While Mr. Knight has had conversations with Laurence D. Fink , the chief executive of BlackRock , and Robert E. Diamond Jr. , the president of Barclays , people briefed on the search say that he and the board are now focusing on Mr. Mack as the best chance to unify Morgan Stanley , given his experience at the firm .
Laurence D. Fink /business/person/company BlackRock
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Laurence D. Fink
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