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Lazard Asset Management Appoints Two Senior Leaders to Advance Strategic Growth and Platform Innovation
Lazard Asset Management (LAM) today announced the appointment of two senior leaders as it advances its long-term growth strategy: Chris Bricker joins as Head of Corporate Development, and Theodore P. "TP" Enders joins as Head of Product.
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Chris Bricker joins as Head of Corporate DevelopmentTheodore P. "TP" Enders joins as Head of Product NEW YORK, July 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Lazard Asset Management (LAM) today announced the appointment of two senior leaders as it advances its long-term growth strategy: Chris Bricker joins as Head of Corporate Development, and Theodore P. "TP" Enders joins as Head of Product. The appointments underscore LAM's deliberate focus on expanding the investment capabilities, solutions, and access that meet evolving client needs and support its next phase of growth, while preserving the active-management heritage that has long distinguished the firm. "These appointments add two complementary capabilities at an important point in LAM's evolution. Chris and TP are highly respected operators in our industry," said Chris Hogbin, CEO of Lazard Asset Management. "Chris has over three decades of experience and brings a disciplined approach to sourcing, structuring, and integrating strategic opportunities. TP has spent his career building world-class product functions with a rigorous, client-led approach to product strategy, aligning investment capabilities, client demand, and commercial priorities. Together, they will help us make deliberate choices about where we invest, how we grow and how we deliver differentiated solutions to clients globally. We are delighted to welcome them to Lazard." Chris Bricker, Head of Corporate Development Mr. Bricker will lead LAM's corporate development and strategic growth agenda. His focus will be on opportunities that build on the firm's investment strengths, broaden its client offering, and extend its reach in priority areas. He will report to Chris Hogbin, Chief Executive Officer of Lazard Asset Management. Mr. Bricker joins from AllianceBernstein, where he spent more than three decades and most recently served as Head of Corporate Development and a member of the Operating Committee. Over his career he led a broad range of strategic transactions and partnerships, and helped guide one of the firm's largest product build-outs; he previously ran AllianceBernstein's public alternatives business and led product strategy and M&A. "Opportunities to help define how a firm of this caliber grows, rather than simply extend what already exists, are rare," said Mr. Bricker. "Lazard Asset Management has the ambition and the platform to pur...