Key Takeaways
- • JLL appointed Mark Gibson to the newly created role of U.S. country CEO, effective immediately, to lead a U.S. Executive Committee coordinating the firm's services and capabilities for clients.
- • Gibson will remain CEO of Capital Markets, Americas, through the end of 2026 to support the transition.
- • Kevin MacKenzie will become CEO of Capital Markets, Americas, effective January 1, 2027, when Gibson completes his transition.
- • Gibson previously served as CEO of HFF, which JLL acquired in 2019, and has led JLL's Capital Markets business for seven years.
Summary
JLL (NYSE: JLL) has appointed Mark Gibson to the newly created role of U.S. country CEO, effective immediately, according to the firm's announcement. In the position, Gibson will lead a U.S. Executive Committee focused on coordinating the firm's services and capabilities for clients across the country.
Gibson has served as CEO of Capital Markets, Americas, for seven years and will remain in that role through the end of 2026 to support the transition. JLL also announced that Kevin MacKenzie will become CEO of Capital Markets, Americas, effective January 1, 2027, when Gibson completes his handover.
Before joining JLL, Gibson was CEO of HFF, the commercial real estate capital markets firm that JLL acquired in 2019. Publisher profiles describe Gibson as leading nearly 2,000 capital markets professionals across the United States, Canada, and Latin America, a platform that positions him to oversee the firm's capital markets activity at a senior level.
The appointment consolidates Gibson's responsibilities under a single U.S. leadership structure while preserving continuity in the capital markets business through the 2026 transition period.
Gibson has served as CEO of Capital Markets, Americas, for seven years and will remain in that role through the end of 2026 to support the transition. JLL also announced that Kevin MacKenzie will become CEO of Capital Markets, Americas, effective January 1, 2027, when Gibson completes his handover.
Before joining JLL, Gibson was CEO of HFF, the commercial real estate capital markets firm that JLL acquired in 2019. Publisher profiles describe Gibson as leading nearly 2,000 capital markets professionals across the United States, Canada, and Latin America, a platform that positions him to oversee the firm's capital markets activity at a senior level.
The appointment consolidates Gibson's responsibilities under a single U.S. leadership structure while preserving continuity in the capital markets business through the 2026 transition period.
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