iShares Gold Trust appoints Jay Jacobs as Director, President and CEO; Shannon Ghia resigns

ISHARES GOLD TRUST

On March 27, 2026, Jay Jacobs appointed to Board of Directors and as President/CEO of iShares Delaware Trust Sponsor LLC.
Jacobs is a BlackRock Managing Director and U.S. Head of Equity ETFs since April 7, 2025.
Shannon Ghia resigned as Director and President/CEO on same date; no dispute or disagreement cited.
Jacobs previously founded research and strategy team at Global X ETFs from 2013 to 2022.
Jacobs holds BA from Emory, MBA from Columbia Business School, and is a CFA charterholder.

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