Cushman & Wakefield plc (CWK) CEO Brett White on Q1 2021 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

Cushman & Wakefield plc (NYSE:CWK) Q1 2021 Earnings Conference Call May 6, 2021 5:00 PM ET

Company Participants

Len Texter - Head of Investor Relations and Global Controller
Brett White - Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Neil Johnston - Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Conference Call Participants

Anthony Paolone - JPMorgan
Stephen Sheldon - William Blair
Vikram Malhotra - Morgan Stanley
Douglas Harter - Credit Suisse
Michael Funk - Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Operator

Greetings. Welcome to Cushman & Wakefield's First Quarter 2021 Earnings Conference Call. All lines have been placed on mute to prevent any background noise. After the speakers' remarks, there will be a question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions]

It is now my pleasure to introduce Mr. Len Texter, Head of Investor Relations and Global Controller for Cushman & Wakefield. Mr. Texter, you may begin the conference.

Len Texter

Thank you, and welcome again to Cushman & Wakefield's first quarter 2021 earnings conference call. Earlier today, we issued a press release announcing our financial results for the period. This release, along with today's presentation, can be found on our Investor Relations website at ir.cushmanwakefield.com.

Please turn to the page labeled forward-looking statements. Today's presentation contains forward-looking statements based on current forecasts and estimates of future events. These statements should be considered estimates only, and actual results may differ materially.

During today's call, we will refer to non-GAAP financial measures as outlined by SEC guidelines. Reconciliations of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures and definitions of non-GAAP financial measures are found within the financial tables of our earnings release and appendix of today's presentation.

Also, please note that throughout the presentation, comparison in growth rates are to comparable periods of 2020 and are in local currencies. For those of you following along with our presentation, we'll begin on Page 5.