JLL Dips Into Consulting Talent Pool For Top Leasing Executive
Chicago-based brokerage giant JLL hired Amanda Brimmer as chief financial officer, leasing advisory and head of corporate development.
In her new role, Brimmer will oversee financial performance for the firm's leasing advisory business and lead its strategic growth and performance initiatives. She will report to JLL Chief Financial Officer Kelly Howe.
Brimmer comes to JLL after more than two decades at Boston Consulting Group, where she most recently worked as managing director and senior partner. Brimmer handled more than 50 commercial due diligence projects annually across a range of industries.
"[Brimmer's] deep M&A and transformational program expertise will be invaluable in optimizing the firm's assets and capturing the competitive advantages of our global platform," Howe said in a press release.
Brimmer joins JLL after the brokerage saw leasing advisory revenue climb 7% to $742M in the third quarter — though its earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization only nudged up 4% to $137M.
JLL's leasing advisory business saw its global office leasing volume up 2% in Q3 compared to the same period in 2024. Leasing volumes were up by 11% in North America, while they dropped 12% in Asia-Pacific and 6% in Europe, Middle East and Africa.
North America's gross industrial leasing was up 29% in Q3 2025 compared to Q3 2024 but still lagged below JLL's historical averages for the quarter. Europe's gross leasing was up 5%.
Leasing revenue in industrial was up 6% globally and 9% in the U.S., Howe said on the company's Q3 earnings call.
"Industrial leasing actually performed better than we would have expected," Howe said on the call. "I wouldn't read too much into kind of a quarter-by-quarter change. We feel really good about the pipeline."
