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Mr. Christophe Vicic

Country Head
JLL Philippines Inc.

Christophe has over 30 years of professional experience. Originally, from France with former Eastern Europe roots, he has worked extensively in service businesses for international corporations across Western and Eastern Europe, Pakistan, Middle East and Africa. He has held both CEO/Managing Director and COO positions and holds a wealth of multi-cultural experience. He is particularly accomplished in growth & development strategies, M&A, processes and efficiencies improvement.

His current position is Country Head JLL Philippines Inc. since January 2017.

Previously he was COO for JLL Russia and CIS based in Moscow.

Amongst his prior notable roles, he was International Director Europe (CEO level) for SIRVA (www.sirva.com) where he held the top position in Continental Europe for the International Relocation products (International Moving and Relocation). He was recruited pre-IPO and managed the company’s P&L in Europe, Scandinavia and former Eastern Europe for 16 legal entities.

Prior to that he worked for 6 years for Millicom International Cellular SA (www.millicom.com ). In August 1996 he took the CEO position for their mobile operations in Pakistan and subsequently in 1998 the position of President and CEO for Africa (5 entities) and Russia (12 entities) with extended responsibility for new licenses acquisitions for the Middle East region.

Previously he worked for 9 years as Managing Director in different countries for DHL International Limited (www.dhl.com ). Notably Mr Vicic has managed companies in West Africa (Ivory Coast, Senegal, Mali, Mauritania, Gambia, Cape Verde & Guinea-Bissau) and former Eastern Europe (Poland, Russia and all of the former Soviet Union Republics) during his tenure with DHL.

Mr Vicic holds a master’s degree from London Business School. He is a keen traveler and sportsman (yachting, sailing, trekking) but more particularly an accomplished runner with 11+ marathons completed.