Christian Ulbrich

JLL is separating the roles of the president and CEO. Christian Ulbrich, the current CEO for the EMEA region, will become the president of JLL. At the same time, Colin Dyer will retain the role of CEO and continue to guide the firm’s global strategy, with a particular emphasis on IT and data strategies, and oversee LaSalle Investment Management as well as the firm’s finance, human resources, legal and marketing functions. Additionally, Guy Grainger, the current UK chief executive, will succeed Ulbrich as EMEA CEO. All changes are effective June 1, 2016.

Christian Ulbrich, who will report to Colin Dyer, also will be nominated for election to JLL’s board of directors at the annual shareholders meeting in May. As the president, he will manage JLL’s regional businesses in Asia Pacific, EMEA and the Americas and focus on driving growth through acquisitions. He joined JLL in 2005 as the managing director of JLL Germany and has held the role of EMEA CEO since 2009.