Frank Pörschke, the former CEO of property financier Eurohypo, has been appointed to the top job at Jones Lang LaSalle Germany.

Pörschke is to join the property broker as CEO of Germany from 1 January 2012.

He will succeed Andreas Quint who, after three years as CEO, will move into an EMEA regional role as head of the firm's corporate finance division, which operates out of London and Frankfurt.

Pörschke, who will join Jones Lang LaSalle as an international director, was until 31 August the chairman of the management board of Eurohypo. His previous roles include board level positions for Commerz Grundbesitz Group and ECE.

Jones Lang LaSalle's business in Germany employs more than 600 people and is headquartered in Frankfurt, with offices in eight other cities across the country.