The International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) has appointed Jaap Gillis, chief operating officer of Dutch property company Redevco and chair of the ICSC European Board to its board of trustees. Gillis has led ICSC's focus on sustainability, chairing the Sustainability Working Group which is developing the BREEAM method for use by pan-European retail property developers. He has also been elected to the ICSC International Advisory Board, which provides strategic advice to the association to meet the needs of members across the world.
The International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) has appointed Jaap Gillis, chief operating officer of Dutch property company Redevco and chair of the ICSC European Board to its board of trustees. Gillis has led ICSC's focus on sustainability, chairing the Sustainability Working Group which is developing the BREEAM method for use by pan-European retail property developers. He has also been elected to the ICSC International Advisory Board, which provides strategic advice to the association to meet the needs of members across the world.
'Behind every strong association is a strong board of trustees,' said Michael Kercheval, ICSC’s president and CEO. 'Jaap Gillis has a strong background in the retail and real estate industry and I, along with the current board members, look forward to working with him during his term.'
The 52 voting board of trustee members come from Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Central and South America, Europe, Canada and the US. They serve three-year terms with a maximum of two terms. Besides his positions at Redevco and ICSC, Gillis is vice-chairman of the Dutch Board of the Urban Land Institute and a fellow of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors.
