JLL - Key Persons


Alan Tse - Chief Legal Officer, Secretary

Job Titles:
  • Chief Legal Officer
  • Corporate Secretary
  • Member of the Additional Global Corporate Officers Team

Albert Ovidi

Job Titles:
  • Chief Operating Officer, Asia Pacific

Alex Barnes

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director of Hong Kong and Macau

Alexandra Bryant

Job Titles:
  • Global Head of Capital Markets Strategy and Operations

Amit Koren

Job Titles:
  • Chief Product Officer

Andy Poppink

Job Titles:
  • CEO, Markets Advisory

Ann Marie Petach

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Member of the Board of Directors of Some of BlackRock
  • Retired Chief Financial Officer / BlackRock, Inc.
Ann Marie Petach has been a Director of JLL since 2015, and Chairman of the Audit Committee since 2016. From 2007 until 2014, Ms. Petach was a senior leader at BlackRock, Inc., the global firm managing trillions of dollars' worth of investments on behalf of governments, companies, foundations, and individuals. Most recently, Ms. Petach was the co-head of U.S. Client Solutions. Prior to that she was the Chief Financial Officer of BlackRock. Prior to joining BlackRock, Ms. Petach was Vice President, Treasurer at Ford Motor Company, where she worked for the firm in the U.S., Europe and South America for 23 years. Ms. Petach is currently a member of the board of directors of some of BlackRock's affiliated companies. She is also a trustee, secretary and treasurer of the Financial Accounting Foundation. Ms. Petach earned a BA degree in business and Spanish from Muhlenberg College in 1982, and a MSIA degree from Carnegie Mellon University in 1984.

Anthony Couse

Job Titles:
  • Chief Executive Officer of JLL Asia Pacific
  • Chief Executive Officer, Asia Pacific

Ben Breslau

Job Titles:
  • Chief Research Officer
  • Member of the Additional Global Corporate Officers Team

Ben Hawke - CFO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Accounting Officer
  • Member of the Additional Global Corporate Officers Team

Bessie Lee

Job Titles:
  • Chief Executive Officer, Greater China

Bridget Macaskill

Job Titles:
  • Director
Bridget Macaskill has been a Director at JLL since 2016. Until July 2019, Ms. Macaskill was the Non-Executive Chairman and, prior to that, the President and Chief Executive Officer of First Eagle Holdings, Inc., which she joined in 2009. Prior to joining First Eagle, Ms. Macaskill served as Chief Operating Officer, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Oppenheimer Funds, Inc., where she is recognized for creating the Oppenheimer Funds' Women & Investing program, dedicated to educating American women about the need to take charge of their personal finances. Ms. Macaskill has served on a number of public company and not-for-profit boards. She is currently on the boards of Jupiter Fund Management plc., merchant banking firm Close Brothers plc. and Cambridge Associates LLC. A native of the United Kingdom, Ms. Macaskill earned a B.Sc. in Psychology from the University of Edinburgh and completed post-graduate studies at the Edinburgh College of Commerce.

Chris Fossick

Job Titles:
  • Chief Executive Officer, Southeast Asia

Christian Ulbrich - CEO, President

Job Titles:
  • Chief Executive Officer
  • President
Christian has overall responsibility for the company's strategic direction and continued growth. He also serves as the chair of JLL's Global Executive Board. Alongside senior leadership, Christian is steering a strategy that positions JLL among the world's leading companies. The vision calls for embracing market-leading digital solutions to help drive success for clients, employees and shareholders. Christian Ulbrich has held management positions at JLL for more than fifteen years. When he joined the company in 2005, he took on the role of Managing Director for Germany. In 2009, he was appointed CEO for the EMEA region and also became a member of the Executive Board. In 2016, he assumed the role of Chairman of the Executive Board and became a member of the Supervisory Board. Before joining JLL, he spent seven years as CEO of the Germany-wide HIH Group, headquartered in Hamburg. Prior to this role, he had already spent ten years in senior positions at other national and international banks. Christian is a passionate advocate for a sustainable, diverse and inclusive global future. He is a Vanguard board member of the World Economic Forum's Partnering Against Corruption Initiative. He is also a member of the board of directors of Vonovia SE, Europe's largest residential real estate company. Christian earned a senior degree in business administration from the University of Hamburg, and attended the Stanford University GSB program. He lives near Frankfurt, Germany.

