User:AHatJLL/Christian Ulbrich Draft
Christian Ulbrich | |
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| Born | 1966 (age 57–58)[1] Hamburg, Germany |
| Education | Master's degree University of Hamburg[2] |
| Occupation(s) | President and chief executive officer of JLL |
| Board member of | Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated Vonovia[3] |
Christian Ulbrich is a German executive who is the president and chief executive officer of real estate services company JLL.
Career
[edit]After graduating from the University of Hamburg, Ulbrich initially worked in finance roles at MeesPierson and Rabobank Nederland.[4] In 1996, he was named the CEO of Bank Companie Nord,[4] following which he was hired by Warburg Bank to lead its real estate group HIH.[1][4]
He was hired by real estate services company JLL to manage its German operations in 2005.[1][5] In 2016, JLL named him as its global president and[6] the company's global CEO.[7] According to the German business publication Immobilien Zeitung, he was the first German in global leadership of one of the major real estate companies.[7]
Ulbrich is part of the World Economic Forum's International Business Council and its Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Reichel, Reiner (18 July 2018). "Christian Ulbrich ist ein hanseatischer Globetrotter" [Christian Ulbrich is a Hanseatic globetrotter]. Handelsblatt (in German). Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ Emmert, Amy; Hafeman, Jen (16 February 2022). "Real estate company Jones Lang LaSalle aims to build a better world". strategy+business. PWC. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ^ "Supervisory Board". Vonovia.de. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ a b c Guest, Penny (8 November 2008). "Taking the Hot Seat: Former banker Christian Ulbrich is taking over the top job at the EMEA division of Jones Lang LaSalle". Estates Gazette Magazine. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
But instead of taking over the family timber merchant, he gained an internship at a local bank, which led him to a career in finance: economics at Hamburg University, Allianz Insurance in London and spells in international commodity markets for Rabobank Nederland and MeesPierson.
- ^ "Gelungener Einstand trotz Krise; Christian Ulbrich findet in seine Rolle als JLL-Europachef" [Successful debut despite the crisis; Christian Ulbrich finds his place as JLL Europe boss]. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). 11 June 2010. p. 45.
- ^ "CHRISTIAN ULBRICH; German boss forJones Lang LaSalle". Handelsblatt (in German). 25 August 2016.
- ^ a b Leykam, Monika (25 August 2016). "Christian Ulbrich führt JLL ab Oktober" [Christian Ulbrich leads JLL from October]. Immobilien Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "Christian Ulbrich". WEForum.org. World Economic Forum. Retrieved 21 February 2022.