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Jones Lang LaSalle Inc.
12/06/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 12/06/2021 14:47
Management Change/Compensation - Form 8-K
jll-20211201
United States
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): December 1, 2021
Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Maryland | 001-13145 | 36-4150422 |
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer |
| of incorporation or organization) | Identification No.) |
| 200 East Randolph Drive, | Chicago, | IL | 60601 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
| Registrant's telephone number, including area code: | (312) | 782-5800 | ||
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report: Not Applicable
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common Stock, par value $0.01 | JLL | The New York Stock Exchange |
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers: Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On December 1, 2021, Benjamin Hawke, the Assistant Global Controller of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated (the "Company"), was appointed as the Company's Chief Accounting Officer, effective effective March 1, 2022. In that role, Mr. Hawke will be the Company's principal accounting officer. Mr. Hawke will replace Louis Bowers, who will continue to serve as the Company's Global Controller and principal accounting officer through February 28, 2022 to ensure continuity and a smooth transition to Mr. Hawke. Effective December 1, 2021, Mr. Bowers will serve in his new role as the Company's Global Head of Financial Planning & Analysis.
Mr. Hawke, 37, has served as the Assistant Global Controller of the Company since April 2021. Prior to that, Mr. Hawke served in various positions at the Company, including Global Head of External Reporting and Consolidations from September 2018 to April 2021, Vice President, Global Controllership from June 2017 to September 2018, and Senior Manager, Global Finance from January 2016 to June 2017. Prior to joining the Company in January 2016, Mr. Hawke served in various roles at CNA Insurance from December 2011 to January 2016, and he served as a Senior Associate at Ernst & Young LLP from July 2007 to December 2011. Mr. Hawke received his Master of Accountancy and B.B.A from the University of Wisconsin - Madison.
Mr. Hawke has no family relationships with any director, executive officer or person nominated or chosen by the Company to become director or executive officer of the Company. Mr. Hawke is not a party to any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Mr. Hawke has not entered any material plan, contract, arrangement, or amendment in connection with his appointment as the Company's Chief Accounting Officer.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Dated: December 6, 2021 |
| Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated |
| By: /s/ Alan K. Tse |
| Name: Alan K. Tse |
| Title: Global Chief Legal Officer |