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BlackRock Elects Gregg Lemkau to Board of Directors
NEW YORK, January 27, 2026--The Board of Directors ("Board") of BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK) has elected Gregg R. Lemkau, Co-Chief Executive Officer of BDT & MSD Partners, to the BlackRock Board. Mr. Lemkau joins the Board today as an independent director.
About this update from Blackrock, Inc.
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