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Sheila A. Penrose
Chairman of the Board
Jones Lang LaSalle

Sheila Penrose has been a Director of Jones Lang LaSalle since May 2002 and was elected Chairman of the Board effective January 1, 2005. Ms. Penrose served as an Executive Advisor to The Boston Consulting Group from January 2001 to December 2007.  In September 2000, Ms. Penrose retired from Northern Trust Corporation, a bank holding company and a global provider of personal and institutional financial services, after more than 23 years of service. While at Northern Trust, Ms. Penrose served as President of Corporate and Institutional Services and as a member of the Management Committee. Ms. Penrose is a member of the board of directors of McDonald's Corporation, the world's leading foodservice retailer, and Datacard Group, a supplier of systems for card programs and identity solutions. Ms. Penrose received a Bachelors degree from the University of Birmingham in England and a Masters degree from the London School of Economics. She also attended the Executive Program of the Stanford Graduate School of Business.  In 2010, Ms. Penrose was inducted into the Chicago Business Hall of Fame.

Colin Dyer
President and Chief Executive Officer
Jones Lang LaSalle

Mr. Dyer has been a Director of Jones Lang LaSalle since September 2004, when he was elected President and Chief Executive Officer of the firm and the Chairman of its Global Executive Committee. Before that, from 2000 to 2004, he was the founding CEO of the WorldWide Retail Exchange, an Internet-based business-to-business exchange, with offices in Washington, D.C., Paris and Tokyo, whose members include more than 40 of the world's leading retailers and manufacturers. From 1996 until 2000, Mr. Dyer was CEO of Courtaulds Textiles plc, an international clothing and fabric company operating in 17 countries with 22,000 employees. He began his career with Courtaulds in 1982 as Managing Director of the Dutch retail chain, GDL, and held various positions with the company before being named Chief Executive. From 1978 to 1982, Mr. Dyer served with McKinsey & Company in Amsterdam as a client manager to firms in the banking, chemical, retail, petrochemical, medical equipment and aerospace industries. He holds an MBA from INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France, and a BSc in Mechanical Engineering from Imperial College in London.

Hugo Bagué
Group Executive
Rio Tinto

Hugo Bagué has been a Director of Jones Lang LaSalle since March 2011.  He is the Group Executive for Rio Tinto with overall responsibility for Human Resources, Health & Safety, Communities and Corporate Communications.  Headquartered in the United Kingdom, Rio Tinto is a leading international mining and metals group that employs 76,000 people worldwide in over forty countries.  Mr. Bagué was previously the global vice president of Human Resources for the Technology Solutions Group of Hewlett Packard Corporation, based on Palo Alto, California.  Prior to that he worked for Compaq Computer, Nortel Networks and Abbott Laboratories, based out of Switzerland, France and Germany.  Mr. Bagué is a member of the Advisory Council of United Business Institutes in Brussels, Belgium.  He received a degree in linguistics and post graduate qualifications in Human Resources and Marketing from the University of Ghent in Belgium.

Darryl Hartley-Leonard
Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Hyatt Hotels Corporation

Mr. Hartley-Leonard has been a Director of Jones Lang LaSalle since July 1997. He was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PGI, Inc., an event and communication agency, from January 1998 until July 2005. He served as Chairman of the Board of Hyatt Hotels Corporation, an international owner and manager of hotels, from 1994 to 1996. From 1986 to 1994, he served as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Hyatt. Mr. Hartley Leonard retired from Hyatt in 1996 after a 32-year career with that organization. Mr. Hartley-Leonard also serves on the board of directors of LaSalle Hotel Properties, a real estate investment trust. Mr. Hartley-Leonard holds a B.A. from Blackpool Lancashire College of Lancaster University and an honorary doctorate of business administration from Johnson and Wales University.

