Senior Managing Director, Head of Hotels Advisory & Asset Management, Asia Pacific
Current Responsibilities
Xander is Senior Managing Director at JLL Hotels & Hospitality and Head of Advisory & Asset Management in Asia Pacific. He brings experience across the hospitality sector and his career has seen him deliver results, drive strategies in 40+ countries in Asia, Africa & the Indian Ocean. In his current role Xander leads the advisory and asset management team across 14 offices in the region, as well as overseeing overall strategy across all service lines.
Experience
Xander has 20 years of experience in hotel advisory, investment, asset management and operations across the globe. His broad range of hotel experience include mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, capital markets, asset management, strategy and advisory across all hospitality segments. He has advised a range of clients including sovereign wealth funds, listed companies, private equity funds, operators, developers, and financial institutions.
Prior to moving to Asia, Xander set up and led JLL’s Hotels & Hospitality Group in Sub-Saharan Africa, which is now regarded as the preeminent hotel advisor in region. Immediately prior to joining JLL, Xander was Managing Director of a third-party hotel operator, and prior to his he was head of corporate finance and acquisitions for a listed hotel Real Estate Investment Trust.
Xander moved to Singapore in 2020 to lead the Asia Pacific team.
Education and Affiliations
His education includes a BBA in Hotel Management and further education in finance, sustainability, and company law. He has completed the Senior Executive Program at London Business School.
