In 1982, after working for various property development / construction companies and a venture capital company I joined Rodamco NV, a quoted, worldwide commercial property investmentcompany. From 1990 until 2007, I was a Member of the Management Board of Rodamco Europe NV, co-responsible for building up the European Shopping Center portfolio in finally 12 European countries. After the merger with Unibail in 2007, I became Chief Development Officer of Unibail-Rodamco SE, the largest quoted Pan European commercial property company. In 2009, I became the first Managing Director Corporate Sustainability and chairman of the UR Academy untill July 2011.Over time, I have gained experience in:-