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Zach Eichman shared thisLooking for a great comms leader to join our team in LA, leading US comms for URW! If you are interested or know someone who might be, don't hesitate to reach out!
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Zach Eichman shared thisWe are hiring! Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield is looking for a dynamic international communications manager to join our team in Paris to help organize and execute our Group strategic communications plan. The ideal candidate will have experience in managing global or pan-regional communications, as well with sustainability communications or communications for a company or brand with strong ESG positioning. The position requires an expert writer and editor at a native or as-native English level. We are looking for people who have diverse backgrounds and experience, and who can support an exciting period of transformation as we look to the future as a partner to cities in their environmental transition by creating and operating sustainable places that Reinvent Being Together! Check out more about our company at www.urw.com, and please don't hesitate to apply or share with someone you think would be a great candidate! #communications #hiring #transformation #paris
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Zach Eichman shared thisAmazing to think about the huge opportunity Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield has in the regeneration of assets when you look at the awesome design and employee amenities in a project like Lightwell!Zach Eichman shared thisAt Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, we are creating projects that make sense for our clients and our communities! This is the case with Arkema, a world leader in sustainable solutions, who we announced last week as the anchor tenant of our Lightwell office regeneration project in Paris #LaDéfense. Lightwell is a model of sustainability. It preserves two-thirds of the building's existing structure and reuses materials from the old building. For example, the façade of the existing building will be used as flooring for the new building. In total, over 85% of materials will be reused and recycled. We are particularly proud of this exemplary project, and we will continue our strategy of building regeneration to offer our clients places that meet the needs of employers and employees; and create spaces where connection and collaboration are created . We can't wait to welcome Arkema and their teams to their new headquarters! The future of sustainable real estate is being written by Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield ! #ReinventBeingTogether
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Zach Eichman shared thisLoved seeing out execs so passionately engaging with our teams in person again!Zach Eichman shared this#ReinventBeingTogether - At Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, we foster and nurture a culture of dialogue and empowerment! Our Management Board Jean-Marie Tritant - CEO, Caroline Puechoultres - CCO, Fabrice Mouchel - CFO, Olivier Bossard - CIO, and Sylvain Montcouquiol - CRSO, just completed our Spring employee townhalls in each of our regions – meeting with our teams across Europe and the U.S.! Traveling to 10 cities to meet with teams coming from all 12 countries the Group operates in, the leadership team shared the Group’s strategic roadmap for 2024 and beyond, discussed challenges and opportunities in our markets and participated in really dynamic Q&A sessions with our people. They also got a chance to catch up for drinks, lunch or breakfast and socialize together again – something that we are happy to be able to return to this year across the Group’s geographies. Delivering upon our objectives by strengthening our core business, building new revenue platforms, and maximizing our asset value requires each of us to evolve our approach and operate differently. The roadshows energized our URW teams, and certainly inspired us to continue the momentum we have towards the dynamic challenges and exciting opportunities ahead of us. A huge thank you to our teams for turning out to these events, their spirited participation in the sessions and for their work to achieve the great things we continue to deliver at URW! 👉 Read about our vision & strategy: https://lnkd.in/ecaadNja #BetterPlacesTogether #people Christi Karandikar Alejandro Estruch Zach Eichman
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Zach Eichman shared thisLooking for a Group Head of External Communications in Paris! Must be a native French speaker, great writer and have a deep understanding of the French media market and landscape! Agency work, experience in real estate, retail and/or hospitality and a background working with consumer brands a plus! We are in a moment of critical transformation of our business and our communications operations, come join us!
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Zach Eichman shared thisA great opportunity to join a great team in Los Angeles!! Please share with anyone you think might be interested (and AMAZING!)
