Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) has named Greg O’Brien as CEO, Americas. Reporting directly to Colin Dyer, president and CEO of Jones Lang LaSalle, he will have overall responsibility for the Americas business.
Currently a member of the firm’s Americas Executive Committee (AEC), which sets the strategic direction for the region, O’Brien will now head this group and also will join the firm’s global executive board. The AEC includes the heads of the Americas businesses-including Bill Krouch, president, Americas; John Forrest, CEO, corporate solutions; and John Gates, CEO, markets; as well as the leaders of the finance, human resources, and marketing groups.
“As a member of our Americas leadership for many years, Greg has been a key contributor to setting the Americas strategy and driving its execution through our businesses,” says Dyer. “Drawing on his deep experience and impressive results as a leader of multiple businesses and in his direct work with clients, he will be able to drive productive growth throughout the Americas by continuing to implement the long-term strategies set in place over the last year.”
As CEO, markets solutions, O’Brien led the businesses responsible for more than 60 percent of the Americas revenue. In 2013, markets solutions expanded through organic growth and acquisitions in its brokerage, capital markets, industrial, project and development services, property management, and retail groups. 

Prior to leading markets solutions, O’Brien held the role of CEO, brokerage, where he grew revenue to more than $730 million in 2012 while improving broker productivity. He held the role of CEO of the Staubach Company prior to its merger with JLL in 2008.
O’Brien 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, industrial, project and development services, property management, and retail groups in the US.

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 COO of the Staubach Company.
