Richard Jenrette Joins Blackstone’s Board
New York, July 14 2008: The Blackstone Group (NYSE: BX) today announced that Richard H. Jenrette has joined the firm’s Board of Directors.
Mr. Jenrette, who founded Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette Inc. (DLJ) in 1959 with William Donaldson (later Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission) and Dan Lufkin, and served as DLJ’s Chairman and CEO, was also responsible for taking DLJ public in 1970, making it the first publicly traded investment banking firm in the United States. He later became Chairman and CEO of The Equitable Companies Incorporated.
Mr. Jenrette is also a former Chairman of the Securities Industry Association and has served as a director or trustee of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., the American Stock Exchange, The Rockefeller Foundation, The Duke Endowment, the University of North Carolina, New York University and the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
Stephen A. Schwarzman, Blackstone’s Chairman and CEO, said; “I have known Dick for almost 40 years, so I am absolutely delighted to have him join our Board of Directors. Dick is a leading figure in the world of finance and I’m confident that Blackstone will greatly benefit from his expertise, his record of innovation and his many leadership roles in the financial services sector.”
Mr. Jenrette commented; “I have watched Blackstone evolve over the years into one of the world’s great alternative asset managers. I am very pleased to become associated with the firm in this new role.”
Blackstone said that Lord Jacob Rothschild is stepping down from its Board of Directors. Mr. Schwarzman said; “It has been a distinct honor and privilege for us to have Jacob on our Board of Directors and we have benefited from his wide range of banking knowledge and many years of experience. We owe him a great deal of thanks for his valuable contribution. We regret his decision to step down from our Board of Directors, but we are delighted to have the continued benefit of his counsel as he has accepted our invitation to serve on our International Advisory Board.”
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