Nathalie Palladitcheff Explained

Nathalie Palladitcheff
Alt:Nathalie Palladitcheff wearing a sleeveless ruffled purple dress.
Caption:Nathalie Palladitcheff
Birth Date:13 October 1967
Occupation:President & CEO, Ivanhoé Cambridge
Nationality:French, Canadian[1]
Alma Mater:Burgundy School of Business
Awards:Chevalier of the Ordre national du mérite (Knight of the National Order of Merit).[2]
Children:3[3]

Nathalie Palladitcheff (born October 13, 1967) is a French business executive who was the President and the first female Chief Executive Officer of Ivanhoé Cambridge,[4] [5] the real estate subsidiary of the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), which owns C$77 billion in real estate assets.[6]

Based in Montreal, Canada, Nathalie Palladitcheff joined the firm in August 2015 as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.[7] She succeeded Daniel Fournier as President in March 2018, and as CEO in October 2019 after he retired as chairman and chief executive officer.[8] [9] Nathalie Palladitcheff stepped down as CEO of Ivanhoé Cambridge in April 2024, as the company merged with its parent the CDPQ.[10]

Nathalie Palladitcheff is an active promoter of the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) criteria. For example, since January 2021, Ivanhoe Cambridge has tied the remuneration of all its employees, including executives, to emissions reduction goal as it commits to cut net carbon emissions to zero by 2040.[11] Later in February 2021, Nathalie Palladitcheff has been chosen to become Chair of FREY’s Mission Committee. FREY is France’s first "mission-driven" REIT, which has adopted a "mission statement" together with social, societal and environmental goals.[12] [13] She is also advocating to convert office buildings to residential, sustainably with investment in technology. As she likes to state: “The best building for the planet is the building that you don’t build”.[14]

In June 2023, Nathalie Palladitcheff received the Pierres d’Or award in the “Professional of the Year” category, one of the most prestigious award in the real estate industry in France.[15] [16]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: fr. Un café avec...Nathalie Palladitcheff - La cheffe des angles morts. www.lapresse.ca.
  2. Web site: en. CREW Network - Nathalie Palladitcheff. www.crewnetwork.org.
  3. en. 2019 CREW Network Distinguished Leaders Roundtable. Youtube. CREW Network. 0:15. 2019-10-11.
  4. Web site: Auger. Claudine. 2021-03-31. Portrait d'un leader - Nathalie Palladitcheff : l'immobilier de demain. 2021-09-19. www.revuegestion.ca. fr.
  5. Web site: Younglai. Rachelle. August 14, 2019. Ivanhoé Cambridge president Nathalie Palladitcheff to succeed Fournier, become realtor's first female CEO - The Globe and Mail. www.theglobeandmail.com. en.
  6. Web site: About us. Ivanhoé Cambridge. en.
  7. Web site: en. Biography Nathalie Palladitcheff. www.cerclecanadien-montreal.ca.
  8. Web site: Walker. Danielle. August 14, 2019. CEO of Caisse's Ivanhoe Cambridge to retire; president to succeed Daniel Fournier. www.pionline.com. en.
  9. Web site: 2019-08-14. Le dirigeant d'Ivanhoé Cambridge prend sa retraite. CEO of Ivanhoé Cambridge retires. www.lapresse.ca. fr.
  10. Web site: 2024-01-24. Quebec pension manager’s head of real estate departs as Caisse consolidates operations. www.theglobeandmail.com. en.
  11. Web site: Williams. Nia. Keidan. Maiya. April 20, 2021. Canada's Caisse-backed Ivanhoe Cambridge ties staff pay to ESG goals in zero emissions push. www.reuters.com. Toronto. en.
  12. Web site: Rouillard Lafond. Luc-Étienne. 2021-02-02. Frey becomes France's first "mission-driven" REIT/SIIC. www.businessimmo.com. en.
  13. Web site: February 2, 2021. FREY : the first French real estate investment company to become an "Entreprise à mission. frey.fr. en.
  14. Web site: 2023-01-18. Davos 2023: Convert offices to homes to curb housing crisis-panel. www.reuters.com. en.
  15. Web site: 2023-06-22. Nathalie Palladitcheff earns Professional of the Year honours at the 2023 Pierres d'Or. www.ivanhoecambridge.com. en.
  16. Web site: 2023-06-22. La pierre d'Or de la Professionnelle de l'Année. www.immoweek.fr. fr.