Who's Moving Where In Wealth Management? – Succession Wealth, MEIRA, Sienna Real Estate

Editorial Staff

17 October 2023

Succession Wealth
The wealth management and financial planning business, , has appointed Paolo Casamassima as the new chief executive officer of MEIRA.

Casamassima brings a track record in the field of international investor relations (IR). He also understands and is committed to independent, non-profit organisations, MEIRA said in a statement yesterday. Casamassima has spent over 10 years at Orient Capital as head of global market intelligence, investor relations, and five years in Ipreo (now S&P Global) as research manager in the Shareholder Analytics, investor relations division. He established and ran Bighous, a social impact investment company based in London and Liverpool, UK.

A graduate of Cambridge University, Casamassima is already known by MEIRA and some of its members and partners as a contributor to their regular calendar of MEIRA Chapter meetings, as well as their annual conference. Casamassima will join the association on 4 December 2023, succeeding John Gollifer who has been general manager since 2019.

Sienna Real Estate
The pan-European investment manager, (Sienna RE), has appointed Michaël Hameau as head of France, effective 9 October.

The 36-year-old Hameau has joined from BlackRock where he spent seven years, most recently heading the asset management of the firm’s French real estate activities. He has built experience in the real estate industry over the past 12 years, beginning his career as an analyst at Cushman & Wakefield in 2011.

Hameau later joined Amundi Asset Management, followed by a move to Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield. He holds a civil engineering diploma from the ESTP, a master’s degree in real estate management from the Université Paris Dauphine, and a master’s in business administration from the Université Paris Sorbonne.

“With the support and co-investment capital of Sienna IM team and our shareholder GBL, we are enthusiastic about growing both our French and international business, and the role that Michaël will play in it,” Floris van Maanen, CEO of Sienna RE, said.

“Michaël’s experience in the French office and logistics markets will empower us to execute our strategy and develop our business with new opportunities in all sectors. In today’s market, agility, a deep understanding of local markets, and expertise in ESG factors are essential for value creation,” Samy Bchir, chief investment officer of Sienna RE, said.