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Blackstone Names Harper BREIT President While Agarwal Goes on Leave

  • Harper is currently BREIT’s head of asset management
  • A.J. Agarwal will be on a sabbatical for nine months
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Blackstone Inc.’s $68 billion real estate trust said its president A.J. Agarwal will go on a sabbatical for nine months and Rob Harper will fill that role.

Agarwal will be on a continuing education sabbatical starting Sept. 15 and will serve as an observer of the board throughout that time, according to a filingBloomberg Terminal Tuesday from Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust. Harper, who joined the private equity firm in 2002, is currently BREIT’s head of asset management.