Courtney Petit

Job Titles:
  • Head of HR for Capital Markets
  • HR Leadership for Capital Markets
Courtney is the Head of HR for Capital Markets, based in Dallas, Texas. Her responsibilities include aligning HR services to support business growth. Courtney is the Head of HR for Capital Markets, based in Dallas, Texas. Her responsibilities include aligning HR services to support business growth. Courtney and her team have direct responsibility and oversight to deliver high value human resource programs that align with business line and client needs. She sits on the Human Resources Leadership Team that develops people strategy and operations across the globe. Courtney has over 23 years' experience in human resource practice and design. She started her career at JLL as a Global HR Manager for the Procter and Gamble account. She has led and implemented several best practice HR initiatives within JLL, including global recruiting, organizational design, talent management, reward programs and employee on boarding with various clients. She has been a featured speaker at CoreNet on how to successfully engage in vested outsourcing to drive organizational capability. After this she led the largest corporate outsourcing transition with Bank of America as the Human Resources lead. After this, she was promoted to oversee JLL's Work Dynamics business across Canada, the US, and Latin America with managerial oversight of over 60 team members across 12 countries. From there Courtney managed the Corporate Functions teams globally across JLL in addition to retaining oversight of HR services across the firm's Latin America businesses.

Cynthia Kantor

Job Titles:
  • Chief Client and Growth Officer, JLL Work Dynamics JLL
As Chief Client & Growth Officer for JLL's Work Dynamics business, Cynthia is responsible for helping clients create, shape, and manage the future of work - consistently bringing the best of JLL to clients in a strategic and comprehensive way. A visionary leader, Cynthia has spent more than 25 years driving growth and transformation in large organizations, including JLL and GE. Her deep domain expertise includes services, product management, enterprise-wide strategic plan development, portfolio management, new business growth strategies, restructuring, operations and risk management, innovation, and marketing. Currently, Cynthia leads the Client Value and Growth team for JLL Work Dynamics, which is collaboratively focused on solving the challenges that stand in the way of our clients' growth objectives. Comprised of business and M&A strategy, as well as revenue generating teams: Consulting, Product Development, Business Partnerships, Sales and Marketing; Cynthia's organization accelerates innovation and delivers differentiated value to clients, even as the market shifts and needs evolve. Cynthia joined JLL in 2019 after more than two decades at GE, where she served in various global leadership roles in product, portfolio and business management and marketing. Throughout her career, Cynthia has been deeply passionate about talent development and devoting time and energy to helping others build brighter careers. She has led accelerated development programs and served as a guest lecturer on career development topics. Cynthia holds a degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Michigan. She lives in Atlanta, Georgia, with her husband and three children. In her spare time, she enjoys running, golfing and skiing, as well as attending all of the diverse activities of her active family.

Daniel Kernaghan

Job Titles:
  • Chief Executive Officer, Australia & New Zealand

Deborah (Debbie) McAneny

Job Titles:
  • Director

Deborah H. McAneny

Deborah (Debbie) McAneny was named a Director in 2019. Ms. McAneny held various roles at John Hancock Financial Services over 20 years, including most recently as Executive Vice President for Structured and Alternative Investments. Following that, she was the Chief Operating Officer of Benchmark Assisted Living, LLC from 2006 to 2009. Ms. McAneny served on the Board of Directors of HFF, the leading capital markets advisor recently acquired by JLL, and currently holds board seats at KKR Real Estate Finance Trust, Inc., THL Credit Advisors LLC, RREEF Property Trust, Inc., and RREEF America REIT II. Ms. McAneny holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from the University of Vermont and a Masters Professional Director Certification from the American College of Corporate Directors.

Efrain Rivera

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer / Paychex, Inc.
Efrain Rivera was named a Director of JLL in October 2021. Mr. Rivera has extensive global experience in finance and operations. He is the Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Paychex, Inc., a leading provider of integrated human capital management solutions. He previously held senior management positions, including Corporate Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, at global eye health company Bausch & Lomb, and in higher education administration. He serves on the boards of ESL Federal Credit Union and Rochester Regional Health. Mr. Rivera holds a Doctor of Management degree from Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University, an MBA from the William E. Simon Graduate School of Business at the University of Rochester and a JD degree from New York University. Rivera earned his B.S. degree from Houghton College.