DeAnne Julius
Chairman
Royal Institute of International Affairs

Dr. Julius has been a Director of Jones Lang LaSalle since November 2008.  She is the Chairman of the Royal Institute of International Affairs, also known as Chatham House.  Founded in 1920 and based in London, Chatham House is a world-leading source of independent analysis, informed debate and influential ideas on how to build a prosperous and secure world.  Dr. Julius was previously a founding member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England and was the Chief Economist at each of British Airways and Royal Dutch Shell.  She has served as a senior economic advisor to the World Bank and a consultant to the International Monetary Fund.  Dr. Julius currently serves on the board of directors of Roche Holding AG, the global healthcare and pharmaceutical firm.  She previously served as a member of the board of directors of BP PLC, one of the world’s largest energy companies.  Dr. Julius has a B.S. from Iowa State University and a Ph.D from the University of California.

Ming Lu
Partner
KKR & Co., L.P.

Mr. Lu has been a Director of Jones Lang LaSalle since May 2009.  Mr. Lu joined KKR Asia Limited in 2006 and since 2007 he has been a Partner with KKR & Co., L.P., a leading global alternative asset manager sponsoring and managing funds that make investments in private equity, fixed income and other assets in North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. In connection with his KKR position, Mr. Lu is a member of the board of directors of each of BIS Industrial Limited, a provider of logistics and materials handling services to the mining and metals industry in Australia, MMI Group, a precision engineering company based in Singapore that provides components to the hard disc, oil and gas and aerospace industries, and Unisteel Technology Limited, a Singapore based provider of precision fastening, stamping, optics and surface treatment technologies. Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Lu was a Partner at CCMP Capital Asia Pte Ltd (formerly JP Morgan Partners Asia Pte Ltd), a leading private equity fund focusing on investments in Asia, from 1999 to 2006. Prior to that, he held senior positions at Lucas Varity, a leading global automotive component supplier, Kraft Foods International, Inc., and CITIC, the largest direct investment firm in China. Mr. Lu received a B.A. in economics from Wuhan University of Hydro Electrical Engineering in China and an M.B.A. from the University of Leuven in Belgium.

Lauralee E. Martin
Chief Operating and Financial Officer
Jones Lang LaSalle

Ms. Martin has been a Director of Jones Lang LaSalle since October 2005. She has been the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Jones Lang LaSalle since January 2002. In January 2005 she was appointed to the additional position of Chief Operating Officer. Ms. Martin is the Chairman of the firm's Global Operating Committee and is also a member of the firm's Global Executive Committee. She served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Heller Financial, Inc., an international commercial finance company, from May 1996 to November 2001. Ms. Martin had previously held the positions of Senior Group President, responsible for Heller Financial's Real Estate, Equipment Financing and Small Business Lending groups, and President of its Real Estate group. She was a member of the board of directors of Heller Financial from 1991 to 1998. Ms. Martin is currently a member of the board of directors of each of Kaiser Aluminum, a leading producer of specialty aluminum products, and HCP, Inc., a real estate investment trust focusing on properties in the healthcare industry. She previously served as a member of the board of directors of of KeyCorp, a bank holding company.  Prior to joining Heller Financial in 1986, Ms. Martin held certain senior management positions with General Electric Credit Corporation. She received a B.A. from Oregon State University and an M.B.A. from the University of Connecticut.

Martin H. Nesbitt
President and CEO
PRG Parking Management

Martin H. Nesbitt has been a Director of Jones Lang LaSalle since March 2011.  He currently serves as President and CEO of PRG Parking Management (known as the Parking Spot), a Chicago-based owner and operator of off-airport parking facilities which he conceived and co-founded.   Prior to launching the Parking Spot, Mr. Nesbitt was an officer of the Pritzker Realty Group, L.P.  Before that, Mr. Nesbitt was a Vice President and Investment Manager at LaSalle Partners, one of the predecessor corporations to Jones Lang LaSalle.  Mr. Nesbitt is a Trustee of Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art and a member of The University of Chicago Laboratory School Board.  He is the former Chairman of the Board of the Chicago Housing Authority and a former member of Chicago 2016, the board that led Chicago's pursuit of the 2016 Olympics.  Mr. Nesbitt has an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago and a Bachelors degree and honorary doctorate from Albion College, Albion, Michigan.

