Maryse AULAGNON, an honorary Maître des Requêtes of the Conseil d’Etat, is a graduate of ENA, the élite French school for high-level civil servants and of Institut d’Etudes Politiques, and holds a postgraduate degree in economics. After having occupied various positions at the French embassy in the United States and in the staff of several French ministers (including Budget and Industry), she joined in 1984 the CGE (now Alcatel) group as director of international affairs. She then joined Euris as deputy CEO when it was created in 1987. In 1990, she founded Affine which she has chaired since then.

She is also a board member of several professional organisations (EPRA, Club de l’Immobilier, Scientific Council of IEIF, a real estate research organisation, ...) and the European Asset Value Fund. She also serves on the board of a number of cultural and university organisations (including the French American Foundation, the Sasakawa Foundation and the postgraduate real estate program in Marne-la-Vallée University).

Alain Chaussard is a graduate of Ecole Centrale de Paris, one of the most prestigious engineer French school, of Institut d’études politiques and of Ecole nationale de statistique et d’administration économique. He also holds a Master in mathematics and a postgraduate degree in finance.

After a career in banking with Crédit Lyonnais and Crédit Chimique, he joined in 1989 Banque Stern to become deputy CEO. Back to Crédit Lyonnais in 1992, he was in charge of structured financing and then of the group's distressed business. In this capacity, he served notably as chairman of the Omnium Immobilier de Gestion (properties defeasance structure) and of the Salle Pleyel concert hall. Appointed deputy CEO at Euris of 1996, he then joined the Affine group as deputy CEO in 1998 and has been its vice-chairman since 2000. He serves on the board of Pro Musicis, of the FSIF (Federation of French property companies) and is Chairman of the groupement Centrale immobilier.