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Zach Eichman shared thisCan't wait to check out this new offer at one of our properties in Spain!Zach Eichman shared this#ReinventBeingTogether: Celebrating the grand opening of the Dining & Leisure experience of Garbera in Spain! 🙌 Yesterday, our centre in San Sebastian, Spain completed the first milestone of its transformation initiated in 2007 with the inauguration of a brand-new Dining & Leisure area. Part of a global extension-renovation project of more than 130 million euros, this vibrant destination brings together 12 restaurants with highlights showcasing the local culinary scene and a premium cinema experience boasting seven screens. Visitors will enjoy a unique architecture and design, built to exacting sustainability parameters that truly open the centre to the outdoors. After the opening of 1,200 underground parking spaces in June 2020 followed by a brand new outdoor area with a children's playground and a 350m² biodiversity area with indigenous trees, work is still in full swing! A further 8,000m² of retail space is still under construction among the global extension of 20,000m² which will be added to the 36,000 existing ones. The Garbera transformation will be completed in March 2023, contributing to providing citizens with an unprecedented experience in the Basque Country. #ReinventBeingTogether #innovation cc Marilyne Mesiano Caroline Iop
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Zach Eichman shared thisLast Lady Gaga post I promise! I continue to be amazed both at the results of this program as well as the opportunity it represents as we look to the future and the intersecting digital and physical platform of assets we can build to drive a new commercial proposition for retailers, artists and brands. Congrats to all my colleagues who made this program happen...it is truly impressive in both its execution and how it ignites the future opportunity.Zach Eichman shared thisLady Gaga x Westfield – This is how we #ReinventBeingTogether! We’re thrilled to share the highlights of Lady Gaga’s performance, exclusively brought to fans all over the world just a few weeks ago by our Westfield brand to celebrate the launch of the new album with Tony Bennett, Love For Sale. A first in our industry, the one-of-a-kind global virtual-meets-physical hybrid event brought millions of fans together to enjoy a 1 hour online performance on our new live.westfield.com platform, through events at Westfield centres, and on our and Lady Gaga’s Instagram channels. Online, the audience enjoyed a fully-loaded 360° digital experience with interactivity, gamification, and exclusive access to new music. On-site, through events for guests at Fan Zones in over 20 centres in 10 countries worldwide, Gaga fans had the chance to take part in red carpet moments, Instagram ready set ups, and other immersive experiences. We are proud to have leveraged the power of our network of physical assets which collectively reach over 1b visitors a year, the strength of our Westfield brand, and our new digital platform live.westfield.com – and we look forward to further developing our physical and digital network which serves as a dynamic global launchpad for brands, products and artists across media, retail, streaming channels, and live experiences. Kudos to all parties involved in this epic project; we certainly could not have put together such an amazing experience for fans without the dedication of our teams and partners! To learn more about the program: https://lnkd.in/gbmYrW_g
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Zach Eichman shared thisA post of a post of a post! I love Courtney and this will be an amazing position for the right candidate. Definitely a lot of creative recruiting needed as we look to the future of our business and the new opportunities ahead of us!!Zach Eichman shared thisAre you passionate about attracting and connecting top talent to innovative and bold careers? Do you want to champion business transformation and be a change agent for empowering people's career trajectories? Come join URW's Talent Acquisition Team and help us #reinventbeingtogether!!! URW cares about you, the communities we’re in, and the connections we make in a world that thrives off purpose and aspiration. #wearehiring #opportunityawaits
