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Blackstone has promoted company veteran Katie Keenan to chief executive of its real estate income trust and global head of the Core+ business, the firm announced Friday.
Keenan — who has been with the firm for more than a decade — currently serves as global co-chief investment officer for real estate debt strategies and as CEO of Blackstone Mortgage Trust.
She will step into her new roles Nov. 10, though her appointment as global head of Core+ takes effect immediately.
She succeeds Wesley LePatner, who was among four people killed in a July shooting.
Authorities have said neither LePatner nor the firm was specifically targeted.
The shooter — identified as 27-year-old Shane Tamura of Las Vegas — opened fire at Blackstone’s headquarters, located at 345 Park Avenue. The building also houses accounting firm KPMG and the National Football League, which was the gunman’s target.
Three others, including a New York Police Department officer, were also killed in the attack. Tamura later died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Blackstone said Tim Johnson will take over Keenan’s vacated real estate debt strategies post. The company also named Zaneta Koplewicz co-president and director of the real estate income trust.
Blackstone is the world’s largest alternative asset manager.
