Asia head of Blackstone unit Kishore Moorjani quits Moorjani resigns after leading efforts for its opportunistic investment platform for nine years 10 January 2021 - 19:59 Cathy Chan Picture: BLOOMBERG Hong Kong Blackstone Group’s Kishore Moorjani has resigned from the investment management firm after leading the efforts for its opportunistic investment platform in Asia for nine years.
Moorjani, 48, Asia head of Tactical Opportunities, will leave the firm in June and pursue other interests, a Hong Kong-based spokesperson confirmed. He will be succeeded by Menes Chee, a senior partner who will relocate from the firm’s New York headquarters to Hong Kong in February, Blackstone said.
Blackstone Group Inc.’s Kishore Moorjani has resigned from the firm after leading the efforts for its opportunistic investment platform in Asia for nine years. Moorjani, 48, who’s the Asia head of Tactical Opportunities, will leave the firm in June and pursue other interests, a Hong Kong-based spokeswoman confirmed. He will be succeeded by Menes Chee, a senior partner who will relocate from the firm’s New York headquarters to Hong Kong in February, Blackstone said. “Kishore has done an incredible job of building our business in an expansive and promising region,” David Blitzer, global head of Tactical Opportunities, said in an email. “We’re excited to have one of our most senior, long-serving partners in Menes take on this leadership role as we continue to expand” in Asia.