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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · BlackRock (BLK)

BlackRock Elects Gregg Lemkau, Former Goldman Sachs Co-Head, to Board

Neutral Impact 2 of 5 leadership Written later

BlackRock's Board elected Gregg R. Lemkau as an independent director on January 27, 2026. Mr. Lemkau is Co-Chief Executive Officer of BDT & MSD Partners and previously served as CEO of MSD Partners and Co-Head of Goldman Sachs' Investment Banking Division. The filing says the Board now has 19 members, including 16 independent directors.

Key points

  • Gregg R. Lemkau elected to BlackRock's Board of Directors on January 27, 2026 as an independent director
  • Lemkau is Co-Chief Executive Officer of BDT & MSD Partners, serving since 2023
  • Board now has 19 members, including 16 independent directors, with six new independent directors since 2020
  • Lemkau will rotate through Board committees until appointed to specific committees

The filing

CompanyBlackRock (BLK)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJan 27, 2026, 4:29 PM ET
Accession number0001193125-26-024549

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 2:16 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on January 27, 2026.

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