Leading BlackRock executive is out due to office relationship
Mark Wiseman, a front-runner to succeed CEO Larry Fink, was ousted on Thursday due to violation of the company work relationship policy
05 December 2019 - 17:46
New York — BlackRock’s Mark Wiseman, once seen as among the front-runners to succeed CEO Larry Fink, was terminated following a violation of company relationships at work policy, the firm said Thursday.
Wiseman, global head of active equities, was in a group of about seven contenders widely thought to be in the running to replace Fink. He joined BlackRock in 2016, after serving as CEO of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. His wife, Marcia Moffat, is BlackRock’s Canada country head...
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