George Thomas

Job Titles:
  • Chief Information Officer, and Head of Technology, Data & Information Management
George is a Senior Digital Executive at JLL holding the position of Chief Information Officer, and Head of Technology, Data & Information Management. Based in Singapore, he is responsible for the development and implementation of JLL's technology, data and information management strategy that is integral to the firm's digital transformation charter. George began his professional career at General Electric in the US, serving as a data and systems analyst in the six-sigma team that supported GE's consumer products line of business. The next phase of his career took him to Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation where he held key domestic and international executive positons for over 12 years, serving as their Chief Data Officer, Global Head of Customer Intelligence, Head of Global Analytics and Head of Product Management across major capitals like Hong Kong, California and New York. George has also been a key executive leading the vision, design and development of Global Centres of Expertise capabilities in technology, data management, data science and analytics. With over 15 years of international experience under his belt, George's expertise in technology, data management, data science and analytics has helped revolutionize JLL's digital impact within the region and beyond. George earned a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Kerala University, India, and a Master's degree in Industrial Engineering - Operations Research from the University of Louisville, Kentucky, USA. Technology aside, George's other big passion is tennis, which he first picked up when he was 6 years old. He turned pro at 16, and continued playing professionally for the next several years before higher education got the better of him. He continues to squeeze in a game at least once a week.

Greg Conley

Job Titles:
  • Chief Financial Officer - JLL Americas and JLL Global Capital Markets JLL
Greg serves as a strategic finance partner to JLL business leaders in the Americas region and to leaders in the global Capital Markets and Finance teams. Greg is a highly skilled financial executive with progressive experience in all facets of executive leadership. In his roles, Greg helps drive strategic commercial growth, margin expansion and transformation activities. Greg joined JLL in July 2019 through the acquisition of HFF, Inc., where he served as HFF's Executive Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer since October 2006. Greg played a key role in HFF's initial public offering in January 2007 and held responsibility for all areas of financial accounting and reporting for HFF and its 26 offices in the United States and United Kingdom. He served as a member of HFF's executive committee starting in 2010 and was a member of its operating committee from 2006 to 2010. Prior to joining HFF, Greg was an executive vice president and CFO with Precise Technology, Inc. and its successor, Rexam Consumer Plastics, Inc. He also held senior-level positions with national consulting firms and began his career with Ernst & Young in the audit division. Greg earned an M.B.A. from the University of Pittsburgh and a B.S. from Duquesne University.

Guy Grainger

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Additional Global Corporate Officers Team
  • Head of Sustainability Services & ESG

Helen Snowball

Job Titles:
  • Global Head of People Solutions & Experience, JLL JLL
Helen Snowball is responsible for all aspects of the company's people strategy and activities in the region Helen's energy, passion for values and strong focus on the best people experience has led her to relocate from Sydney to Singapore for the opportunity to drive change in JLL, helping to align business needs with effective and innovative people solutions. Helen brings multi-dimensional leadership experience having spent 17 years in Sales, Commercial and HR functions across global FMCG organizations - Kraft Foods UK and Coca Cola Amatil Australia. Helen joined JLL in 2017 and has been instrumental in building a culture that enables people to achieve their full potential with the skills required to succeed both today and tomorrow. She works closely with the Asia Pacific Executive Board to advance our ambitious people agenda. Helen is a graduate of Leeds University with a degree in psychology and business management. In her free time, she likes to travel and discover new experiences. An avid trekker she recently conquered the Inca trail and now has her sights on Kilimanjaro.

Hugo Bagué

Job Titles:
  • Director
Hugo Bagué has been a Director of JLL since 2011. Mr. Bagué was Group Executive for Rio Tinto Organisational Resources from 2007 to 2017, taking overall responsibility for everything from external affairs to information systems and technology. Rio Tinto Plc is an international mining and metals group headquartered in the U.K. He previously worked at Hewlett Packard Corporation as global vice president of Human Resources for the Technology Solutions Group. He also worked for Compaq Computer, Nortel Networks and Abbott Laboratories. Mr. Bagué earned a degree in linguistics and post-graduate qualifications in Human Resources and Marketing from the University of Ghent in Belgium.

James Gregory

Job Titles:
  • Chief Financial Officer, Work Dynamics

Jeetu Patel

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Senior Vice President and General Manager / Cisco
  • Senior Vice President and General Manager of Cisco 's Security
Jeetu Patel was named a Director in 2019. Mr. Patel is the Senior Vice President and General Manager of Cisco's Security and Applications business. He leads the strategy and development of a multibillion-dollar portfolio and has P&L responsibility for the Security, AppDynamics and Collaboration divisions. Prior to joining Cisco, Mr. Patel was the Chief Product Officer and Chief Strategy Officer at Box, an enterprise cloud content management platform. He oversaw the company's product and platform strategy, setting the company's long-term roadmap and vision for cloud content management in the enterprise. His other past roles include General Manager and Chief Executive of the Syncplicity business unit of EMC (now part of Dell) and Founder and President of Doculabs, a research and advisory firm focused on collaboration and content management. Mr. Patel serves on the board of directors of HackerRank, a market-leading technical assessment and remote interview solution for hiring developers. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Information Decision Sciences from the University of Illinois, Chicago.

