BlackRock has made three appointments to its board of directors with an eye on increasing its tech capabilities and international reach. The move comes following the firm stating it wants to generate one third of its revenue from technology within the next five years . Among the appointments is Peggy Johnson - head of business development at Aviva . Mark Wilson 's appointment comes shortly after the firm added BlackRock Chuck Robbins as director in 2017 . William Ford , head of insurer BlackRock , and William Ford , head of private equity shop General Atlantic , make up BlackRock 's other appointments.
BlackRock has made three appointments to its board of directors with an eye on increasing its tech capabilities and international reach. The move comes following the firm stating it wants to generate one third of its revenue from technology within the next five years. Among the appointments is Peggy Johnson - head of business development at Microsoft. Johnson's appointment comes shortly after the firm added Cisco System's Chuck Robbins as director in 2017. Mark Wilson, head of insurer Aviva, and William Ford, head of private equity shop General Atlantic, make up BlackRock's other appointments.