---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-21-268519"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BXSL"
cik: "0001736035"
company_name: "Blackstone Secured Lending Fund"
filed_at: "2021-09-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-29T04:52:58.715488+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Blackstone Secured Lending Fund names Carlos Whitaker as President

## Summary
- Carlos Whitaker appointed President of BXSL and BCRED, effective September 7, 2021.
- Board approved appointment on August 4, 2021; Whitaker joins from Credit Suisse where he was MD.
- Whitaker is a Senior Managing Director in Blackstone Credit, the $163B credit business.
- Press release also announces Kate Rubenstein as COO and Chris Sullivan as Head of Sponsor Coverage.
- Appointments aim to scale Blackstone's BDC platform amid strong demand for private credit.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-21-268519
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BXSL
- cik: 0001736035
- company_name: Blackstone Secured Lending Fund
- filed_at: 2021-09-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1736035/000119312521268519/0001193125-21-268519-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1736035/000119312521268519/d226920d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-21-268519
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-21-268519.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-21-268519.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Carlos Whitaker was appointed as President at Blackstone Secured Lending Fund.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: President
  source text: announced that Carlos Whitaker has been appointed as the President of Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (the “Company”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1736035/000119312521268519/0001193125-21-268519-index.htm

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