Jeremy Sheldon

Job Titles:
  • Head of Markets, Asia Pacific

Karen Brennan - CFO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Financial Officer
  • Member of the Global Executive Board
Karen is responsible for maintaining the company's financial strength. Karen joined LaSalle's Baltimore office in 1999 in Acquisitions and moved to Chicago in 2001 to take on Asset and Portfolio Management responsibilities. From 2008 to 2012, she relocated to the firm's Singapore and Hong Kong offices where she held the role of Portfolio Manager, ex-Japan, for LaSalle's Asia Opportunity Funds, and played a critical role in the re-structuring and stabilization of the region's business following the Global Financial Crisis.

KK Fung

Job Titles:
  • Chairman, Greater China

Larry Quinlan

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Global Chief Information Officer for Deloitte
Larry Quinlan was named a Director of JLL in May 2022. As Global Chief Information Officer for Deloitte, Mr. Quinlan had responsibility for the company's technology strategy and operations and oversaw more than 10,000 information technology professionals in 175 countries. In his more than 33 years at Deloitte, Mr. Quinlan led major client relationships and advised company boards and CEOs on a wide range of IT, cybersecurity and digital strategic priorities. Currently, Mr. Quinlan serves on the board of ServiceNow. He also is a member of the non-profit boards of KIPP Charter Schools Miami and Easterseals South Florida and co-founded TechPACT, an organization focused on inclusion and equity in the technology industry. He is a frequent speaker on the topics of leadership, information technology transformation and diversity, equity and inclusion. Mr. Quinlan has a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Management from the University of the West Indies, a Master of Business Administration from Baruch College and received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of the West Indies.

Laura Adams - CHRO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Human Resources Officer
Laura focuses on making JLL an exceptional place to work - one where employees feel supported, valued and able to perform at their best. Laura and her team ensure the company effectively acquires, develops, engages and rewards the diverse talent who deliver on JLL's purpose to shape the future of real estate for a better world. Since joining JLL in 2005, Laura has held successive leadership positions across the HR organization. She has extensive experience aligning people programs to business strategy and driving large-scale business transformations, and she is a passionate advocate for employee well-being and inclusion. Prior to becoming chief HR officer, Laura served as the HR Lead for JLL's global Markets, Capital Markets and Work Dynamics business lines. Laura is a member of JLL's Global Executive Board, which shapes and delivers the company's strategic direction. Prior to JLL, Laura was an HR business partner for Washington Mutual Bank and held various HR roles at Diamond Technology Partners, a global digital consulting firm. Laura holds a degree in sociology from Eastern Michigan University and a M.B.A. from the University of Notre Dame.

Mark D. Gibson

Job Titles:
  • Chief Executive Officer, Capital Markets, Americas

Mark Gabbay

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Additional Global Corporate Officers Team
  • CEO, LaSalle Investment Management

Mark Wynne-Smith

Job Titles:
  • Global Head Valuation Advisory, Capital Markets

Matthew Carter

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Chief Executive Officer / Aryaka Networks, Inc.
Matthew Carter was named a Director in November 2018. He is the CEO of Aryaka Networks, Inc., the leading provider of cloud and on-premises network applications. He previously served as President and CEO of Inteliquent, which provides wholesale voice services for carriers and service providers. Prior to that role, Mr. Carter held various roles at Sprint Corporation, including President of Enterprise Solutions, Sprint's $14 billion global communications technology business unit. He serves on the boards of NRG Energy, Inc and USG Corporation, and previously served on the boards of Inteliquent, Inc. and Apollo Education Group, Inc. He earned a master's degree in general management from Harvard Business School and a bachelor's degree from Northwestern University.

Matthew Richards

Job Titles:
  • Capital Markets CEO, EMEA

Mihir Shah

Job Titles:
  • Co - CEO, JLL Technologies
  • Co - CEO, JLL Technologies JLL
  • in 2017 As Co - CEO
Building and leading teams to bring successful technology-based products to market in a high-growth environment is Mihir's passion. Mihir joined JLL in 2017 as Co-CEO of JLL Spark, the strategic venture fund investing in proptech startups, injecting innovation into JLL service delivery to the benefit of the firm's clients and the industry as a whole. In 2019, Mihir was named Co-CEO of JLL Technologies, a newly formed to division to align and expand JLL's technology products and services, at which point he also joined the Global Executive Board. Mihir started his career as a management consultant at R. B. Webber & Company. At Webber, he worked with a number of startups and Fortune 500 technology companies to develop go-to-market strategies across a wide range of technology product segments.

