BSc in Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College, London; MBA, INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France. 1978-82, Client Manager, McKinsey & Company, Amsterdam. With Courtaulds Textiles: 1982, Managing Director, GDL, Dutch retail chain; 1996-2000, Chief Executive Officer; 2000, founding Chief Executive Officer, WorldWide Retail Exchange, an internet-based business-to-business exchange. With JLL: responsible for guiding strategic direction and growth; Chair, Global Executive Board. Member: Chicago Club. Member of the Board, Executives' Club, Chicago.
This year opened with sharp falls in global commodity prices and growth downgrades for major and emerging economies. In January, the IMF cut its 2016 global growth outlook from 3.6% to 3....
Forces of globalization, urbanization and technological advancement are transforming the definition of a ‘successful’ city.
