Marie Kathrin Pleus, Head of Corporate Real Estate & Workplace EMEA, JLL

Marie Kathrin Pleus is the Head of Corporate Real Estate & Workplace EMEA at JLL, a premier global commercial real estate services firm. Marie leads JLL’s regional corporate estate portfolio, steering workplace strategy, real estate transactions, facilities management, and flexible workspace operations across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. She specializes in crafting human-centric, agile workplace environments that enhance employee experience, foster collaboration, and support corporate culture. Marie combines strategic spatial data analytics, smart building tech, and workplace psychology to optimize real estate footprints and reduce operational costs. A dedicated champion of environmental sustainability, she embeds rigorous decarbonization strategies and wellness standards across JLL’s corporate workplaces across the EMEA region.