Staubach elected to JLL's board of directors

According to Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. Roger Staubach has been elected as a member of its Board of Directors. Staubach is the executive chairman of the firm's Americas region.  He assumed that role on July 11th when Jones Lang LaSalle completed the previously announced transaction to merge its operations with The Staubach Co.. Staubach founded The Staubach Co, in 1977 and served as its chairman and CEO until June 2007, when he became its executive chairman.   Staubach is a member of the board of directors of AMR Corporation, the parent company of American Airlines, and Cinemark Holdings, Inc., the third largest movie exhibitor in the U.S.  He has received numerous honors for his leadership.in business, civic, philanthropic and athletic activities, including the 2006 Congressional Medal of Honor "Patriot Award" and the 2007 Horatio Alger Award.  He has also been inducted into the Texas Business Hall of Fame and named a "Distinguished Graduate" by the United States Naval Academy. Sheila Penrose, Chairman of the Jones Lang LaSalle Board of Directors, said, "We warmly welcome Roger to our Board.  He brings a strong combination of entrepreneurial and large public company experiences that will enhance the strength of our Board and its value to the organization." Colin Dyer, President and Chief Executive Officer of Jones Lang LaSalle, added, "Roger has been highly successful in developing the significant corporate relationships that his firm brings to ours.  We look forward to the professionalism, drive and marketing sophistication that he will contribute to our Americas management as well as to our Board." Mr. Staubach will initially serve a term that will expire at the Company's 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.  His appointment brings the Jones Lang LaSalle Board to a total of nine Directors.  In addition to Ms. Penrose and Mr. Dyer, the other current members of the Board are Henri-Claude de Bettignies, Darryl Hartley-Leonard, Lauralee E. Martin, Alain Monié, David B. Rickard and Thomas C. Theobald.