Jaap L. Tonckens joined the Management Board of Unibail-Rodamco, that became Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield on 7 June, 2018, as General Counsel in 2009 and then became Chief Investment Officer in 2010. He was promoted Chief Financial Officer on July 1, 2012. He retains the supervision of the Group's investments in his current position. Prior to joining Unibail-Rodamco he was a Managing Director at Endurance Capital, a private equity firm in New York. Then he worked at Morgan Stanley & Co. (1994 - 2008), first in London and then in New York, where he was a managing director in the Leverage & Acquisition Finance department. Prior to that, he worked at Shearman & Sterling in New York and Paris for more than four years. Jaap L. Tonckens is a graduate of the University of Leiden in the Netherlands and of Emory University in Atlanta (USA). Born in 1962, Jaap L. Tonckens is a Dutch and US national.

Julian advises on a wide range of development projects including mixed-use town centre, high density residential and office / workspace regeneration schemes.

Julian also advises on the re-purposing of retail parks into alternative uses. He works principally for funds and other institutions but also has experience advising local authorities. While he has extensive experience in London he also advises on projects throughout the country.

Julian specialises in advising clients on the planning and development potential of sites and the formulation of planning strategies in respect of both new development projects and existing property assets. He also acts as Expert Witness at planning and CPO inquiries as well as in The High Court.