Position
President
Company
Ares
Los AngelesProfessional ServicesEnergyOil And GasFinancial ServicesReal EstateFinanceReal Estate InvestmentVenture CapitalAngel InvestmentRenewable EnergyFintechLendingAsset ManagementDescription
Ares Management has appointed Kipp deVeer and Blair Jacobson to the newly created positions of co-presidents. Jacobson and deVeer will report to Ares’ Chief Executive Officer Michael Arougheti. In connection with these appointments, Ares Capital also announced the appointment of Kort Schnabel as CEO of Ares Capital, effective April 30, 2025.
Quick answer
Ares Management Appoints Kipp deVeer and Blair Jacobson as Co-Presidents (February 13, 2025). Ares is based in Los Angeles, California, United States.
- Who is the new President at Ares?
- Ares named Blair Jacobson President, announced February 13, 2025.
- What did Ares announce on February 13, 2025?
- Ares Management has appointed Kipp deVeer and Blair Jacobson to the newly created positions of co-presidents. Jacobson and deVeer will report to Ares’ Chief Executive Officer Michael Arougheti.
- What does Ares do?
- Ares Management Corporation is a global alternative asset manager specializing in private equity, real estate, private debt, and public equity.
- Where is Ares based?
- Ares is based in Los Angeles, California, United States.
- Which similar companies made leadership changes around the same time?
- Monroe Capital (February 4, 2025), Barings (January 15, 2025), D2 Asset Management (February 6, 2025) and Walker & Dunlop (January 27, 2025) also announced leadership changes within 45 days of Ares.
Source: Fundz verified event record.
Other recent leadership changes in Professional Services and Energy
Executive moves at companies in the same sectors within 45 days, from Fundz verified event records.
- Monroe Capital Appoints Galen Fu as Director, Business Development for Australia (February 4, 2025)
- Barings Names Nicholas Mavro as Managing Director, Head of Global Consultant Relations (January 15, 2025)
- D2 Asset Management, LP Appoints David Brickman as President of Residential Real Estate (February 6, 2025)
- Walker & Dunlop Appoints Matthew Wiener as Senior Managing Director and Preyaa Strzalkowski as Senior Director (January 27, 2025)
- loanDepot Appoints Bart Evans as Regional Vice President for Southeastern Geography (January 10, 2025)
- L&C Mortgages Appoints Gemma Bacon as Chief Marketing Officer (January 10, 2025)
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