David B. Rickard
Retired Chief Financial and Administrative Officer
CVS Caremark Corporation

Mr. Rickard has been a Director of Jones Lang LaSalle since July 2007. In December 2009, he retired from his position as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer of CVS Caremark Corporation (NYSE:CVS), which he had held since September 1999.  CVS Caremark is the #1 provider of prescriptions and related healthcare services in the United States.  Prior to joining CVS Caremark, Mr. Rickard was the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for RJR Nabisco Holdings Corporation. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors, and Chairman of the Audit Committee, of Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company.  In January 2010, he became a member of the Board of Directors, and Chairman of the Audit Committee, of Dollar General Corporation, a discount retailer with more than 8,700 stores in 35 states. Mr. Rickard has a B.A. from Cornell University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Roger T. Staubach
Executive Chairman, Americas
Jones Lang LaSalle

Mr. Staubach has been a Director and Executive Chairman of the Americas Region of Jones Lang LaSalle since July 2008.  Formerly, Mr. Staubach was Executive Chairman of The Staubach Company, the leading real estate services firm specializing in tenant representation, which merged with Jones Lang LaSalle in July, 2008.

Mr. Staubach founded The Staubach Company in 1977 and served as its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer until June 2007, when he became its Executive Chairman.  A 1965 graduate of the United States Naval Academy with a bachelor of science degree in engineering, Mr. Staubach served for four years as a Navy officer.  He then joined the Dallas Cowboys professional football team, from which he retired in March 1980.

Mr. Staubach is a member of the board of directors of AMR Corporation, the parent company of American Airlines, and Cinemark Holdings, Inc., the third largest movie exhibitor in the United States, and is also the Chairman of the Host Committee for Super Bowl XLV, which will be held in North Texas in 2011.  He has received numerous honors for his leadership in business, civic, philanthropic and athletic activities, including the 2006 Congressional Medal of Honor “Patriot Award” and the 2007 Horatio Alger Award.  He has also been inducted into the Texas Business Hall of Fame and named a “Distinguished Graduate” by the United States Naval Academy.

Thomas C. Theobald
Partner and Senior Advisor
Chicago Growth Capital Partners LLC

Mr. Theobald has been a Director of Jones Lang LaSalle since July 1997. He has served as a Partner and Senior Advisor at Chicago Growth Capital Partners LLC, a private equity firm, since September 2004. From September 1994 to September 2004, he served as a Managing Director at William Blair Capital Partners. From July 1987 to August 1994, Mr. Theobald was Chairman of Continental Bank Corporation. He currently serves on the boards of directors of Ambac Financial Group, a guarantor of public finance and structured finance obligations, and Ventas Inc., a health-care real estate investment trust. Mr. Theobald previously served as Chairman of the board of directors of Columbia Funds, a mutual funds complex, and was also previously on the board of directors of Anixter International, a supplier of electrical equipment.  Mr. Theobald holds an A.B. from the College of the Holy Cross and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Committees of the Board of Directors

Audit Committee
Charter  pdf

David B. Rickard- Chair
Darryl Hartley-Leonard
DeAnne Julius
Martin H. Nesbitt

Sheila A. Penrose

Compensation Committee

Charter  pdf

Thomas C. Theobald - Chair
Hugo Bagué
DeAnne Julius
Ming Lu
Sheila A. Penrose

Nominating and Governance Committee
Charter  pdf

Sheila A. Penrose - Chair
Hugo Bagué
Darryl Hartley-Leonard
DeAnne Julius
Ming Lu

Martin H. Nesbitt
David B. Rickard
Thomas C. Theobald

Corporate Governance

Articles of Incorporation pdf
Code of Business Ethics  pdf
Complaint Procedure for Accounting
& Auditing Matters
  pdf
Corporate Governance Guidelines  pdf
Audit Committee Charter  pdf
Nominating Committee Charter  pdf
Compensation Committee Charter  pdf
Statement of Qualifications for
Members of the Board of Directors
  pdf
Amended and Restated Bylaws  pdf
Communicating with Our Board of Directors

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