The international real estate investment giant has promoted from within
International real estate investment giant JLL has named Laura Adams its new chief human resources officer (CHRO).
Adams will also become a member of the company’s global executive board, effective July 1.
She will take over the position from Mary Bilbrey, who has decided to leave JLL after six years in senior leadership roles, according to the company. Bilbrey previously served as CHRO for the Americas region before becoming JLL's CHRO and a member of the global executive board in 2019. She joined JLL in 2016.
Adams is currently the global head of HR for JLL Technologies and Corporate Solutions, serving as a key member of the executive team. JLL is a Fortune 500 company with annual revenue of $19.4 billion, operations in more than 80 countries and a global workforce of more than 98,000 as of December 31, 2021.
She first joined the company, headquartered in Chicago, as a HR business partner in July 2004 before being named vice president of HR in July 2005. Two years later, Adams became JLL’s senior vice president. In June 2011, she became executive vice president. She was named global head of HR for Corporate Solutions in July 2016 and for JLL Technologies in January 2020.
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