Ben Parkinson

Ben Parkinson

Managing Director and Head of Capital Markets - SA

As the Managing Director of JLL, Ben is responsible for the leadership, development and growth of the South Australian business as well as being one of the nations best regarded agents specialising in the sale of Institutional grade investment assets across office and retail.

His experience working ‘client side’ for over 10 years ensures that our clients and customers get a unique perspective and approach together with whole of business support.

Ben has been involved in more than $2bn worth of transactions in the Australian commercial property landscape over the past 16 years acting as agent, purchaser and JV owner.

Ben has over 24 years’ experience in the commercial property market across consultancy, feasibility and capital transactions of retail, commercial and development property. Ben specialises in the sale of office and retail investment property in Australia, capitalising on his relationships with private, institutional and corporate property groups together with retailers alike.

Over the last 24 years Ben has sold hotel and leisure assets establishing a national business line based in Sydney, worked for Coles Supermarkets nationally and most recently headed up the national retail investment team of a publicly listed global real estate agency based in Melbourne.