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Chris IGWE
Founder & President, Chris Igwe International
Paris, France
Chris Igwe is one of the world’s leading authorities on global retail and highly sought after for his passionate views, deep knowledge, and great insights.
Based in Paris, he is special advisor to global brands, owners, and investors on strategic matters at his own consultancy firm, Chris Igwe International. He is also Managing Partner at More Or Less, a firm which represents exclusively tenants in their portfolio and lease-related problems. He is an active executive member of various Boards, supporting both start-ups and established companies.
Chris is a past Co-Chair of the ULI (Urban Land Institute) Europe Retail and Entertainment Council and is a member of the European leadership of ULI as a Global Governing Trustee.
After 10 year’s successful career as a Civil Engineer, involved in iconic award-winning projects, Chris joined Foot Locker Europe as Head of Real Estate, later joining Gap to head up European Real Estate. He then became Managing Director Europe for ICSC, and later, Senior Director EMEA and Head of Retail, France at CBRE.
Chris’ retail clients are some of the best-known global brands, including 7 For All Mankind, Aesop, Costco, Disney, Farrow & Ball, Fossil, Hard Rock Café, Michael Kors, Nike, Sunglass Hut, Swarovski, TUMI, Vapiano.
Landlord clients have included AEW, Apsys, Deutsche Bank, Eurodisney, FREO, Grosvenor, Inter Ikea, Value Retail, Unibail Rodamco.
Chris is a renown international keynote speaker, and a long-standing Conference Master of Ceremony (2011 – 2021) for MAPIC. He has also lectured for various schools across Europe, as well as in Cairo, and at the Abu Dhabi Paris Sorbonne University. He is a Chartered Civil Engineer, holds a BSc in Civil Engineering and an MSc in Geotechnical Engineering.
Chris was recognised by his peers as a recipient of the “2014 ICSC Award for Outstanding Service to the Research Community”. He is regularly quoted in retail trade press. He has created his own podcast as the Global Voice of Retail in conversation with global CEO’s.
Chris is co-author of: “Secrets of Working Across Five Continents: Thriving Through the Power of Cultural Diversity” where he focuses on sharing insights into Visionary & Authentic Leadership.
Chris is multi-lingual and enjoys being an Executive Coach and Mentor.