BlackRock Inc. is adding a slate of new board members as the world’s largest money manager tackles two pillars of its growth strategy: technology and international operations. The firm has named Margaret “Peggy” Johnson, executive vice president of business development at Microsoft Corp.; William Ford, chief executive of private-equity firm General Atlantic LLC; and U.K. insurer Aviva Plc Chief Executive Mark Wilson as directors, a spokesman said. ...
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 expects 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 Bell System 's Chuck Robbins as director in 2017 . Mark Wilson , head of the Aviva , and William Ford , head of private equity shop General Electric , make up BlackRock 's other appointments .