Rita-Rose Gagné is the CEO of Hammerson plc, an owner, operator and developer of prime, urban real estate in some of the fastest growing cities in the UK, Ireland and France.
She joined the company in 2020 to develop and spearhead the strategic transformation of the business.
She brings extensive experience in real estate investment - and global property markets - combined with strong strategic, operational leadership and financial management skills.
Prior to joining Hammerson, Rita-Rose was President of Growth Markets at Ivanhoé Cambridge, responsible for over $8bn of real estate assets, platforms and a development pipeline across Asia Pacific and Latin America, covering logistics, retail, mixed use, office and residential.
Rita-Rose holds a Bachelor of Law from Laval University as well as an MBA from McGill and HEC Montréal.
A trained lawyer, she was a senior at Fasken, a global law firm and has sat on the board of companies in Belgium, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Hong Kong, Australia and Europe.
In this Podcast
- Rita-Rose's Career so far
- Leaving a legal profession
- Wide international experience
- Hammerson role and strategy
- Technology platform
- Turnaround
- Value Retail sale
- West Quay buy in of partner's interest
- Hammerson portfolio
- Future of retail
- Bishopsgate Goodsyard update
- Residential opportunities and densification
- Brent Cross rejuvenation
- Use of AI and data mining
- Role of women in UK real estate
- Industry image and UK negativity
- Planning reform