Méka Brunel

Méka Brunel is ESTP ingeneer and graduated from Executive MBA d’HEC (known as CPA then) from HEC Business School in 1993. She is also a Fellow of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors.

• In 1980, she joined Fougerolles, where she worked for ten years. Almost half of that time was spent as Works Manager, learning the fundamentals of the business and the situation on the ground. She has worked on several high-profile projects, such as the restructuring of the Cour Carrée in the Louvre following archaeological excavations, the extension of the Carnavalet Museum, and the refurbishment of the Château de Clairefontaine for the French Football Federation.
• In 1990, Méka Brunel joined Compagnie Bancaire subsidiary Sinvim, a listed property development company, where she oversaw projects ranging from the purchase of land to the funding, construction and sale of assets.
• In 1996, she joined listed property company Simco, where, from 1996 to 2003, she held three positions: first as Director of Construction, then Head of the Property department following Simco’s acquisition of CIPM, and lastly Head of Asset Management following the purchase of Société des Immeubles de France.
• In 2003, Gecina acquired Simco. Méka Brunel was appointed Executive Director of Development, which includes the acquisition, sale and development of new projects and strategic marketing.
  She left Gecina in 2006 and joined Eurosic, a subsidiary of Banque Palatine, as Chair of the Executive Board, transforming it into a listed property company. She left the company to join Ivanhoé Cambridge as President, Europe. In this capacity, she managed an office and residential property portfolio worth USD 6 billion in Paris, Frankfurt, Madrid and London. She became a director of Gecina when ICE became the majority shareholder. 
• In 2017, she was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Gecina. She held this position for five years, modernizing and leading major transformations within the company by creating the YouFirst service brand, centralizing the company’s assets and making CSR a real accelerator of the group’s modernization.

Méka Brunel is president of the Audit and Risks Committee and a member of the Appointments and Remuneration Committee as well as the Investiment Committee.