BlackRock elects Ogunlesi to Board of Directors 22 November 2024US Reporter: Klea Neza
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BlackRock has elected Adebayo Ogunlesi, founding partner, chairman and CEO of Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), and a senior managing director at BlackRock, to its board of directors.
Ogunlesi joins the board as a non-independent director, following the completion of BlackRock’s acquisition of GIP in October 2024.
Prior to the formation of GIP in 2006, Ogunlesi spent 23 years at Credit Suisse where he held several senior positions, including executive vice chairman and chief client officer of its Investment Banking division.
From 2002 to 2004, he was head of the Global Investment Banking division and a member of the executive board and management committee.
Laurence D. Fink, chairman and CEO of BlackRock, says: “We have a clear goal to become the premier long-term capital partner across public and private markets. With Bayo’s insights and deep experience in capital markets and infrastructure investment, we will be better positioned to realise this goal.
“Bayo is also a founder, with a proven track record of value creation and stewardship of an outstanding firm. This deep sense of ownership is a value BlackRock has long shared. We welcome him to our board and look forward to benefiting from his sound counsel.”
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