CHICAGO, May 22, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated (NYSE: JLL)
announced that Susan Gore was
elected as an independent, non-executive member of its Board of
Directors effective May 22, 2024. She
will serve as a member of the Audit and Risk and Nominating,
Governance and Sustainability Committees.
Gore brings more than 30 years of accounting, auditing and
finance experience to the JLL Board. Gore held various leadership
roles at PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) during her 33-year tenure
with the firm. Most recently, Gore served as the Managing Partner
of PwC's Global Technology and Information Security organization
from 2016 until her retirement in 2022. She previously served as
the Global Assurance Chief Operations Officer and PwC's US
Assurance Transformation Leader. Prior to these roles, Gore was an
Assurance partner providing professional accounting services to
clients ranging from high-growth startups to large multi-nationals.
From 2001 to 2006, Gore was the Chief Financial Officer of a
late-stage venture backed software company and a Portfolio Advisor
for a Silicon Valley Venture Capital firm.
Gore brings global leadership experience in technology and
security services and executing digital transformation initiatives
to the JLL Board. She also brings significant experience in
finance, human capital, and operational planning, as well as
considerable prior experience advising boards of directors and
board committees, providing valuable insights and guidance on audit
effectiveness and efficiencies.
"Susan brings extensive leadership experience in executing
digital transformation initiatives to JLL," said Siddharth N. (Bobby) Mehta, Chairman of the JLL
Board of Directors. "Her deep expertise in accounting and finance
will be invaluable in strengthening our global operating platform
and driving JLL's continued growth strategy."
"JLL is excited to welcome Susan
Gore to the Board," said Christian
Ulbrich, JLL CEO. "Her expertise on emerging technologies,
combined with her deep understanding of accounting and finance,
will greatly contribute to our strategic initiatives and reinforce
our commitment to providing exceptional client services."
Gore holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in
Accounting from Texas Christian
University and is a licensed Certified Public
Accountant.
In another change to JLL's Board, Ann
Marie Petach did not stand for re-election. Petach served as
a Director since 2015 and Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee
from 2016 through 2023.
"On behalf of the Board and JLL, I would like to thank
Ann Marie for her extensive
contributions over the last nine years," said Ulbrich. "As our
former Chair of the Audit & Risk Committee, Ann Marie displayed exceptional leadership and
expertise in overseeing the Company's financial matters, risk
management, and corporate governance."
Mehta added, "Ann Marie has
served our Board and the company's shareholders with extraordinary
commitment. Her dedication, diligence and distinction have been
instrumental in ensuring the Company's financial and operational
soundness. We are incredibly grateful for her years of
service."
In addition to Mehta, Gore and Ulbrich, JLL's Board members
include Hugo Bagué, Matthew Carter,
Jr., Tina Ju, Bridget Macaskill, Deborah H. McAneny, Moses Ojeisekhoba, Jeetu
Patel, Larry Quinlan and
Efrain Rivera.
About JLL
For over 200 years, JLL (NYSE: JLL), a
leading global commercial real estate and investment management
company, has helped clients buy, build, occupy, manage and invest
in a variety of commercial, industrial, hotel, residential and
retail properties. A Fortune 500 company with annual revenue of
$20.8 billion and operations in over
80 countries around the world, our more than 108,000 employees
bring the power of a global platform combined with local expertise.
Driven by our purpose to shape the future of real estate for a
better world, we help our clients, people and communities SEE A
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Contact: Allison
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Phone: +1 312 228 3128
Email: allison.heraty@jll.com
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