JLL announces appointment of Andrew Frost as UK Chairman

LONDON 4 March 2026 – JLL has announced that its current Head of UK Capital Markets, Andrew Frost will step up to become Chairman of its UK business, effective 31 March 2026.​

Andrew joined JLL in 2011 as part of the King Sturge acquisition and has spent the last six years leading UK Capital Markets. During his tenure he introduced new service offerings to the group, has deepened client relationships and been central to harnessing JLL’s technological innovations to enhance client service. In his role as Chairman, he will focus on partnering with clients to build solutions that bring the breadth of JLL’s UK capabilities to their businesses. ​

Andrew Frost, Chairman, JLL UK said: “Becoming Chairman of JLL UK is a phenomenal opportunity and I am excited to get started. I will focus on three of my passions –building and sustaining client relationships, bringing them the right team from across JLL and cultivating the next generation of leaders. We are positioned for strong growth with a track record of delivering in market conditions that require exceptionally broad and deep global expertise. JLL is more joined-up and accessible than ever, and I’m excited to bring these capabilities to new and established clients across the UK.” ​​

Andrew is succeeded by the incumbent Head of Central London Markets at JLL, Julian Sandbach, who will continue to service investment clients in London while leading the UK Capital Markets business. Julian, who has been with JLL for 18 years, brings strong commercial credentials to the role. He has advised on many of London’s high profile and complex transactions over a three-decade career working in capital markets and has proven relationships with JLL's key domestic and international investors. ​​

Julian Sandbach, Head of UK Capital Markets at JLL, said: “Leading JLL's capital markets business in the UK is an immense privilege. I will focus on growing JLL’s leading position in UK investment markets by bringing together our technology-led insights and real-time analytics, to give our agents the strongest possible foundation on which to advise clients. We are seeing growth once more across sectors, and whilst challenges remain, there is a sustained feeling that capital markets have turned the corner following retrenchment in 2022 and that we now have a significant opportunity to accelerate growth as markets expand again. I’m honoured and excited to lead this phenomenally knowledgeable and creative team in harnessing their sector and product specific skills to serve clients seeking innovative advice to execute their strategies.”​​

John Woodger takes over leadership of the Central London Capital Markets business, alongside his role as Head of City Capital Markets which he has done since 2022 having joined JLL as a graduate in 2010.​

Matthew Richards CEO JLL UK & Head of EMEA Capital Markets, added: “We are privileged to have established business leaders of exceptional calibre and pedigree within our organisation and our ethos of nurturing talent across our business means that we can deploy expertise where it best serves our clients. Andrew and Julian have been pivotal in shaping the JLL we see today and have much to do as we continue to provide exemplary advice. Together with John, they will drive our business as market conditions continue to improve and partner with clients as new opportunities arise – all of which requires the best advice and insights to realise potential.”​

About JLL

JLL (NYSE:JLL) is a leading global commercial real estate services and investment management company with annual revenue of $26.1 billion, operations in over 80 countries and a global workforce of more than 113,000 as of December 31, 2025. For over 200 years, clients have trusted JLL, a Fortune 500^® company, to help them confidently buy, build, occupy, manage and invest across a variety of industries and property types, including office, industrial, hotel, multi-family, retail and data center properties. Driven by our purpose to shape the future of real estate for a better world, we help our clients, people and communities SEE A BRIGHTER WAY. Powered by rich global datasets and leading technology capabilities, we provide coordinated, end-to-end delivery of real estate services for a broad range of global clients who represent a wide variety of industries. Through LaSalle Investment Management, we invest for clients on a global basis in both private assets and publicly traded real estate securities. For further information, visit jll.com.