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Brian Beades, head of corporate communications for the Americas at BlackRock, is exploring “new career opportunities,” according to report by Insider.
His departure ends a 24-year run at the world’s largest investment advisory with $8.6T in assets under management.
Felicity Barber, who was communications manager for BlackRock CEO Larry Fink, left the firm earlier this month.
Prior to joining BlackRock. Barber headed CEO communications at the Federal Reserve Bank in New York and is now running her own media training/thought leadership shop in Weehawken, NJ.
Fink and BlackRock are the top targets of Republicans who rail against ESG and sustainability as prime examples of corporate wokeness.
In announcing Florida’s decision to yank $2B in retirement assets from BlackRock, Jimmy Patronis, the Sunshine State’s CFO tweeted: "Using Florida’s cash to fund BlackRock’s social-engineering project isn’t something we signed up for. It’s got nothing to do with maximizing returns and is the opposite of what an asset manager is paid to do."
Jenn Kettnich, who has more than 15 years of financial communications experience, has joined Liftoff Mobile as VP-investor relations following completion of its recent IPO.
Joele Frank handles Crinetics Pharmaceuticals as the specialist for treatments for endocrine diseases agrees to get acquired by Vertex Pharmaceuticals in a deal pegged at $8.8B.
Teneo represents Honeywell spin-off Solstice Advanced Materials as it buys Collected Strategies client Element Solutions in a deal pegged at $14.5B.
Dallas-based Throughline Global Advisors advised Principal Mineral as it acquired Isola Group, maker of copper-clad laminates used in printed circuit boards.
oele Frank works for satellite operator Iridium Communications as it gets acquired by space company Rocket Lab in a deal worth $8B.
