Property giant Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) has appointed Christie Kelly as its new chief financial officer.

Property giant Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) has appointed Christie Kelly as its new chief financial officer.

Kelly joins JLL from US real estate firm Duke Realty, where she served as both chief financial officer and executive vice president.

Prior to that Kelly held the position of senior vice president of the real estate group at Lehman Brothers and also spent 20 years at General Electric in a number of operational financial management positions.

Kelly replaces Lauralee Martin, who has maintained the CFO role at JLL since becoming chief executive officer for its US business in January.