Sir Derek Higgs. Sir Derek has been a Director of Jones Lang LaSalle since March 1999. He is a nominee standing for re-election to our Board at the 2008 Annual Meeting. Sir Derek has served as Chairman of Alliance & Leicester plc, a banking organization, since October 2005. He was Chairman of Prudential Portfolio Managers Limited, a fund manager, and a Director of Prudential plc, a financial services company, from January 1996 to December 2000, and prior to that he was employed by S.G. Warburg & Co. Ltd., an investment bank, from 1972 until 1996, serving as a Director beginning in 1979, Head of Global Corporate Finance beginning in 1986 and Chairman beginning in 1994. He was Chairman of Partnerships UK plc, an advisor on public-private partnerships for the delivery of public services, from June 2000 until June 2007. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Bristol. In January 2004, Sir Derek was knighted by the Queen of England for his services to corporate governance and finance.
