David Verey Joins Blackstone as Senior Advisor
New York: April 1, 2003. The Blackstone Group announced today that David Verey has joined Blackstone as senior advisor to the firm in Europe. Mr. Verey’s primary focus will be to work with Blackstone’s advisory and investment groups on European transactions and to assist Blackstone with its growth and development plans in Europe. In addition, Mr. Verey will join Blackstone’s European Advisory Board.
Stephen A Schwarzman, President and CEO of The Blackstone Group, said: “David Verey’s unique thirty years of experience as one of London’s leading financial services figures will be of immense value to our business and to our plans to grow our presence in Europe. We are delighted that he has chosen to work with us in this capacity.”
David Verey added: “I’m very excited to be joining a firm with such an extraordinary reputation and a track record of success in all of its businesses. The firm has enormous potential on both sides of the Atlantic.”
David Verey, 52, was with Lazard Brothers for twenty-eight years becoming Chief Executive in 1990 and Chairman two years later. He was a non-executive director of media group Pearson Plc., from 1996 to 2000. He was educated at Eton College and Trinity College Cambridge, is a member of the Financial Services Practitioners’ Panel, Chairman of the Trustees of the Tate Gallery, and a fellow of Eton College.