Marcus Lemli began his career in the real estate industry in 1996 with Jones Lang LaSalle, back then Jones Lang Wootton, in Frankfurt. In 1998 he moved to Jones Lang Wootton's Madrid office, where he became Head of the Investment Department for Spain. From 2005 to 2006, he worked for Savills in Madrid as Head of the Investment Department. In 2006, Lemli returned to Jones Lang LaSalle where he was responsible for Capital Markets & Leasing in Germany. He was also a member of the German Management Board of Jones Lang LaSalle. In July 2012, Lemli joined Savills as Head of Investment Europe and took over responsibility for Savills' German business as CEO from October 2012.

Lemli studied at the European Business School in Oestrich-Winkel, London and Paris and graduated as Diplom-Kaufmann and Im