Eric Costa is CEO of Citynove, the real estate business of Galeries Lafayette group. (www.groupegalerieslafayette.com, www.citynove.com). Citynove develops and enhances over 1 million square meters, mainly composed of city center shops. Citynove initiates and develops innovative real estate projects that are destined to be high street references in retail. Eric Costa, born in 1965, is graduated from ISG ( Institut Supérieur de Gestion, an international business school) and started his career at SARI Development. He has been associate manager at Auxiliaire de Finance from 2000 to 2006, before joining the group Galeries Lafayette in 2006. Eric Costa is member of Palladio Foundation, and the New Cities Foundation.