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Zach Eichman liked thisZach Eichman liked thisOne year ago, I stepped away from more than 20 years in corporate America to start my entrepreneurial journey with www.StructurePC.com . It was a leap into the unknown, but one that has been incredibly rewarding. Over the past year, I’ve had the opportunity to build amazing new relationships, work with fantastic clients on complex and meaningful challenges, and develop new skills that have pushed me to grow in ways I never expected. I’m incredibly grateful to everyone who has placed their trust in me, offered advice, made introductions, and supported this journey along the way. The first year has exceeded my expectations—and it feels like we’re just getting started. There are some very exciting things in the works that I’ll be able to share soon, and I can’t wait to bring you along for what’s next. Thank you to everyone who has been part of this first chapter. Here’s to the next one. Pictured below, the Unger crew on our recent trip to Japan … in Rembrandt style 😎
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Zach Eichman liked thisZach Eichman liked thisI am so excited to share that this September, I'll be joining Babylist as the company's next CEO. Today, Babylist has grown into a formidable business on track to cross $1 billion in revenue this year, profitable for eight straight years, and successfully expanding into new verticals including health and money. What Natalie Gordon started as a universal baby registry is now a trusted platform that supports families across the stages of parenthood. I have crazy respect for Natalie, the talented team she’s built, and the values-driven culture she’s cultivated over the last 15 years. She’s led Babylist with obsession, care, and a founder's instinct that is woven into every corner of this company. For a founder that started my own company and led it for nearly two decades, her ethos mirrors my own. When I stepped away from RTR earlier this year, I knew my next chapter had to mean something. I wanted to find a company that was already doing something remarkable, and had more room to grow. Then I got to know Babylist when I joined the Board in January. Meeting the team these last few months has given me a unique lens into the culture and talent. Babylist is a company that has all of the fundamentals and is already writing its next chapter. Few consumer moments compare to becoming a parent. In the span of months, you're making more major life decisions, faster than at almost any other point in your life. Where to live, what car to drive, how to think about your health, who your community is, how to plan for your family's financial future. Unlike almost any other moment, you're completely open to new information, new relationships and new ways of doing things. Today, the U.S. baby and kids market represents an estimated $235 billion annually. In a baby’s first year alone, families spend an average of $28,000 with more than 80% of spending being deemed essential. This makes parents a valuable and high-intent consumer in America, and a customer worth building for. Supporting a growing family requires more than buying essential goods — when I became a mom, it was never about the stuff. It was about making these life decisions. Having already earned parents’ trust, Babylist is uniquely capable of expanding into the important verticals of health and finance to support every stage of parenthood. I'm not coming in to change what Natalie built. I'm coming in to expand it geographically, demographically, and into the new parts of family life that Babylist is uniquely positioned to serve. In partnership with Natalie, my focus as CEO will be to accelerate and broaden Babylist as the modern parenting platform that families turn to for the decisions that matter most across health, finances, and community. It’s a privilege to be building this next chapter alongside Natalie as Executive Chair, and alongside one of the most passionate teams I've ever encountered. I am grateful she is entrusting me with Babylist’s future. I can’t wait to get started.
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Zach Eichman liked thisZach Eichman liked thisToday we announced a good first half for Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, fully aligned with the trajectory of our ‘A Platform for Growth’ business plan. These results demonstrate the strength of our ecosystem of performance: our unique network of flagship destinations, the power of the Westfield brand, our retail and operating expertise, and the data and AI capabilities that increasingly help us turn scale into performance. We delivered sustained growth in tenant sales and footfall, excellent leasing momentum, higher rent uplifts and record-low vacancy. This is real operating progress, driven by active asset management and by the discipline, creativity and proximity of our teams. We are also entering a new phase of disciplined capital recycling, investing selectively in higher-quality assets and opportunities with long-term potential, while remaining focused on returns, leverage and sustainable shareholder value. In the US, this approach is already visible through our conditional agreement to take