---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950142-25-001105"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "APO"
cik: "0001858681"
company_name: "Apollo Global Management, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-04-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-23T12:19:33.640390+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Board changes at Apollo: Clayton resigns, Cohn appointed Lead Independent Director, Rowan becomes Chair

## Summary
- Jay Clayton resigns from Board effective April 21, 2025 to become Interim US Attorney for SDNY.
- Gary Cohn (IBM Vice Chairman, former Goldman Sachs President) appointed Lead Independent Director, effective April 21.
- CEO Marc Rowan appointed Chair of the Board in addition to his CEO role, effective April 21.
- Apollo continues to maintain a two-thirds independent Board of Directors after the changes.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950142-25-001105
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: APO
- cik: 0001858681
- company_name: Apollo Global Management, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-04-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1858681/000095014225001105/0000950142-25-001105-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1858681/000095014225001105/eh250617505_8k.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950142-25-001105
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950142-25-001105.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950142-25-001105.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Jay Clayton resigned as Chair and Lead Independent Director at Apollo Global Management, Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Chair and Lead Independent Director
  source text: his resignation from the AGM Board will be effective as of April 21, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1858681/000095014225001105/0000950142-25-001105-index.htm
- Executive change
  Marc Rowan was appointed as Chair of the Board at Apollo Global Management, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chair of the Board
  source text: appointed Mr. Marc Rowan, Chief Executive Officer of AGM, to serve as Chair of the Board, effective as of April 21, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1858681/000095014225001105/0000950142-25-001105-index.htm
- Executive change
  Gary Cohn was appointed as Lead Independent Director at Apollo Global Management, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Lead Independent Director
  source text: Mr. Gary Cohn will serve as Lead Independent Director of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Apollo Global Management, Inc. (“AGM”), effective as of April 21, 2025
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1858681/000095014225001105/0000950142-25-001105-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.