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Issuer:     Apollo Global Management, Inc. (APO)
CIK:        0001858681
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-10-20T20:47:44+00:00
Accession:  0000950142-26-002794
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.30
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4.1-flash:cloud@v2

Apollo adds Ribbit Capital founder Micky Malka to board, expanding it to 14 directors effective Jan 1, 2027
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- Meyer "Micky" Malka, founder and managing partner of fintech investor Ribbit Capital, appointed independent director effective January 1, 2027.
- Apollo board size increases from 13 to 14; company says it continues to maintain a two-thirds independent board.
- Malka has 30+ years in tech and financial services; co-founded Patagon.com (sold to Banco Santander in 2000) and Banco Lemon (sold to Banco do Brasil in 2009).
- He currently serves on the board of Robinhood Markets and several private companies; holds an economics degree from Universidad Catolica Andres Bello.
- CEO Marc Rowan said Malka's background will be "a real asset" as Apollo drives growth; Apollo reported ~$1.05 trillion of AUM as of June 30, 2026.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1858681/000095014226002794/0000950142-26-002794-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1858681/000095014226002794/eh260845009_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950142-26-002794

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