full ownership of one of our trophy assets Westfield UTC in San Diego, our leverage-neutral acquisition of Westfield Southcenter, as well as our capital-light densification activity. Our priorities for the rest of the year are clear: leasing, innovation and simplification. We will continue to build leasing tension across our destinations, scale our data, AI and Westfield Rise capabilities, and simplify how we work so that we can move with greater pace, focus and impact. Thank you to all URW teams for your commitment and contribution. Together, we are making great progress while building the next phase of URW’s growth. Full details of the 2026 Half-Year results: https://lnkd.in/dKzimbT9 #URW #Westfield #PlatformForGrowth #FlagshipDestinations #RetailInnovation #DataAndAI #Leasing #TeamURW Anne-Sophie Sancerre | Fabrice Mouchel | Kathleen Verelst | Sylvain Montcouquiol | Meriem Delfi | Juliette Aulagnon
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Zach Eichman liked thisZach Eichman liked thisToday we announced URW’s HY26 results, which show a strong operating dynamic and a further strengthening of the Group’s financial position. We have now completed the €2.2 Bn disposal programme announced at our 2025 Investor Day. Going forward, any additional disposals will therefore be allocated to capital recycling to further enhance our high-quality asset portfolio. A significant highlight of H1 was the signing of a conditional purchase agreement to take full ownership of Westfield UTC, a high performing trophy A++ asset in San Diego with clear growth potential. Across our shopping centres, tenant sales were up 5.2%, leasing activity was robust, and vacancy reduced to 4.1% — the lowest level since 2017. This translated into strong organic growth, with like-for-like Shopping Centres NRI up 4.5%, like-for-like EBITDA up 5.3% and EPS (AREPS) of €4.84, consistent with our full-year guidance. Our Convention & Exhibition business also delivered a strong first half, with high bookings and prebookings for our proven venues in Paris, including our hosting of the e-sports World Cup after the 2024 Olympics. Group’s portfolio valuation increased, supported by Cashflow growth, leading to an increase of both Gross Market Value and EPRA Net Reinstatement Value. IFRS net debt including hybrid reduced to €20.1 Bn, which combined with asset revaluation contributed to an improvement of our LTV to 41.9%, down 90 bps versus year-end 2025. This puts us ahead of our LTV trajectory. The continued improvement in our operating and financial ratios contributed to Moody’s changing our outlook to positive in H1. In parallel, we continued to execute successfully in capital markets, with €2.1 Bn in major financings completed at attractive conditions, achieving the tightest spreads over the last 5 years. We also further optimised our capital structure with the reduction of our hybrid stack to €1.5 Bn. Based on these strong achievements, we confirmed our 2026 guidance of AREPS between €9.15-9.30 and reaffirmed the €5.50 per share distribution guidance for fiscal year 2026. Thank you to the entire URW team for their continued focus, commitement and execution, and a special thanks to the Finance team for their excellent work in delivering these results. Full details of the 2026 Half-Year results: https://lnkd.in/dEuNUfXV Vincent Rouget Anne-Sophie Sancerre Sylvain Montcouquiol Kathleen Verelst #HY26 #URW #FinancialResults #PlatformForGrowth #StrongPerformance #NRI #AREPS #CommercialRealEstate
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Zach Eichman liked thisZach Eichman liked thisBig news! 📣 We're delighted to announce that Vincent Rouget, CEO of Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, will be taking the stage at MAPIC to share his vision for the future of retail real estate. Join him in Cannes as he discusses his ambitions, strategic priorities, and the opportunities shaping the next chapter for URW and retail property. Don't miss this opportunity to hear firsthand from one of the industry's leading voices. 📍 MAPIC 🗓️ 3 November 🕦 11:30
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Zach Eichman liked thisZach Eichman liked thisAfter nearly 30 remarkable years, Debra Gunn Downing has officially stepped down as Executive Director of Marketing at South Coast Plaza. Over the course of her tenure, Debra shaped the voice, vision and cultural identity of one of the most celebrated luxury shopping destinations in the country. We celebrate Debra’s ability to build meaningful partnerships, champion the arts and leave an indelible mark on the Orange County community she served with such dedication and grace. We are endlessly grateful for everything she has given to South Coast Plaza and the people in it. From all of us: Debra, it has been an honor.
