JLL has made two senior leadership appointments, effective July 1, 2025.
Karen Brennan, who has served for the past five years as the company’s CFO and sits on JLL’s global executive board, has been appointed as CEO of JLL’s leasing advisory business globally.
Before becoming CFO, Brennan spent 21 years in JLL’s real estate investment management subsidiary, most recently as CEO of LaSalle Europe with overall responsibility for LaSalle’s $22 billion assets under management (AUM) Pan-European private equity real estate investment management business.
Kelly Howe, now CFO for JLL’s leasing advisory business, will succeed Brennan as CFO. Howe joined JLL in January 2024 with more than 23 years of experience in professional services at Boston Co
