Meet the team

Jean-Marc has more than 20 years’ experience in the financial sector in Luxembourg, in particular the investment fund sector.

As well as his consultancy work in this area, in 2008 he founded Trimmo, a Belgian company that develops residential renovation projects and manages a diverse rental portfolio – local retail, residential and semi-industrial. Convinced of the need to adapt the offer to rapidly changing living and working contexts, he also co-founded Silversquare, a pioneer in co-working (bought by Befimmo in 2018).

He founded REAM in 2017 with the aim of putting his knowledge of the Luxembourg financial market and his passion for real estate to use in the investment sector.

After 10 years in an advisory role in the banking sector, in consultancy and management positions, Mandela Verdeau launched the REAM fund with Jean-Marc Dame.

Mandela is in charge of the management and development of Flexiroom coliving portfolio.

She is a graduate of the EDHEC Business School, and has a MSc in Strategy and a Masters in Management.

Tony Buche began his career in 1992 in various Fintech company and he spent 10 years at Clearstream as Strategic Project Manager and 10 years at SocGen Luxembourg where he headed the investment funds custody services. Since 2015, Tony has taken multiple Independent Directorship mandate in regulated and non-regulated funds, such as Real Estate, Private Equity and Hedge funds. Tony is also providing advisory services for funds and Management Company across Europe.

Jérôme Gendarme began his career in 1994 at JP Morgan London in investment fund services and spent 12 years at the Bank of New York in Brussels as a Vice President managing various banking operations and projects. He then moved to Luxembourg to join KBL European Private Bankers as head of the custody and depository bank division. He also led a major IT transformation project for private banking and asset management in Paris, Brussels and London. In particular, he was involved in the business development of private banking services.

Currently, Jérôme is in charge of custody services at CBP Quilvest Luxembourg, for alternative investment funds such as real estate funds, private equity funds and hedge funds. He brings a wealth of experience in investment banking, portfolio management and alternative investment funds.

Founder of Bluevision (pioneer e-commerce agency), co- founder of BARAK’7 (industrial furniture e-commerce leader in France), founder of Hello7 (the revenue growth digital agency real estate focused).

Kim has many years in the real estate market in Wallonia as the founder and leader of a part of the TREVI network in the province of Namur and Luxembourg. After TREVI was acquired by the French group Foncia, Kim joined DEVLOP as Director of Development to share his extensive network and his experience in the new construction sector.

After training as an architect at La Cambre Horta and an additional Master’s degree in corporate real estate at Solvay Business School of Management, Christophe quickly turned to real estate development. In particular, he perfected his skills in this field by working in large consulting, development and real estate investment groups.

As Business Development Manager, Christophe participates in the development of projects and the identification of new investment opportunities within the Ream group, for Devlop and Flexiroom.

Responding to current challenges and offering a quality architectural environment to our clients are its main concerns.

After 8 years of experience in the construction sector in the field of General Contracting, Amanda joined the REAM group in July 2023 as a technical project manager. Holding a Master’s in Industrial Engineering with a focus on Construction, Amanda primarily works on the execution part of DEVLOP’s promotional projects to ensure the technical and operational follow-up of the projects. Under the supervision of the general management, Amanda is the guarantor of the quality of our projects and the follow-up provided to our future buyers and investors.

Jean-Pol Clart, an independent entrepreneur at heart, took part in the development of several companies, mainly in the service, construction and real estate sectors.

Founder of the DEVLOP brand, he is passionate about real estate and the challenge of anticipating and adapting products to the rapidly evolving society.

After a Master’s degree in Banking and Financial Engineering from ESSCA, Caroline started her career as an M&A analyst in a large international consulting firm with a specialization in origination. She then moved on to the real estate sector and more specifically to the financing of professional projects as an account manager and financial analyst.

She now joins the REAM team with the role of managing the investor pole. Her objective is to develop the financial capacities of the fund by seeking new partnerships. This strategy is aimed at the growth of the real estate projects of the Devlop, Flexiroom and Invest brands.

Samuel Hannay joined the REAM group in 2018 as financial and administrative director. He is in charge of financing various projects for the entire group, internal control as well as all administrative and tax aspects.

Samuel acquired his first professional experience in Belgium in the field of engineering and the development of calculation software for aerospace applications before becoming a financial auditor for a large American group in Luxembourg.

Samuel holds a master’s degree in management science and a master’s degree in audit, control and review from the University of Liège. He is also a civil engineer in electromechanics from the University of Liège.

After 3 years of experience in a fiduciary and 2 years in a large company as an accountant, Amélie joined the REAM group in 2020