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Zach Eichman liked thisZach Eichman liked thisWe're delighted to welcome TOCA Social to Westfield CNIT in Paris La Défense! After opening at Westfield London last year, TOCA Social brings its unique blend of interactive football, immersive technology and premium food and drink to France for the first time. Taking up a huge 2,000 sqm area on Level -2 of #Westfield CNIT, the concept features 19 private boxes equipped with giant screens, designed for groups of up to 12 – from families and friends to after-work sessions and company events. This opening underscores our conviction that URW's destinations will continue to create lasting value by bringing high-value audiences together around distinctive experiences, social connection and an ever-evolving mix of retail, entertainment and food offerings. With the 2026 FIFA World Cup coming up this summer, France's first TOCA Social is sure to be an ideal spot to watch the matches – while challenging friends to a penalty shootout. #ReinventRetail #ReinventBeingTogether #EngineeredtoEngage #TOCASocial Bruno Donjon de St Martin Carlos HOMET BELTRÁN Dominique Hautbois Edouard Beudin Thaïs Erlich Ricardo Lizcano Perret Hugo REY Olivier Delamarre Isabelle Bernier-Dronne Lara Sallé de Chou Marie Mauvage Alex Harman Julien Teyssandier Melissa Herman Tashia Cameron Philippa Perchaud-Pignat
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Zach Eichman liked thisZach Eichman liked thisAnnouncing another milestone for our flagship platform – our Wroclavia shopping centre in Poland will be rebranded Westfield Wroclavia this September, becoming our third #Westfield centre in Poland, alongside Westfield Mokotów and Westfield Arkadia, and our tenth in Central Europe. Wroclavia will join our network of 41 flagship Westfield destinations across Europe and the US, all renowned for their exceptional retail mix, sustainability standards, industry-leading services, and immersive events and experiences. The rebranding will be officially launched on September 17, with a dedicated event for the local community and our partners. The rebranding is a major strategic step forward in the destination’s ongoing development and positioning, and comes one year ahead of the 10th anniversary of the centre's opening. Poland, and Wrocław in particular, represents a growing market for URW, offering strong potential and a rapidly evolving retail landscape. By combining the internationally recognised Westfield brand with the centre’s established local identity in Wrocław, the destination is set to further strengthen its attractiveness, while contributing to the appeal of the city and the wider Lower Silesia region. Stay tuned for more details of the rebranding this September, and for more updates from our destinations in Poland, follow: https://lnkd.in/e5Ya9ZJ5 #ReinventBeingTogether #ReinventRetail #Westfield #Wroclavia Anne-Sophie Sancerre Jakub Skwarlo Grzegorz Grajkowski Paul Douay Martin Makovec Pavlina Kadlecova Małgorzata Woźniak Jagoda Najwer Filip Kryłowicz Mateusz Dragowski Irmina Opala - Sołtysiak Anna Laura R. Joanna Skotarek Petra Valentova Karolina Šustrová Aleksandra Mraz Dr. Julian Kalcher Tristan Ehringer Rafal Bardzki Magdalena Tyrka Natalia Rudnicka Jan Debski Magdalena Katolo
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Zach Eichman liked thisZach Eichman liked thisWe are proud to mark another milestone for the #Westfield brand in Poland. This autumn, Wroclavia will be rebranded as #WestfieldWroclavia — joining #WestfieldArkadia and #WestfieldMokotów in Warsaw as the third Westfield destination in the country. The strategic integration of Wroclavia into the global Westfield network will represent an important step in further strengthening its position as one of the region’s most established shopping and lifestyle destinations. Wroclavia will join a unique network of 41 Westfield flagship destinations across Europe and the US, renowned for exceptional retail mixes, exciting brand experiences and interactive events, as well as industry-leading services and sustainability standards. Poland, and Wrocław in particular, represents a key market for us, offering strong economic growth potential, a rapidly evolving retail landscape, and increasingly sophisticated consumers. In this dynamic environment, the centre’s future positioning as Westfield Wroclavia will enable us to further build on its success. The #rebranding will be officially launched on September 17, 2026, with a dedicated event for the local community and our business partners. I would like to take this opportunity to thank our partners and all URW teams involved in the rebranding. I look forward to seeing it come to life in a few months. In the meantime, check out the exciting visuals! Grzegorz Grajkowski Paul Douay Martin Makovec Pavlina Kadlecova Małgorzata Woźniak Jagoda Najwer Rafal Bardzki Filip Kryłowicz Mateusz Dragowski Irmina Opala - Sołtysiak Anna Laura Riemann Joanna Skotarek Petra Valentova Magdalena Tyrka Natalia Rudnicka Karolina Šustrová Aleksandra Mraz Jan Debski Dr. Julian Kalcher Magdalena Katolo #ReinventBeingTogether #ReinventRetail #URW
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The Arthur W. Page Society
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Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY)
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