Christian Ulbrich Explained

Christian Ulbrich
Birth Date:[1]
Birth Place:Hamburg, Germany
Education:Master's degree University of Hamburg[2]
Occupation:President and chief executive officer of JLL
Boards:Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated
Vonovia[3]

Christian Ulbrich (born 1966) is a German executive who is the president and chief executive officer of real estate services company JLL.

Career

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] Since then, Christian Ulbrich has promoted the use and further development of technologies in the company. As part of this, he created JLL Spark, an investment fund that supports technology startups with products for the real estate industry.[8]

Ulbrich is part of the World Economic Forum's International Business Council and its Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders.[9]

Notes and References

  1. News: Reichel . Reiner . 18 July 2018 . Christian Ulbrich ist ein hanseatischer Globetrotter . Christian Ulbrich is a Hanseatic globetrotter . German . Handelsblatt . 1 February 2022.
  2. News: Emmert . Amy . Hafeman . Jen . 16 February 2022 . Real estate company Jones Lang LaSalle aims to build a better world . strategy+business . . 21 February 2022.
  3. Web site: Supervisory Board . . Vonovia.de . 2 February 2022 .
  4. News: 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 . 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. . 6 September 2022.
  5. News: 11 June 2010 . 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 . German . Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung . 45.
  6. News: 25 August 2016 . CHRISTIAN ULBRICH; German boss forJones Lang LaSalle . German . Handelsblatt .
  7. News: Leykam . Monika . 25 August 2016 . Christian Ulbrich führt JLL ab Oktober . Christian Ulbrich leads JLL from October . German . Immobilien Zeitung . 1 February 2022.
  8. News: Nicoll . Alex . 28 April 2022 . JLL CEO Christian Ulbrich breaks down which offices will win the work-from-home battle and explains how tech is the future of real estate but can't solve sky-high rents . . 5 May 2022.
  9. Web site: Christian Ulbrich . . WEForum.org . World Economic Forum . 21 February 2022 .

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