Blackstone has named Katie Keenan as CEO of Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, as well as Global Head of the Core+ Business, the company announced on Friday.
Keenan currently acts as a global co-chief investment officer for Beds, the arm of the company’s real estate debt, as well as CEO of Blackstone MortGage Trust.
She steps into her new role after her predecessor in Breit, Wesley Lepatner, died in a massive shooting at the headquarters of Blackstone in the Manhattan headquarters in July.
Since the start of her career at the company in 2012, Keenan has held several leadership positions at Blackstone. She has also played an important role in the growth of both Blackstone MortGage Trust and the $ 77 billion beds platform, the company noted in a statement.
Blackstone made various other executive agreements in consultation with today’s announcement. Tim Johnson will succeed Keenan as CEO of Blackstone MortGage Trust and will retain both current positions as chairman of the board and the global head of Beds.
Zaneta Koplewicz, director of Breit of Shareholder Relations, becomes co-president and director, member of AJ Agarwal, the current co-president of Breit. Rob Harper, who had served Breit’s Interim -CEO since August, will resume his role as head of asset management.
The appointments will take effect on November 10, except for the role of Keenan as Global Head of Core+, which is immediately in force.
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