John Strachan

John Strachan head of global retail at Cushman & Wakefield and partner with the firm and based in London, has been appointed to the board of trustees of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC). He brings 35 years of retail sector experience to his duties as trustee, and is experienced in handling leasing, sales and acquisitions, valuation, rent reviews, and development consultancy for high street shopping, retail parks, and shopping centers in the UK, Italy, Spain, France, Russia, India, and China. John’s responsibilities as a member of the ICSC board will include assisting the organisation in implementing its strategic mission globally. Together with the other 51 voting trustees, he will advocate for the interests of the shopping centre industry both in the marketplace and with state and local authorities worldwide. He will also conduct meetings among the more than 66,000 industry professionals comprising ICSC’s membership, and will develop and provide educational programming and publications for all aspects of shopping centre development, management, finance, marketing, and other areas of professional interest.