Meet our board of directors

Our accomplished and diverse board of directors proudly represent the best interests of our shareholders, and help steer the firm’s policies on governance and risk management.

Chairman of the Board
Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated
and Former President and CEO
TransUnion

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

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.

Chief Executive Officer
Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated

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.

Former Group Executive
Organisational Resources
Rio Tinto Plc

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.

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.

Founding, Managing and General Partner
KPCB China and TDF Capital

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.

Former Non-Executive Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer
First Eagle Holdings, Inc.

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.

Former Executive Vice President
Structured and Alternative Investments, John Hancock Financial Services, Inc.

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.

 

CEO Reinsurance Swiss Re

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. 

Senior Vice President and General Manager
Cisco

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.

Retired Chief Financial Officer
BlackRock, Inc.

Ann Marie Petach has been a Director of JLL since 2015.

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.

Former Global Chief Information Officer
Deloitte

Larry Quinlan was named a Director of JLL in May 2022 and Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee in December 2023.

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.


 

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.