LaSalle Investment Management announced that Mark Gabbay, currently CEO and CIO of LaSalle Asia Pacific, will assume the role of LaSalle Global CEO, effective Jan. 1, 2021.
Gabbay will succeed Jeff Jacobson, who is transitioning leadership after a 14-year tenure as LaSalle global CEO. Jacobson will stay on as LaSalle chairman through at least June 2021 and will continue to work closely with the leadership team to ensure a smooth transition and continued momentum in the business.
As global CEO, Gabbay will have overall leadership responsibility for LaSalle’s strategic direction and growth. He will report to Christian Ulbrich, president and CEO of JLL.
Gabbay joined LaSalle in 2010 as CIO for Asia Pacific. In 2015, he became APAC CEO and has since been the central architect of the firm’s stellar investment performance and robust earnings growth in the region. Gabbay’s extensive real estate investment background before joining LaSalle includes serving as mana
