Thomas has been the Managing Director of Christie + Co in France since 2006. He originally joined Christie + Co’s Paris Office as a Senior Consultant in September, 2004.

Thomas previously worked at CB Richard Ellis Hotels in France, performing valuation studies and hotel transaction assignments throughout Continental Europe. Prior to this, he managed the International Department of MKG Consulting in Paris, working on assignments in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the French West Indies.

Thomas has advised on many large French portfolio transactions including Marmotte Hotels, Bonsai Hotels, Hôtels Les Jardins de Paris, as well as many upscale individual assets such as Sofitel Nice Centre, Hôtel La Tremoille in Paris and the Columbus Hotel in Monaco.

Thomas holds a BSc Degree in Hospitality Management from the Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne, and is fluent in English, French and Spanish.

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Maxime joined Christie + Co France in April 2006. He previously worked as a consultant in an international advisory firm, based in Paris, where he conducted market and feasibility studies for hospitality operations, as well as appraisals around Europe and Africa. Maxime holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (Hospitality) degree (Hons.) from the Hotel Management School Les Roches of Crans-Montana (Switzerland). He is fluent in English, French, Italian, Spanish and has a good working knowledge of German.

Based in the Paris office, Maxime has worked on several corporate hotel projects on behalf of institutional and private investors. He contributed to several advisory and brokerage assignments for clients such as the LFPI Group, Starman, InterContinental Hotels Group, Accor Hospitality and Gecina.

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Valérie joined Christie + Co in September 2006, and was appointed as the Location Manager of the Christie + Co Méditerranée office in January 2008. Before joining Christie + Co, Valérie worked for 6 years as Office Manager for VVF Vacances in Marseilles. Prior to this, she spent 5 years working in charge of a portfolio dealing with foreign Tour Operators, French Companies and town halls for Mer Montagne Vacances, a company specialising in club-hotels. She is a graduate of Marseilles’ Euromed Business School and has long standing experience in tourism, hotel sector negotiation and sales development.

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After graduating from a French business school, Yves spent five years gaining extensive experience in the tourism and property markets. He joined Christie + Co to work from the Paris office in June 2005 and has been integral in the development our client base in the west of France.

In January 2008, Christie + Co opened its third French office, in Rennes, and Yves was appointed as the Location Manager to oversee all of the company’s activity in the west of the country. His successes in the region include the sale of the Ibis Quiberon, hotel F1 Saint Malo, La Reposée, Le Logde La Valette in Rennes and l’hôtel Akwaba.

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Gwendal joined Christie + Co Paris in October 2007 as a negotiator. He is now in charge of Eastern France: Rhône-Alpes, Burgundy, Franche-Comté and Auvergne. He previously worked as a consultant in economic development among local government and in real estate consultant office in Paris. He graduated from the law faculty of Rennes and from the business school Audencia in Nantes.

Since late 2009, Gwendal is the Location manager of Christie + Co office in Rhône-Alpes.

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Christina Jegou joined Christie + Co Paris in April 2008 as a consultant. She graduated with a Masters Degree in Corporate and Market Finance and a Certificate from the Glion Institute of Higher Education in Switzerland. She previously worked for 4 years in a French insurance company before going in for the hospitality sector, spending 1.5 years at the famous Four Season Terre Blanche Hotel in Provence.

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Prior Christie + Co, Stéphanie worked two years in a real estate agency in Nantes during her studies. Today, she is in charge of communication and press for Christie + Co in France. Stephanie originally joined Christie + Co’s Rennes Office as a Sales Assistant in March 2008.

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