Roger Orf, partner and head of real estate in Europe for Apollo Management, has succeeded Scott Malkin of Value Retail as the new chairman of Urban Land Institute Europe and will serve a two-year term.
An active member of ULI since 1985, Orf plans to expand the institute’s operations and membership across Europe by developing a greater understanding of ULI’s mission among members of the real estate industry, and through increased engagement with city leaders.
“Our mission is what differentiates ULI from other membership organisations and pure trade associations across Europe. Building a better understanding of our mission and how it manifests itself in our everyday lives will be at the core of my term as chair. In practical terms, this means doing more to help talented young people achieve their aim of building a career in real estate; helping struggling cities to build viable public/private partnerships in pursuit of sustainable urban development; as well as [conducting] carefully targeted philanthropic initiatives that will make a real impact.
“We will focus on the three Ms—mission, membership, and mayors,” Orf said.
“From mission will flow membership. As people understand that by joining ULI they are not just furthering their own interests but also helping to build better urban environments for everybody, our membership in Europe will expand,” Orf said.
“We will continue to enhance the benefits of membership and support our 14 national councils to offer regular, industry-related events in their home markets. We are fortunate to have excellent leadership for both our national councils and our sector-specific European councils, and I will be working closely with both them and the staff team to deliver high-quality ideas and content to all of our members.”
ULI Europe’s membership is around 1,800 members in 27 countries.
