Jakub Skwarlo is Chief Operating Officer Central Europe and member of the Executive Committee at Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW) since June 2023. In this role, he is responsible for the strategy as well as operational and development activity across Germany, Austria, Poland, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia. His direct reporting lines incorporate Asset Management, Customer & Retail Operations, Mergers & Acquisitions and Development, which includes the mixed-use project development Westfield Hamburg-Überseequartier that celebrated a successful retail opening on April 8, 2025.
Jakub’s career at URW started back in 2005 – with positions including Leasing, Asset Management, Strategic Project Management and Operations, first in Poland, followed by Central Eastern Europe, France, and later the UK. His first job was in consulting with Arthur Andersen.
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Chief Operating Officer of Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield - Vice-Chair of ECSP
