JLL’s former head of Scotland Alasdair Humphery has announced he intends to retire from the business later this year.
Over the last 35 years, Humphrey has seen the firm develop from a Scottish partnership as Jones Lang Wooten, into an integrated and listed international real estate advisory business as JLL.
He joined Jones Lang Wooten from Donaldsons in 1989 and operated as an office and industrial agent with a focus on development. In 1996, he moved to the capital markets team and he became head of JLL Scotland 15 years ago.
Humphery said: “Given my unusually long period of service, it’s fair to say that I have operated in some of the most bullish and bearish of markets but my time with JLL has been thoroughly enjoyable from start to finish. This is thanks to a talented colleagues and amazing clients who we have helped deliver an intriguing range of market leading projects. It’s been a privilege to be part of that corporate journey and an absolute honour to lead the business in Scotland for 15 years.
“I can say without hesitation that am immensely proud of what has been achieved over the years. The most rewarding element is to see so many talented people who have been nurtured within this business go on to great things within JLL or sometimes elsewhere.”
Cameron Stott, head of Scotland at JLL, added: “We’re very grateful to Alasdair for all he has done to build JLL within Scotland. The breadth of on the ground expertise we’re now able to provide to clients is vast, coupled with our ability to draw on colleagues from elsewhere in the UK and beyond. We’re constantly pushing ourselves to come up with new ideas and approaches to stay one step ahead.”
Following his retirement, Humphrey intends to build on his existing non-exec and voluntary roles and is seeking out a limited number of fresh advisory opportunities.
