Olivier Piani has over 25 years of experience in real estate. After 13 years with the Paribas group, he joined UIC-Sofal as CEO in order to restructure and sell off the company. He then joined GE Capital Real Estate in 1998 where he was CEO from 2002 to 2008. After a spell as CEO of Allianz Real Estate from 2008 to 2015, in 2016 he founded OP Conseils, real estate and finance consultants. Since 2015 he has also been senior advisor and chairman of the investment committee with Ardian Real Estate.
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Patricia Savin
Independent Member
A graduate of Institut de Droit Public des Affaires (IDPA), and a lawyer registered with the Paris Bar, Patricia Savin holds a PhD in private law from IHEDN (Economic Intelligence Session). A Partner at DS Avocats, she co-manages the Environment and Sustainable Development Department where she is specifically tasked with cases involving logistics, polluted soils and sustainable urban environments. Patricia Savin was elected member of the French National Bar Council, of which she was Secretary General for the 2010-2013 period. As Chairwoman of the Orée association and the Environment and Sustainable Development Commission of the French Bar Association (Ordre des Avocats de Paris), she is regularly consulted by the Ministries of Ecology and Justice on the draft texts under discussion (environment charter, ecological damage, etc.). Before joining DS Avocats, Patricia Savin held posts with the Moquet Borde (now Paul Hastings) law firm, then the Pardieu Brocas law firm, before becoming Co-Manager of the law firm Savin Martinet Associés from 2001 to 2015.
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Daniela Schwarzer
Independent Member
Daniela Schwarzer holds a PhD in Political Economy and a Master’s degree in Political Science and Linguistics. She has devoted much of her professional life to European economic, financial and political issues. From 2016 to 2021, she headed the German Council on Foreign Relations and is now a non-executive member of its board. As a specialist and recognized advisor on European issues and Franco-German relations, from 2021 to 2023, she was Executive Director of the Open Society Foundations in Europe and Asia. In 2023, she was appointed member of the Bertelsmann Stiftung management board. Today, she is an honorary professor at the Freie Universität Berlin, where she teaches European integration and international affairs, and a non-executive member of the Board of Directors of BNP Paribas.
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Catherine Soubie
Independent Member
A graduate of ESCP Europe, Catherine Soubie started her career in 1989 at Lazard in London then in Paris. She subsequently held various posts at Morgan Stanley in Paris, before becoming Assistant General Manager of Rallye, from 2005 to 2010. In 2010, Catherine Soubie joined Barclays where she was, until 2016, Managing Director in charge of Investment Banking France-Belgium-Luxembourg. She is now General Manager of Arfilia and also independent Director on Boards of Directors of Korian and Sofina.
It is responsible for steering the group’s strategy. It is composed of 12 members.
Christophe Kullmann
Chief Executive Officer
“Our European culture and complementary areas of expertise – offices, housing and hotels – mean we can adapt to design and bring to life the city of tomorrow in Europe.”
“Covivio capitalises on its customer culture to make its products and services move the boundaries. Together with our customers, we co-create hybrid living and working spaces for new experiences.”
Head of Risk, Compliance, Audit and Internal Control
“The European scale enables us to identify and adopt the best practices in terms of ethics and compliance. This creates strong, trusting links with our partners.”
“Covivio’s reliability, long-term approach and ability to adapt ensure that we have the full support of our financial partners. All with a view to sustainable performance.”
“The common denominator of our projects is the desire to transform the city, to design living, welcoming places that are perfectly integrated into their urban environment”.
“Throughout Europe, Covivio is putting its assets on the move to meet the expectations of our partners and customers, whose needs are constantly evolving.”
“Covivio has embarked on its digital transformation, the fruit of a process of collaborative reflection. And this logic of transformation, which is not limited to digital, permeates our entire organisation.”
“The fundamentals of the hotel sector are solid. The need and desire to travel are strong and will be even stronger in the future. It’s up to us to identify the best concepts in Europe.”
Chief Financial Officer Italy & European Group Risk Manager
Our strength lies in our ability to combine local expertise with a strong European identity, offering a comprehensive, reliable business and financial framework that supports sustainable growth. This commitment ensures that we remain a trusted partner for our stakeholders, embodying precision, and reliability that define our group’s operations.
“Covivio offers flexible, connected, service-oriented real estate that promotes well-being and is open to the city. Buildings designed as real destinations for their occupants.”
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