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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Lazard (LAZ)

Lazard Adds Perplexity Executive Dmitry Shevelenko to Its Board of Directors

Neutral Impact 2 of 5 leadership Written later

Lazard, Inc. said its board elected Dmitry Shevelenko, Chief Business Officer of AI company Perplexity, as a director effective September 2, 2025. He has not yet been named to any board committee, and the filing says he will receive standard non-employee director compensation.

Key points

  • Board elected Dmitry Shevelenko on August 28, 2025; he joins effective September 2, 2025
  • Shevelenko is Chief Business Officer of Perplexity and previously held senior roles at Uber, LinkedIn, and Meta
  • He has no committee assignments yet; CEO and Chairman Peter R. Orszag said his AI experience will support the firm's tech-enabled strategy

The filing

CompanyLazard (LAZ)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECSep 2, 2025, 4:17 PM ET
Accession number0001311370-25-000039

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:01 AM ET, from this filing 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 September 02, 2025.

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