Q&A: Paul Rutledge

PAUL RUTLEDGE, senior vice president, JLL, Tampa

Paul Rutledge has worked in the retail sector since 1975, when he landed a job promoting shopping mall-based events for developer Edward J. DeBartolo Corp. From there, he did stints in Toronto and Miami, learning the brokerage business and developing Publix Super Markets Inc.-anchored shopping centers, respectively. Eventually, Rutledge moved to New York to work for The Related Group in acquisitions, which, in turn, led to executive-level jobs with developer Casto Southeast Realty Services and brokerage firm CBRE Group. He joined JLL in April of this year, to develop a retail-centric team and focus on business development. Rutledge is also heavily involved with the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC). In 2015/2016, he was the group’s Florida operations chairman. Last month he attended and taught at the ICSC’s annual confab in Orlando.