am delighted to announce the appointment of the senior leadership team for Global Workplace Solutions (GWS) in Asia Pacific. This leadership team will take effect upon the closing of the GWS transaction and will be instrumental in leading our new GWS business, forming a strong leadership group to achieve our growth goals in Asia Pacific. As you know, JCI and CBRE are targeting a closing date of September 1, 2015, for planning purposes only, although the actual closing date may differ and still remains subject to satisfaction of closing conditions.
We have developed an organisational model to integrate CBRE GCS and JCI GWS into a single, cohesive and integrated business that blends the strengths of both organisations. Our goal is to ensure that we have a business that is highly connected to our clients, deeply aligned with our local markets, and integrated through our four primary lines of business and central platform. By bringing our businesses together in this way we are leveraging the strengths of leaders from both companies and positioning our business to achieve our aspirations and continue our journey to world class.