NEW YORK, Feb. 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Apollo Global Management, Inc. APO (together with its consolidated subsidiaries, “Apollo”) announced today that Whitney Chatterjee has been appointed General Counsel of Apollo, effective April 3, 2023. Ms. Chatterjee will be responsible for covering Apollo’s wealth management and retirement businesses. On January 1, 2024, she will assume the role of Chief Legal Officer, succeeding John Suydam, who has held this role since joining the firm in 2006 and will become Apollo’s senior advisor and remain a partner.

Apollo CEO Marc Rowan said, “We are delighted to welcome Whitney to lead our legal team. As an increasingly integrated and diverse company, Apollo will benefit from her experience with a wide range of legal, compliance and governance matters around the world. As we continue to strive for industry-leading corporate governance and corporate citizenship, Whitney will be instrumental in building and strengthening relationships between federal and state governments, fund management companies, insurers, international organizations and other key industry stakeholders.”

Mr. Rowan added, “On behalf of the entire Apollo organization, I thank John for his leadership over the past two decades in helping oversee our growth into one of the world’s largest publicly traded money managers. We look forward to continuing to benefit from his insights and experience as a senior advisor and partner after the transition period, during which Whitney will assume responsibility for all day-to-day legal efforts at Apollo.”

Prior to Apollo, Ms. Chatterjee was a partner at Sullivan & Cromwell, where she was a member of the firm’s Financial Services Groups and head of the investment management practice. She brings extensive experience advising public and private fund investment managers on matters including the Investment Company Act, the Investment Advisers Act, the Volcker Rule and…