Francois Magnier

Group Director of Real Estate & Infrastructure and Founding President, Archetype Group

Ecole Spéciale d’Architecture (ESA) —Paris, France

Ecole Spéciale des Travaux Publics (ESTP) —Paris, France

Co-founder, associate partner and former General Director of Archetype Group until 2005, François now serves as Archetype Group’s Director of Real Estate & Infrastructure. In 1992, he travelled to Vietnam to supervise the construction of the French Embassy in Hanoi. After this introduction, he served in a series of senior executive roles in both design and construction companies, acquiring extensive experience in the design and construction industry in South-East Asia. François’ areas of expertise also cover property development and investment business consulting services and today he focuses on development in Vietnam as well as Asian countries for Building & Real Estate sectors.