David Gester

David Gester is based in Hong Kong. David joined LVMH's DFS as Director of Store Development and eventually L Real Estate in early 2006 and is now serving as the Chief Development Officer of L Catterton Real Estate.

David has a broad background in retail real estate, is a licensed architect and brings a unique point of view and design thinking skill set to L Catterton Real Estate. Prior to LRE, David was responsible for leading The Mills Corporation's (an US$8bn U.S. based REIT) international projects. Previously, David was a Partner and Vice-President of RTKL, the world's largest retail design firm. The global nature of his clients saw David design projects on every continent and in over 30 countries. David has also worked for Skidmore Owings & Merrill and Kohn Pedersen Fox.

David earned his Bachelor in Architecture from University of Notre Dame in the U.S. and a Degree from South Bank Polytechnic in London.