---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-24-261807"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BLK"
cik: "0002012383"
company_name: "BlackRock, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-11-19T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-29T22:44:20.955538+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# BlackRock elects Bayo Ogunlesi to Board following GIP acquisition

## Summary
- Adebayo Ogunlesi, CEO of Global Infrastructure Partners, elected to BlackRock's Board on Nov 19, 2024.
- Board now has 17 members (14 independent); Ogunlesi serves as non-independent director.
- Ogunlesi receives no director compensation; eligible for employee comp: $250K salary, target 2024 bonus >=$3.75M.
- Future compensation may include carried interest from GIP funds; aircraft lease agreement for business travel.
- GIP acquisition closed Oct 2024 for $3B cash and ~12M shares; Ogunlesi received proportionate share consideration.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-24-261807
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BLK
- cik: 0002012383
- company_name: BlackRock, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-11-19T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2012383/000119312524261807/0001193125-24-261807-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2012383/000119312524261807/d784814d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-261807
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-261807.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-261807.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Adebayo Ogunlesi was elected as director at BlackRock, Inc..
  - Action: elected
  - Role: director
  source text: On November 19, 2024, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of BlackRock, Inc. (the “Company”) elected Adebayo Ogunlesi to serve as a director.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2012383/000119312524261807/0001193125-24-261807-index.htm

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