13 December 2016
Brings over 20 years' experience with JLL in Europe, Far East and the Middle East

United Arab Emirates, Dubai — JLL, the world's leading real estate investment and advisory firm, has announced Colin Dowall as the newly appointed Regional Director and Head of Property & Asset Management Services, MENA.

Dowall’s wealth of property and asset management experience spans over 20 years with JLL in Europe, Far East and the Middle East. In his new Dubai based role, Dowall will lead the firm’s property management operation services and oversee the development of an international standard property management service to JLL’s MENA clients.

He recently moved to Dubai from China where he led JLL’s Premium Asset Group, specialising in property management consultancy in tall and super tall mixed use buildings and developments. He spent over 10 years in China setting up and leading 5 regional teams of retail and mixed use management specialists and consulted on mixed use developments in Asia Pacific region.

JLL’s experienced team of Property & Asset Management professionals across the region have advised a number of key MENA clients including Emaar, MAF, Al Futtaim, Mubadala, TDIC, InvestAD, ICT in UAE and JODC, KAFD and Saudi Aramco in Saudi Arabia.

“Drawing on the experience of our dynamic Property & Asset Management services teams across MENA, I will continue working with the team to build our regional capabilities while focussing on creating an even more sustainable business going forward,” said Dowall. “We will continue advising on new developments while also tapping into growing opportunities with existing developments, building on the growth achieved under Graham’s strategic leadership.”

Dowall has taken over from Graham Howat who moved back to his home in the UK, joining JLL’s City of London Property Asset Management team as Regional Director.

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About JLL:

JLL (NYSE: JLL) is a professional services and investment management firm offering specialized real estate services to clients seeking increased value by owning, occupying and investing in real estate.  JLL is a Fortune 500 company with, as of December 31, 2015, revenue of $6.0 billion and fee revenue of $5.2 billion, more than 280 corporate offices, operations in over 80 countries and a global workforce of more than 60,000.  On behalf of its clients, the company provides management and real estate outsourcing services for a property portfolio of 4.0 billion square feet, or 372 million square meters, and completed $138 billion in sales, acquisitions and finance transactions in 2015. As of September 30, 2016, its investment management business, LaSalle Investment Management, has $59.7 billion of real estate assets under management. JLL is the brand name, and a registered trademark, of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated. For further information, visit www.jll.com

About JLL MENA:

Across the Middle East, North and Sub-Saharan Africa, JLL is a leading player in the real estate market and hospitality services market. The firm has worked in 30 Middle Eastern and African countries and has advised clients on real estate, hospitality and infrastructure projects worth over $1 trillion in gross development value. JLL employs over 300 internationally qualified professionals embracing 35 different nationalities across its offices in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, Jeddah, Al Khobar and Cairo. Combined with the neighbouring offices in Casablanca, Istanbul, Johannesburg, Lagos and Nairobi, the firm employs more than  1,100 staff and provides comprehensive services in the wider Middle East and African (MEA) region. www.jll-mena.com; www.jllvantagepoint.com

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