JLL Appoints New Facilities Management Leads

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21 May 2021

New appointments Cheryl Carron and Helena Skjeld will lead global and EMEA experience services and facilities management operations for JLL's Corporate Solutions business

Cheryl Carron joins JLL as Global Operations Lead, Experience Services and Facilities Management, and Helena Skjeld joins as EMEA Operations Lead, Experience Services and Facilities Management. Together, they have a combined 50 years of real estate and facilities management experience, working across a diverse set of industries and geographies.

Fifty Years of FM Experience

Based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and reporting directly to Braasch, Carron will lead a global team of experts responsible for adapting JLL’s global experience services and facilities management products for clients’ local, regional and global portfolios. 

Most recently, Carron served as the President of Sodexo’s Integrated Facilities Management business for North America. Carron also served as Vice President and Senior Managing Director at CBRE, and also held several global senior leadership roles at Johnson Controls, including global operations, sales and general management.

As a member of IFMA, Caron has served as a coach, panellist and speaker at various industry events. For more than a decade, she has served on the board of United Way of Milwaukee and Waukesha County and was previously Co-Chair for the Women's Leadership Council, where she remains a member. She also serves on the executive board of the Milwaukee Ballet.

Based in Malmo, Sweden and reporting directly to Carron, Skjeld will lead delivery for all experience and facilities management products across EMEA. Additionally, she will be responsible for advancing JLL’s talent strategy in the critical field of experience services and facilities management within the region.

Skjeld was most recently the Director of Services at the Scania Region in Sweden, where she was responsible for all facilities management and experience services to all hospitals and clinics. Before that, she held a position as the Global Facility Manager for IKEA, responsible for the creation, strategic development and business transformation for the company’s facilities management business in 27 countries. Skjeld is also a member of the IFMA EMEA advisory board, serving as a Fellow since 2012. She also previously served as Chairman for IFMA Sweden and was part of the Global IFMA and EuroFM boards.

Picture: a photograph of Helena Skjeld

“Organizations are demanding more for their spaces today – they want human-centric, digitally-enabled and sustainable workplaces that prioritize experience and wellbeing,” said Ute Braasch, Executive Managing Director of Global Operations, Corporate Solutions, JLL. 

“Cheryl and Helena will build on a strong team of experts who deliver industry-leading products – such as our recently announced Experience / Anywhere and Healthy Return offerings – that help our clients, and their people, thrive, with a consistent level of exceptional service across the board.”  

Picture: a photograph of Cheryl Carron

Article written by Ella Tansley | Published 21 May 2021

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