BlackRock’s Wiedman to Head iShares as Latham Named Chairman
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BlackRock Inc. named Mark Wiedman global head of iShares, the biggest provider of exchange-traded funds, replacing Mike Latham, who will become chairman of the unit.
Wiedman, a managing director in charge of corporate strategy at New York-based BlackRock, will report to Robert Fairbairn, head of the firm’s global client group, the executives wrote today in separate memos to employees, copies of which were obtained by Bloomberg News. Latham, in his new role, will provide full-time “strategic counseling” and focus on advancing a three-year strategic review of iShares.