Laura Adams to Take Over as HR Chief at JLL

JLL has promoted Laura Adams to the position of Chief Human Resources Officer, CHRO. Adams will also become a member of JLL’s Global Executive Board , GEB. 

Mary Bilbrey, JLL’s current CHRO, previously announced that she has decided to leave JLL after six years in senior leadership roles to move to her next opportunity. Bilbrey has served as JLL’s CHRO and a member of the GEB since February 2019, prior to which she spent three years as CHRO for the Americas region.  

Adams, presently Global HR Lead for JLL’s Markets Advisory, Capital Markets and Work Dynamics segments, joined the company in 2005 following senior HR roles with Washington Mutual Bank and Diamond Technology Partners. Adams will be based in Chicago.

JLL CEO Christian Ulbrich said: “Mary has played a pivotal role in guiding the strategic transformation of our business and has successfully led the modernization and upskilling of our world-class HR organization. Laura is the ideal successor as Chief HR Officer and a great fit as a member of our Global Executive Board. She combines deep understanding of our business and strategy with excellent leadership skills and experience.”

Effective July 1, JLL’s Global Executive Board will comprise Christian Ulbrich, Laura Adams, Richard Bloxam, Karen Brennan, Yishai Lerner, Neil Murray, Greg O’Brien and Mihir Shah.