Moses Ojeisekhoba

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • CEO Reinsurance Swiss Re
  • Member of Swiss Re 's Group Executive Committee
Moses Ojeisekhoba was named a Director in December 2022. Mr. Ojeisekhoba has more than 20 years of senior leadership experience in the financial services industry. Since July 2016, he has served as the Chief Executive Officer Reinsurance for Swiss Re, where he is responsible for the company's Reinsurance Business Unit, covering both property and casualty as well as life and health. He oversees the company's reinsurance strategy and operations in more than 20 countries, providing his knowledge and expertise to clients throughout the world. Currently, Mr. Ojeisekhoba serves as a member of Swiss Re's Group Executive Committee. He is a frequent speaker on the topics of leadership, risk knowledge, cyber security, geopolitical trends and diversity. Mr. Ojeisekhoba holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Statistics from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria and a Master's degree in Management from London Business School.

Nashunda Williams

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Additional Global Corporate Officers Team
  • Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Neil Murray

Job Titles:
  • CEO, Work Dynamics
  • EMEA CEO

Paul Morgan

Job Titles:
  • COO, Work Dynamics

Peter Downie

Job Titles:
  • Associate of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
  • Executive Managing Director, Commercial, Work Dynamics
Peter is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (ACMA). He holds a degree in History with honors from the University of York, and also completed the Corporate Finance Programme at the London Business School.

Priscilla Rotgans

Job Titles:
  • Head of Finance, Asia Pacific

Radha Dhir

Job Titles:
  • CEO & Country Head, India
  • CEO and Country Head

Richard Bloxam

Job Titles:
  • CEO, Capital Markets

Roddy Allan

Job Titles:
  • Chief Research Officer, Asia Pacific

Sanjay Rishi

Job Titles:
  • Americas CEO, Work Dynamics

Sharad Rastogi

Job Titles:
  • CEO, Work Dynamics Technology

Siddharth (Bobby) Mehta

Siddharth (Bobby) Mehta was named a Director of JLL in 2019 and Chairman of the Board in June 2020.

Siddharth N. Mehta - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Board
Mr. Mehta was President and CEO of TransUnion, a global provider of credit and information management services, from 2007 through 2012. Prior to that, he held various roles at multinational banking and financial services company HSBC, including CEO of HSBC North America Holdings and CEO of HSBC Finance Corporation. He serves on the boards of The Allstate Corporation, Northern Trust, TransUnion, Entrust Datacard Corporation and Amount. He is also a member of the non-profit boards of the Field Museum and the Chicago Public Education Fund. Mr. Mehta holds a Bachelor of Arts in economics from the London School of Economics and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Chicago.

Siddharth Taparia - CMO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Marketing Officer
  • Member of the Additional Global Corporate Officers Team

Stuart Crow

Job Titles:
  • Chief Executive Officer, Capital Markets, Asia Pacific

Sue Asprey Price

Job Titles:
  • EMEA CEO, Work Dynamics

Susheel Koul

Job Titles:
  • Chief Executive Officer, JLL Work Dynamics, Asia Pacific

Tanvi Choksi

Job Titles:
  • Human Resources, Asia Pacific, HRBP - Markets & Capital Markets

Tara Gibney

Job Titles:
  • Head of HR, Work Dynamics

Tina Ju

Job Titles:
  • Director
Tina Ju was named a Director of JLL in May 2021. Ms. Ju has more than 30 years of experience in venture capital, investment banking and operations. She co-founded VTDF China in 2000 and KPCB China in 2007. Earlier in her career, Ms. Ju spent 10 years in investment banking including at Deutsche Bank as head of TMT and Transport Asia, at Merrill Lynch as head of Asia Technology and the Corporate Finance Team, and at Goldman Sachs. Currently, Ms. Ju serves on the boards of various private companies and the public fintech company, Yiren Digital Ltd., which provides Chinese consumers with both credit and wealth management solutions. She is also a member of the Global Leadership Council for Oxford Saïd Business School. Ms. Ju earned a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering and operations research from University of California, Berkeley and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Toshinobu Kasai

Job Titles:
  • Country Head, Japan

Yishai Lerner

Job Titles:
  • Co - CEO, JLL Technologies