Blackstone has named Katie Keenan as CEO of Blackstone Actual Property Earnings Belief, in addition to world head of the Core+ enterprise, the corporate introduced on Friday.
Keenan presently serves as world co-chief funding officer for BREDS, the agency’s actual property debt methods arm, in addition to CEO of Blackstone Mortgage Belief.
She is moving into her new roles after her predecessor at BREIT, Wesley LePatner, died in a mass taking pictures at Blackstone’s Manhattan headquarters in July.
Keenan has held a number of management positions at Blackstone since starting her profession on the agency in 2012. She has additionally been instrumental within the progress of each Blackstone Mortgage Belief and the $77 billion BREDS platform, the corporate famous in an announcement.
Blackstone made a number of different government appointments in live performance with at this time’s announcement. Tim Johnson will succeed Keenan as CEO of Blackstone Mortgage Belief and can retain each of his present positions as chair of its board and world head of BREDS.
Zaneta Koplewicz, BREIT’s director of shareholder relations, will develop into co-president & director, becoming a member of A.J. Agarwal, BREIT’s present co-president. Rob Harper, who had served as BREIT’s interim CEO since August, will resume his position as head of asset administration.
The appointments will take impact on Nov. 10, aside from Keenan’s position as world head of Core+, which is efficient instantly.
