Jones Lang LaSalle Inc.
07/13/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/14/2026 23:08
JLL retail names Ann MacDiarmid to lead transaction team
CHICAGO, July 13, 2026 - JLL today announced the appointment of Ann MacDiarmid as Executive Vice President, Retail Corporate Services, where she will serve as Transaction Management Practice Lead.
Based in Chicago, MacDiarmid is responsible for overseeing and growing JLL's Transaction Management service offering within Retail Corporate Services - including leading the transaction management team, serving as a direct point of contact for key client accounts, managing onboarding and program delivery for new accounts, and contributing to new business development. She reports to Walter Wahlfeldt, Senior Managing Director, Retail Corporate Services & Midwest Retail Lead, and begins July 13.
"Ann knows the clients, the complexity and the pace of this business well and has built serious expertise in retail transaction management," said Wahlfeldt. "Having her lead this practice gives us someone who can walk into a client conversation and immediately add value, and who can develop the team around her to do the same."
MacDiarmid brings more than a decade of retail real estate experience to the role, with a track record in transaction management, multi-market program delivery, and outsourcing for national retail occupiers. She returns to JLL having previously worked with the firm's Work Dynamics division. Most recently, she was with Cushman & Wakefield as Executive Account Director, where she provided executive oversight for teams serving distributed retail portfolios spanning 15,000+ sites, leading senior client relationships, securing contract renewals, and driving strategic account growth.
"There's something to be said for knowing an organization well enough to hit the ground running. I know what JLL's Retail Corporate Services platform can do for clients, and I'm excited to build on it," said MacDiarmid. "The transaction management function is a critical piece of how we serve retailers, and I'm looking forward to growing both the team and the practice."
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JLL (NYSE:JLL) is a leading global commercial real estate services and investment management company with annual revenue of $26.1 billion, operations in over 80 countries and a global workforce of more than 113,000 as of March 31, 2026. For over 200 years, clients have trusted JLL, a Fortune 500® company, to help them confidently buy, build, occupy, manage and invest across a variety of industries and property types, including office, industrial, hotel, multi-family, retail and data center properties. Driven by our purpose to shape the future of real estate for a better world, we help our clients, people and communities SEE A BRIGHTER WAY. Powered by rich global datasets and leading technology capabilities, we provide coordinated, end-to-end delivery of real estate services for a broad range of global clients who represent a wide variety of industries. Through LaSalle Investment Management, we invest for clients on a global basis in both private assets and publicly traded real estate securities. For further information, visit jll.com.
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