Job title: Executive Director - Saudi Arabia, Head of Consulting Services – MENA
John has over twenty-eight years of experience gained from several organizations including JLL where he was responsible for managing the Budapest office providing full services to clients including Valuation Advisory, Strategic Consulting, Project Management and Landlord and Tenant Representation. During the course of his career, he has worked with Colliers International, Regus Instant Offices, was the EMEA Real Estate Head for Citigroup and was heading the Global Real Estate Management division at Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank prior to his return to JLL in 2018.
Living in the Middle East since 2011, he is currently based in Riyadh and has management oversight of the JLL business in Saudi Arabia. In addition, as part of his role on the JLL MENA Executive Committee, he provides guidance and mentoring to the Consulting teams across business lines including Strategic Consulting and our Hotel and Retail Consulting teams to help them aggressively drive the business further. He has a focus on streamlining services helping to establish, expand and strengthen relationships with clients and prospects around the MENA region. John is a Member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors.
Previously attended as speaker on the following Portfolio conferences: