JLL Women in CRE Brooke Armstrong (L) and Kimarie Ankenbrand (R) were recently promoted to JLL leadership positions.

DALLAS—For the fourth consecutive year, JLL has been named one of National Association of Female Executives' Top Companies for Executive Women. The 2019 award recognizes 70 companies that demonstrate effectiveness in moving women to senior ranks, including mentoring, sponsorship, involvement in employee resource groups and leadership development training. The honor also reinforces JLL's commitment to diversity.

“Teams of people from different backgrounds and with different experiences provide a diversity of thought that's critical to helping our people and clients achieve their ambitions,” said Greg O'Brien, CEO, JLL Americas. “We're pleased to receive this award for the fourth consecutive year, and we'll continue to support and attract female employees because it's imperative for our industry, the workforce and the broader economy.”

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Lisa Brown

Lisa Brown is an editor for the south and west regions of GlobeSt.com. She has 25-plus years of real estate experience, with a regional PR role at Grubb & Ellis and a national communications position at MMI. Brown also spent 10 years as executive director at NAIOP San Francisco Bay Area chapter, where she led the organization to achieving its first national award honors and recognition on Capitol Hill. She has written extensively on commercial real estate topics and edited numerous pieces on the subject.