T. Rowe Price Board Formally Approves Appointment Of Rob Sharps As CEO And Board Member
T. Rowe Price Group has announced the appointment of Rob Sharps as the new CEO and Chair of the Management Committee, effective January 1, 2022, succeeding Bill Stromberg, who is retiring.
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T. Rowe Price Group has announced the appointment of Rob Sharps as the new CEO and Chair of the Management Committee, effective January 1, 2022, succeeding Bill Stromberg, who is retiring. Sharps will also retain his role as president and will join the Board of Directors. In line with the upcoming acquisition of Oak Hill Advisors (OHA), Glenn August, CEO of OHA, has been elected to the Board and appointed to the Management Committee. These changes increase the Board's size from 12 to 14 members.
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- Appointment of Rob Sharps as CEO expected to bring fresh leadership.
- Integration of Glenn August from OHA may enhance strategic capabilities.
Negative
- Concerns about continuity following Stromberg's retirement.
- Possible experience gaps with the new leadership structure.
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BALTIMORE, Dec. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (NASDAQ-GS: TROW) announced today that as planned its Board of Directors has formally approved the appointment of Rob Sharps to succeed Bill Stromberg as chief executive officer (CEO) and chair of the Management Committee, effective January 1, 2022. Sharps, who will retain his role as president, will also be appointed to the Board of Directors, effective on the earlier of January 1, 2022, or the first business day following the closing date of the firm's pending acquisition of Oak Hill Advisors (OHA).
As previously announced, Stromberg is retiring as CEO on December 31, 2021, although he will continue to serve on the Board as nonexecutive chair.
In addition, in connection with the pending acquisition of OHA and as planned, the Board of Directors has elected OHA CEO Glenn August to the Board and appointed him a member of the firm's Management Committee, both effective on the first business day following the closing date of the acquisition of OHA.
The additions of Sharps and August would increase the number of Board members from 12 to 14.
The firm also announced that Sharps is scheduled to speak at the Goldman Sachs US Financial Services Conference today at 3:40 p.m. ET. A webcast of the session will be accessible via the T. Rowe Price Investor Relations website (investors.troweprice.com). A replay of the webcast will be available on the site shortly after the event and will be archived online for a period of one year.
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