Gecina appointed Thomas Degos, former Prefect and Director-General of Services for the Greater Paris Metropolitan Authority (Métropole du Grand Paris), as Executive Director Residential. Franck Lirzin has been appointed Deputy Executive Director alongside Thomas Degos, further strengthening the Division’s organization. The creation of a dedicated subsidiary for the residential business, approved at the General Meeting in April 2020, will make it possible to develop Gecina’s residential portfolio in leading French cities by bringing investors on board. He left Grand Paris in 2018 to become Chief of Staff for Annick Girardin, Minister for Overseas France (April 2018-November 2019), before being appointed Interministerial Delegate for the Coronavirus Taskforce in March 2020.