Chicago, Ill., USA - January 17, 2014, Chicago, Ill., USA - Jones Lang LaSalle, a professional services and investment company, has announced that Greg O’Brien has been named chief executive officer, Americas.
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Currently a member of the firm’s Americas Executive Committee (AEC), which sets the strategic direction for the region, Mr. O’Brien will now head this group and also will join the firm’s Global Executive Board. As CEO, Markets Solutions, Mr. O’Brien led the businesses responsible for more than 60 percent of the Americas revenue.
Prior to leading Markets Solutions, he held the role of CEO, Brokerage. He held the role of CEO of The Staubach Company prior to its merger with JLL in 2008. He is on the Board of Teach for America in Washington, DC, and serves on the advisory boards for two private companies, Strategic Buildings Incorporated and Accustream. He has served on the Board of Directors of the Greater Washington Board of Trade and the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB).
Mr. O’Brien earned an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and graduated Magna Cum Laude from Tufts University with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering.
He will be succeeded at the helm of the Americas Markets business by John Gates, who is being named CEO, Markets, to oversee the firm’s Brokerage, Capital Markets, Project & Development Services, Property Management and Retail businesses across the markets in the United States.
Mr. Gates has held the role of President of Real Estate Services, Americas, with direct oversight for the Americas national business lines. Prior to this role, he was the President of Brokerage, Americas and Director of Markets West, and previously held the role of President and Chief Operating Officer of The Staubach Company.
Mr. Gates earned an M.B.A. in Finance from the University of Texas at Austin and a B.S. in Economics/Finance from Trinity University. He serves on the Board of the Dallas Housing Authority and the Dallas Citizens Council. ■